Adding polls to your event is a great way to get inside the minds of your attendees. Event polls allows you to ask your attendee's opinion and get live feedback on hot topics. It's also a good way to get your attendees engaged at your event.
To create a poll, first you need to create a session. Once you've created your session access your virtual event hub to create a poll. Click here to learn more on how to create a session.
Please note the following before creating a poll:
- Only admins and speakers can create polls
- Polls may only be created if you enter a session in the virtual event hub or if you access the Accelevents backstage studio link
- Polls cannot be created in the virtual event hub if the session has not started
- Polls can be created in advance through the Accelevents backstage studio link
- Attendees may only answer once for each poll
- To see poll results, the speaker or admin who made the poll must submit an answer too
- If the poll results are hidden, this is only hidden from attendees. Speakers and admins will still see the results.
Create a Poll
- Enter the session through the virtual event hub or access the Accelevents backstage studio link for the session
- Click the Polls tab on the right side panel
- Click Add Poll
- Type in your poll question
- Select whether attendees can pick multiple answers or just one answer
- Type in the answers below
- You can adjust the number of answer selection by clicking Delete or Add Answer
- Enable Show Results to Users if you want attendees to see the poll results
- Click Save
- Click Launch Poll
- Note: When a poll is published the poll button at the top of the chat pulses for a couple of times as notification and a pop up window for the poll question should appear for the attendees.
Submit a Poll Answer
- After clicking Launch Poll, the button should change to Submit. This means your poll is ready and can now be viewed by your attendees
- Tick the checkbox or radio button to select an answer
- Click Submit
- If you enabled Show Results to Users, the results will be instantly shown to the attendee after submitting
- If you're an admin or a speaker submitting an answer, the result will be instantly shown to you even if the Show Results to User is disabled
End a Poll
- Click the End Poll button to stop the poll
Delete a Poll
- Click the trash icon on the poll to delete it
Disabling the Poll Feature in a Session
- Go to Sessions | Speakers
- Open the session
- On session details, scroll down to Manage Session Interactivity
- Switch on Hide Polls
Downloading the Poll Report
- Go to Sessions | Speakers
- Open the session
- Select the Registrants tab
- Click Download
- Note: The report will show you who participated in the polls and which answers they've selected
