Live Polling

Live Polling with Touchpoint provides real-time feedback during events. No extra gear is required.

The speaker or moderator controls the process by creating and displaying rating questions, multiple choice questions, yes/no questions, and open comment questions.
Audience members vote and pose questions.
A web-based moderator console allows you to view responses as they come in, decide when to lock questions, and display results to a projected screen and in the app.

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 the app icon 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 header image you can choose a background color to display behind the image.
It is best to use images which are much wider than they are tall.
The example header image is 750px wide by 100px tall.
The taller the header image, 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 splash image is 820px wide by 820px tall.

Go to the VIP speaker portal URL address provided by your conference planner. The questions should be set up using a computer browser.
Enter your email address and password.
If you don’t have a password, click “create a password” and enter your email address to receive a password setup link.
After logging in, you will see a list of your assigned sessions.
To create a new poll, select a session, then click “Create Live Poll.”
This creates a poll attached to the session and opens the poll moderator console, where you can enter questions ahead of time or on the fly during your presentation.

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

Click Settings in the bottom footer to adjust 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 remain visible before the next question is active.
When the play button is pressed from the Auto Manage footer, the Poll becomes active and begins playback from the selected question.
The poll will traverse each question in order, making each question active, locked, and displaying results.
The poll may be paused at any time, staying in the current state of the active question.
The poll and all questions may be ended by pressing the stop button.

Practice by setting up your first question. Click 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.
The created question appears on your screen to the right. To edit, click the Edit button at the bottom of the detail view.
Click 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 Participate in Live Poll.
Notice how responses appear in the moderator view.
In moderator view, you may close the question by clicking Locked.
You may also show results by clicking Results.
Check the Participant View again to see what will be displayed to participants.
If you’d like, click the New button and create an open-ended question.
Create a few responses by going to your Participant View.
With moderation enabled (Edit the question to toggle moderation), you may click the checkmark to approve responses, the X to delete, and the bookmark icon to move them to the top of the list.
To change the moment-to-moment display, click the question in the left-hand list and select Active to display.
Great practice. You’re all set to poll your audience in real time.

Attendees see questions and results in the app on their devices.
To display poll questions and results on a large screen, open the Participant View of the poll in a web browser and project it to a large screen.
You have several options for moderating and displaying the poll:
Use two computers: one with the Participant View projected to the screen and another to access the poll moderator console.
Use one computer for the screen projection of the Participant View and a mobile device for the poll moderator console.
Use one computer with split-screen projection so part of the screen is shared with the large display and part is a non-displaying view of the poll moderator console.
Ask your audio-visual specialist for assistance.
You may also embed the live poll questions and results in a PowerPoint presentation. Click here to learn how. You will still need to manage the poll via the poll moderator console.
If you choose not to display poll questions and results on a large screen, you may use one device to manage the poll via the poll moderator console. Your questions and results will still display on attendees’ devices.