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How to run a live poll or Q&A

ShuffleTurn turns the phones in a room into a way to answer, vote and ask. You show a question, people respond from their seats, and the answers appear live on a big screen. This page walks through both ways to use it, with what you see and what your audience sees.

  • Nothing to installYour audience joins in a browser by scanning a QR code or typing a code.
  • No account to startHosts can create a session as a guest. Sign in if you want to host from any device later.
  • You control the paceQuestions open and results appear only when you choose.

Create a live pollCreate a live Q&A

Which one do I need?

Live poll

You ask, they answer. Use it for a quick vote, an icebreaker, a quiz with a leaderboard, a rating, an open question or a word cloud.

Live Q&A

They ask, you answer. Use it for a town hall, a lecture, a webinar or an AMA. People upvote what they want answered, and you can review questions before the room sees them.

Run a live poll in four steps

About two minutes from start to your first answers.

  1. Name it and add a question

    Give the session a title. People see it when they join. You can also start from a template such as an icebreaker, a sprint retro or a five question quiz. Choosing Anonymous means nobody has to type a name.

    The create a live poll form with templates, a title field and a Who can join choice
    The create page. Pick a template or type a title, then continue.

    Then add a question. One question is enough to start, and you can add more later with Edit questions.

    The question builder with a multiple choice question and three options filled in
    Choose a question type, write the prompt and add the answers.

  2. Get people in

    The console opens with a large QR code, the join code and a Copy link button. Put the QR on a screen, or paste the link in your chat. People can also type the code at shuffleturn.com/join.

    The host console showing the join code, a QR code and a Copy link button
    Your control room. The QR code and join code are the first thing you see.

  3. Show a question

    Press Show on screen. The question opens on every phone and on the big screen at the same moment. People tap an answer, and can change it until you close the question.

    A phone saying You are in, waiting for the host to open the first question
    Before you start, they see that they are in.
    A phone showing a multiple choice question with three answers to tap
    After Show on screen, the question appears.
    A phone showing that the answer was submitted
    They get a confirmation when they answer.

  4. Reveal the results

    Answers stay private to you until you press Reveal results. You can see a private preview first, which is handy for checking a word cloud. When you reveal, the bars appear on every phone and the big screen.

    The host console after results were revealed, showing bars for each answer
    Your view after revealing. The bars update as answers arrive.
    A phone showing the results bars
    On their phone.
    The big screen view with the question, live result bars and the join code in the corner
    The big screen. Press Present in the console to open it on a projector or share it in a call.

Run a live Q&A

Create it in one step, then share the code. Questions arrive as people type them.

  1. Create the session

    Give it a title. Turn on review if you want to approve questions before the room sees them.

    The create a live Q&A form
    The create page. Review before questions appear is optional.

  2. Get people in

    Show the QR code or send the link, the same as a poll.

    The Q&A host console with the join code and QR code
    Your control room, with the share card until the first question arrives.

  3. Your audience asks and upvotes

    A phone with a box to type a question
    They type a question and press Send.
    A phone showing the question list with upvote buttons
    They see the list and upvote what they want answered.

  4. Approve, show and mark Answered

    Questions land in Pending when review is on, otherwise in Approved. Press Show on screen to put one on the big screen. When you have dealt with it, press Answered. It moves to the Answered tab, so the room can see it is done and you keep a record.

    The Q&A console with Pending, Approved, Answered and Rejected tabs and action buttons on each question
    The four tabs and the actions on each question: Show on screen, Answered, Pin, Merge duplicate and Reject.
    The Q&A big screen showing the current question
    The big screen shows the question you picked, or the top voted one.

Common questions

Do my participants need an account or an app?
No. They open the link, scan the QR code, or type the code at shuffleturn.com/join in any phone browser.
How do I get back to my controls?
Bookmark the console page. If you created the session as a guest, the controls work in the same browser. Sign in before you create a session to host from any device, and find old sessions under Your sessions.
Can people see results before I reveal them?
No. Results stay private to you until you press Reveal results.
Can I save the results?
Yes. Use Export CSV in the console during or after the session.
I took the tour and want it again.
Press the Guide button in the console toolbar.

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