Pre-populating Poll Results

 Great question from a customer whose brand you would recognize:

Hi Jeff

My portion of the show is the less challenging as far as polling goes, but there are several points in the presentation for Free Text Polls. I know there will be someone backstage “editing” unwanted responses, but they’re also concerned about small audiences and not enough responses. Is there a way to have “pre-loaded”, backup texts appear without a bunch of us furiously texting them backstage?

Sure.

1) Enable direct web voting for the poll. It’s still secure, and doesn’t cause extra instructions to be displayed on the poll’s live chart. 

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Then use another web browser to copy-paste in sentences and comments during the live poll.

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2) Pre-populate each poll with some responses, but *leave them unapproved* as far as the moderation panel goes. Then approve them if the action is slow, so that they show up on screen.

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Brad is Poll Everywhere’s CTO, co-founder, and head of coffee quality. Before creating the magic of live polling for the masses, Brad did a stint at Deloitte Consulting and graduated Indiana University at the ripe age of 19.