Attendee Engagement ​- Raise Hand, Polls, Allow to talk, Q&A

Attendee Engagement ​- Raise Hand, Polls, Allow to talk, Q&A

Raise Hand 

Attendees can use the Raise Hand feature as a signal to get the attention of the organizer, or to answer impromptu polls during a webinar. It can be used in multiple ways according to the discretion of the webinar organizer. Some use cases are listed below.

Possible use cases
The organizer can ask attendees to 'raise hands' if:
  1. The presenter's voice is audible enough. 
  2. They agree with something that the organizer states.
  3. Their question has not been answered in Q&A.
  4. They need to speak in the webinar. 

Recommended Best Practice

The organizer can clearly state the use case before prompting the attendees to use Raise Hand to avoid confusion.

 
How it works
Attendees can click Raise Hand on the left pane of their webinar window to use this feature. When an attendee raises their hand, the organizer sees a hand icon next to the name of the hand raiser in the attendees list (see image above). The organizer can reply to their questions in Q&A or let them speak using Allow to talk.

Allow to talk

Let attendees speak in a webinar using the Allow to talk feature. Attendees can share their questions or thoughts with everyone in a webinar once the organizer or a co-organizer grants permission to speak.
 

To let an attendee speak:
  1. Click Attendees on the left pane of the webinar window.
  2. Click  next to the name of the attendee who needs to speak.
  3. Click Allow to talk.

Note
  1. Attendees will not be able to share their screen or video with Allow to talk. To let attendees share their screen and video, please use the Make presenter feature.
  2. A webinar organizer can allow multiple attendees to talk at the same time using Allow to talk.
  3. Webinar recordings will contain talks by attendees.
  4. Attendees who join through phones will not be able to use this feature.


Polls

Conduct live polls to gather attendees' views and opinion on a subject. Get results instantly. You can either create instant polls during your webinar, and also launch polls that you created before your webinar.



To create a poll:
  1. Click My webinars on the left pane.
  2. Click the webinar for which you wish to create polls.
  3. Click Create poll in the Polls section at the end of te page.
  4. Select the type of poll you want to create:
    • Use a multiple choice poll to let your audience choose from a set of answers.
    • Use a star rating poll to let your audience indicate how much they like a feature, product, session etc.
  5. Add your question, answers, or ratings:
    • Multiple choice: You can add a maximum of five multiple choice answers and  let your audience choose more than a single answer in the poll.
    • Star rating: You choose to let the audience rate out of three, five, or ten stars. You can also define the star rating scales by entering scale labels.
  6. Click Create poll. Repeat this for every other question you want to ask your audience. 

To edit a poll:
  1. Click My webinars on the left pane.
  2. Click the webinar that contains the poll you need to edit.
  3. Hover your mouse over the poll and click Edit.
  4. Once the changes are complete, click Save.

To conduct a poll during your webinar:
  1. Click Polls on the left pane.
  2. Click Start poll next to the question you want to ask. You can view the results as the audience responds.

Q&A

Webinar attendees can ask questions and receive answers through the Q&A tab. Organizers and co-organizers can view attendees' questions and answer privately to the attendee who asked the question, or make it public and share the information with all attendees. They can also add more information to an an answer that's already given by clicking Answer again. 

Only the organizer and co-organizers can see all the questions and answers in a webinar. Other attendees or attendees who have been made presenters (using the Make Presenter feature) can see only the questions they ask and the questions that are made public. 



To ask a question:
  1. Click Q&A on the left pane.
  2. Type your question and click Ask.
 
To answer a question:
  1. Click Q&A on the left pane to view questions.
  2. Click Answer and type your answer.
  3. Click Answer to all to let all attendees view your answer, or click Answer privately to reply only to the attendee who raised the question. To add more information to your answer, click Answer again.

Broadcast messages

Send useful links, texts, or email addresses to attendees during a webinar using the Broadcast message feature. You can use this feature to send impromptu poll questions, or the main points of your presentation. Attendees will be able to copy and use the messages you send.
 
How-to

1. Launch your webinar.
2. Select Q&A on the left pane.
3. Click Broadcast message at the bottom.
4. Type in your message and click Send to all.
 


Note
​Attendees will not be able to reply to the messages you send using this feature. However, they can use the Q&A option to ask questions or send messages.

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