Audience Response System FAQ
Q: How does it work?
A: A question is shown to the audience. Each person in the audience holds a wireless keypad and presses the button that corresponds to the letter or number choice on the screen. Questions are formatted as multiple choice, true/false, yes/no, etc., any answer(s) can be chosen by pressing one of the keypad buttons. The answers are collected and the results are available to be displayed immediately, in the form of a bar graph or pie chart.
Q: How long does the audience have to answer a question?
A: That's up to you. We've found the 7 seconds works pretty well, but the decision is yours.
Q: How many people can I have in the audience using the polling system?
A: As few as a small board room meeting up into the thousands.
Q: Can I use multiple audience response systems in close proximity?
A: Yes. The audience response system allow for the programming of 82 different channels that can used in the same room, if you so desire.
Q: Can audience members in remote locations be included in pollng?
A: Yes. Audience from satellite meeting locations can be included with your local group and polling is conducted just like they are one large audience.
Q: What kind of reports are available after the session is over?
A: There are over 30 Microsoft Excel and Word report templates available, including demographic reports, team scoring and a break down of individual voters.
Q: How do you use an audience response keypad?
A: Simple. You simply press the button on the keypad that corresponds with the letter or number of the answer choice displayed on screen. If you make a mistake or change your mind, just press another button. As long as polling is open, you can change your vote as many times as you like.
Q: Does your audience response software work with PowerPoint?
A: Absolutely. It is 100% native with Microsoft PowerPoint and easily integrates with your existing presentations.
Q: How many answer choices can you have per question?
A: 10. The buttons on the keypad are 0 - 9 and A - J.
Q: Can an audience submit multiple answer choice for a question?
A: They sure can. You can specify how many votes the audience members are able to submit for each question and whether or not they are able to vote for the same answer more than once.
Q: Can an answer be changed once it has been sent?
A: Yes. Only the last answer(s) submitted will be registered by the audience response software.
Q: After audience voting has happened, when will the results be available?
A: Results are available to be displayed on screen immediately after polling has closed. Reports can be created from the results right after the event has finished.
Q: Can I track responses from individual audience members?
A: If you know who will be attending your event a participant list can be created that links a particular attendee to a specific keypad. You'll then be able track individual responders.
Q: Can questions be added or changed on-site?
A: You bet. Since the audience response software integrates so tightly with PowerPoint it is as simple as adding or editing a slide.
Q: Can demographic data be collected?
A: Yes it can. You also have the option to make a question demographic after the meeting has ended.
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