Live Polling

Live Polling with Touchpoint: Real-time feedback. No extra gear required.

Speaker/Moderator Instructions

You control the process by creating and displaying rating, multiple choice, yes/no, and open comment questions.

Audience members vote and pose questions.

Web-based moderator console allows you to view responses as they come in, choose when to lock questions, and display results to a projected screen and in the app.

Branding & Sponsorship images

From the Pulse/Live Polls page in the CMS, select the "Design" tab at the top to view and edit the Live Poll branding and sponsorship images.

By default a poll will display the app icon when there are no active questions.

You can choose to set an explicit full page poll splash screen that replaces that image if you choose.

There is also an option to add a branded header image.

The header image is displayed at the top of every poll question.

For each of these images you can also choose a background color that will be displayed behind the image.

It is best to use images which are much wider than they are tall.

The example below is 750px wide by 100px in height.

Keep in mind that the taller the image is the more it will push your poll down on the screen.

The full page splash image is displayed in the center of the screen when there are no active questions.

Square images work best for this image.

The example below is 820px wide by 820px tall.

Get Started

Go to the VIP speaker portal URL address provided to you by your conference planner. We recommend that you set up the questions using your computer browser.

Enter your email address and password.

If you don’t have a password, click on “create a password” and enter your email address to have a password setup link emailed to you.

Once you’ve logged in, you will see a list of your assigned sessions.

To create a new poll, select a session, then click “Create Live Poll.”

This will create a poll attached to the session and open the poll moderator console, where you can enter your questions ahead of time or on the fly as you are presenting.

Automatic Playback

For a hands-off approach you can use the Auto-Manage controls at the bottom of your screen.

Click Settings in the bottom footer to adjust the Auto Manage playback:

Active Duration: How long the question is open for responses.
Lock Duration: How long the question is locked for attendees but not yet displaying results.
Results Duration: How long the results of the question are visible before the next question is active.

Once the play button is pressed from the Auto Manage footer the Poll will become active and begin playback from the selected question.

The poll will go through every question in order, making each question active, locked, and displaying results.

At any point the poll may be paused, remaining in the current state of the active question.

The poll and all questions may be ended by hitting stop button.

Manual Control

Practice by setting up your first question.

Click on New from the top of the left-hand question list.

You may create multiple choice (yes/no), rating, or open-ended questions.

Create a question and save it.

Notice the question you created shows on your screen to the right.

To edit your question, click on the edit button at the bottom of the detail view.

Click on Active from the top of the view to make the question visible to attendees.

You can test by answering in the Participant View (linked at the bottom of the page) or by going to the agenda session and clicking on Participate in Live Poll.

Notice how your responses appear in your moderator view.

While in moderator view, you may close the question by clicking Locked.

You may also show results by clicking Results.

Check out your Participant View again to see what will be displayed to participants.

If you’d like, click the New question button and create an open-ended question.

Create a few responses by going to your Participant View.

Notice that with moderation enabled (Edit the question to toggle moderation), you may click on the checkmark to approve responses, X to delete, and the bookmark icon to move them to the top of the list.

To change the question/responses displayed, click the question on the left-hand list and select Active to display.

Great practice! Now you’re all set to poll your audience in real time!

Decide on Your Audience Display

Attendees will see questions and results in the app on their devices.

To also display your poll questions and results on a large screen, you will open the Participant View of the poll in a web browser and project it onto a large screen.

You have a few options for how to moderate and display the poll:

You may use two computers, one with the Participant View projected to the screen (likely the one you’re already using for your presentation) and another to access the poll moderator console to manage the poll.
Or you may use a computer for the screen projection of the Participant View and a mobile device (tablet or phone) for the poll moderator console to manage the poll.
Or you may use one computer employing “split screen projection” so that part of your screen is shared to the large display with the Participant View and part is used as a non-displaying view of the poll moderator console. Ask your audio visual specialist for assistance.
You may also choose to embed the live poll questions and results in a PowerPoint presentation. Click here to learn how.

You will still need to separately manage the poll via the poll moderator console.

If you choose not to display your poll questions and results on a large screen:

You may use one device—computer, tablet or phone to manage the poll via the poll moderator console.

Your questions and results will still display on your attendees’ devices.

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