Instant audience feedback
Polling asks the audience a question during a live event and turns the answers into a result everyone can see, while the event is still running. Voting is the one form of participation that works at any audience size: it takes one tap, it needs no microphone and no camera, and it produces something the host can react to on air. The host chooses which polls run, when they open, and whether the audience sees the results.
Polls that drive engagement
Multiple question types
Single choice, multiple choice, rating scales, open text that builds into a live word cloud, multi-question surveys and call-to-action popups, so the format fits the question instead of the other way round.
Real-time results
Responses stream in live, and the host either shares the result with the audience instantly or keeps it private.
Timed polls
A time limit and a countdown keep a vote from drifting, and close it cleanly when the segment moves on.
Export data
Poll results download for further analysis, or go into a CRM or analytics tool.
The right format for every question
Polling adapts to the kind of question you're asking, and the choice of format is usually the choice of what the answer is for:
Single choice
One answer from a set of options
Multiple choice
Select all that apply
Open text
Free-form answers, rendered as a word cloud that grows as they arrive
Rating
A 1 to 5 or 1 to 10 rating
Survey
Several questions asked as one set
Call to action
A popup with a message and a button to anywhere you choose
The bigger picture
Voting is one step on a wider scale. Videosync also takes written questions, runs a moderated chat, and lets an attendee raise a hand and speak in their own voice, and the host decides how far any single event goes.
See the full picture of audience interactivityQuestions about polls and voting
Does the audience see the results?
Only if the host shares them. Results stream in live either way, and the host decides per poll whether the audience sees them or whether they stay private.
Which question formats can a poll use?
Six: single choice, multiple choice, open text, rating, survey and call to action. Open text answers are rendered as a word cloud that updates live as they arrive, a rating runs on a 1 to 5 or 1 to 10 range, a survey asks several questions as one set, and a call to action shows the audience a popup with a message and a button.
Can we get the results out after the event?
Yes. Poll results can be downloaded for further analysis, or passed into a CRM or analytics tool.
See it in action
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