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Live word clouds from the Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet chat.

Put a question on your shared screen. Everyone types their answer in the Zoom, Teams or Google Meet chat, and the word cloud grows as they send it. No QR code, no phones, nothing to install.

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Works where you do: Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, LinkedIn Live, Substack Live and Restream. Also on your PowerPoint slides.

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In one word, what do our customers value most? One word: what caused the French Revolution? Answer in the chat

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  1. Sarah Chen Trust
  2. James Okoro Speed
  3. Aisha Rahman Support
  4. Tomás García Trust
  5. Priya Nair Simplicity
  6. Daniel Kim Reliability
  7. Mei Lin Trust
  8. Olu Adeyemi Support
  9. Hannah Weber Price
  10. Marco Bianchi Trust
  11. Fatima Zahra Expertise
  12. Lukas Novak Speed
  13. Grace Park Honesty
  14. Arjun Mehta Support
  15. Chloe Martin Trust
  16. Yusuf Ali Quality
  17. Ben Carter Responsiveness
  18. Elena Popescu Trust
  19. Noah Schmidt Partnership
  20. Inês Duarte Speed
  21. Kwame Mensah Support
  22. Ruth Levi Clarity

Type in the chat to add your own answer.

A meeting in Microsoft Teams or Zoom. People type answers in the meeting chat and StreamAlive turns them into a word cloud on the shared screen. You can type your own answer in the chat.

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Type in the chat.

How do you join this word cloud? Answer in the chat

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  1. You Type in the chat.
  2. Priya Shah Type in the chat
  3. Tom Becker Just type
  4. Ana Lima type in the chat!
  5. Dev Patel No QR code
  6. Leah Brooks In the chat
  7. Sam Adeyemi Type in the chat
  8. Nora Kelly No app needed
  9. Chris Lam Easy
  10. Julia Weiss Type in the chat.
  11. Omar Farouk No phones
  12. Lily Chen Just type
  13. Kofi Asante Type in the chat
  14. Emma Jones Nothing to install

Other tools ask people to get their phone out, scan a QR code, open a link and enter a code, and then they get distracted by notifications. With StreamAlive, they type in the chat.

In a Teams or Zoom meeting, “Type in the chat.” is sent in the chat and appears in the word cloud on the shared screen, which asks “How do you join this word cloud?” Everyone else’s answers follow, and the most common one grows biggest.

That’s the only instruction your audience needs. Nobody picks up a phone to take part, so notifications never get the chance to pull them away, and their attention stays with you.

We used to tell people to put their phones away so they wouldn’t be distracted, then later ask them to pull them out again to scan a QR code. That never sat right with us. StreamAlive removed that contradiction completely.

Amy Baughman Sitkins Group

How to run a word cloud in Zoom or Teams.

  1. You let StreamAlive into your meeting and share your screen.
  2. Your audience types in the meeting chat. That’s all they do.
  3. StreamAlive turns every answer into the word cloud as it arrives.

  1. Paste your Teams or Zoom meeting link into StreamAlive and press Connect. It waits in the lobby like a note-taking app. Admit it once and it starts reading the chat.

  2. Share your screen and pick the StreamAlive window, the same way you share slides. Or present the word cloud from your PowerPoint deck.

    This is the step people miss. Your audience can only answer a question they can see.

  3. Everyone sees your word cloud question the moment you share. It’s a slide in your StreamAlive presentation, set up beforehand.

  4. They type their answer in the meeting chat. No QR code, no link, no phone.

  5. Every answer lands in the cloud as it’s sent. The more people give the same answer, the bigger it grows.

  6. After the session, the report shows who took part and how each question landed. Connect StreamAlive to Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot and ask what the room thought.

In one word, how do you feel about the year ahead? Answer in the chat

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  1. Leah Brooks Excited
  2. Dev Patel Hopeful
  3. Nora Kelly Curious
  4. Sam Adeyemi Excited
  5. Julia Weiss Ready
  6. Chris Lam Optimistic
  7. Ana Lima Excited
  8. Tom Becker Focused
  9. Priya Shah Hopeful
  10. Max Müller Energized
  11. Zoe Turner Excited
  12. Omar Farouk Nervous
  13. Lily Chen Curious
  14. Ivan Petrov Motivated
  15. Emma Jones Hopeful
  16. Kofi Asante Excited
  17. Sara Lind Grateful
Illustration of the six steps. The presenter pastes the meeting link into StreamAlive and presses Connect. StreamAlive waits in the meeting lobby and is admitted, then posts in the chat that it is reading the chat. The presenter presses Share and picks the StreamAlive window, a word cloud question appears on the shared screen, and answers typed in the chat land in the word cloud as they arrive. After the session, the report shows who took part and how each question landed, and an AI assistant can answer questions about it.

A word cloud on its own, or on your PowerPoint slide.

Share the StreamAlive window and the word cloud fills your screen. Or put it on a slide with the PowerPoint add-in, share PowerPoint as usual, and it fills in right there on the slide.

  1. Nina Shah Busy
  2. Leo Martin Rewarding
  3. Ama Owusu Busy
  4. Ryan Cole Fast
  5. Sofia Greco Rewarding
  6. Tom Price Busy
  7. Hana Sato Intense
  8. Diego Marín Fun
  9. Priya Raman Rewarding
  10. Ben Osei Busy
  11. Ella Ford Growth
  12. Sam Ng Fast
  13. Mira Roy Rewarding
  14. Dan Fox Busy

Type in the chat to add your own answer.

A Microsoft Teams meeting. First the host shares the StreamAlive window on its own; then the host shares PowerPoint, where the same interaction sits on a slide. Answers typed in the Teams chat fill the interaction either way. Choose a slide in the slide list to switch interaction, or type your own answer in the chat.

Word clouds in your brand’s colors, fonts and logo.

Pick one of more than 50 ready-made themes, from plain dark and light to scenes, seasons and moving backgrounds. Or make your own with your colors, fonts, logo and background, and make it the default for every presentation.

What are you grateful for?

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Display styles

try changing the word cloud styles!

More than one kind of word cloud.

Short answers make a classic word cloud. Talking Tiles stack full sentences like falling Tetris blocks, thought bubbles give one comment the whole screen, and Emojis Everywhere takes emojis only. For all four, your audience just types in the chat.

  1. Word cloud

    For one- or two-word answers. The more people give the same answer, the bigger it grows. Similar answers, typos included, can be counted together.

    One word: what makes a great team? Answer in the chat

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    1. Leah Brooks Trust
    2. Dev Patel Communication
    3. Nora Kelly Respect
    4. Sam Adeyemi Trust
    5. Julia Weiss Humor
    6. Chris Lam Honesty
    7. Ana Lima Trust
    8. Tom Becker Communication
    9. Priya Shah Support
    10. Max Müller Openness
    11. Zoe Turner Trust
    12. Omar Farouk Kindness
    13. Lily Chen Communication
    14. Ivan Petrov Clarity
    15. Emma Jones Support
    16. Kofi Asante Diversity
    17. Grace Kim Trust
    18. Leo Rossi Feedback
    19. Mia Wong Communication
    20. Noah Adeyemi Respect
    21. Ella Fox Humor
    22. Ravi Menon Trust
    23. Sara Lind Empathy
    24. Ben Ortiz Support
    25. Hana Sato Clarity
    26. Luca Bianchi Communication
    27. Amara Obi Honesty
    28. Finn Walsh Trust

    Type in the chat to add your own answer.

  2. Talking Tiles

    For full sentences. Each message drops down the screen as a tile and lands on the stack, like a Tetris block, so every comment gets read.

    What’s one thing you’ll try after today’s session? Answer in the chat

    0 responses
    1. Leah Brooks Blocking an hour a week for deep work
    2. Dev Patel Asking my team for feedback every Friday
    3. Nora Kelly Start one-to-ones with a question, not an update
    4. Sam Adeyemi No more meetings without an agenda
    5. Julia Weiss Writing down three wins at the end of each day
    6. Chris Lam Sharing the agenda the day before
    7. Ana Lima Saying thank you in public, feedback in private
    8. Tom Becker Turning notifications off in focus time
    9. Grace Kim Keeping my camera on in team calls
    10. Leo Rossi Asking one question in every meeting
    11. Mia Wong Batching email to twice a day
    12. Noah Adeyemi Ending meetings five minutes early
    13. Ella Fox Writing the decision down before we leave
    14. Ravi Menon Checking in with new starters every week
    15. Sara Lind Saying no to meetings without a goal
    16. Ben Ortiz Sharing one thing I learned with my team

    Type in the chat to add your own answer.

  3. Thought bubbles

    For quick reactions. Each comment floats up in its own bubble, then fades as the next arrives, so one voice at a time has the room.

    What surprised you most today? Answer in the chat

    1. How easy it was to join in Ben
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    1. Leah Brooks How much the quiet people had to say
    2. Dev Patel That typing was faster than hands up
    3. Nora Kelly The research on sleep and focus!
    4. Sam Adeyemi How similar our challenges are
    5. Julia Weiss That nobody needed their phone
    6. Chris Lam How fast an hour goes
    7. Grace Kim How many ideas came from the chat
    8. Leo Rossi That the quiet ones went first
    9. Mia Wong How quickly we agreed on priorities
    10. Noah Adeyemi That everyone answered, not just a few
    11. Ella Fox The stories from the other teams
    12. Ravi Menon How much we laughed
    13. Sara Lind That I didn’t check my phone once
    14. Ben Ortiz How easy it was to join in

    Type in the chat to add your own answer.

  4. Emojis Everywhere

    For a feeling in a single tap. Only emojis count, and the more people send the same one, the bigger it grows, so you can read the room at a glance.

    How are you feeling today? Answer with an emoji in the chat

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    1. Amara Obi 🤗
    2. Ben Carter 😊
    3. Chloe Martin 😍
    4. Dev Patel 🙌
    5. Elena Ruiz 🤗
    6. Felix Wong 😎
    7. Grace Kim 🎉
    8. Hugo Silva 😊
    9. Isla Brown 🤩
    10. Jonas Berg 🤗
    11. Kofi Mensah 😍 love this
    12. Lena Novak 🙌
    13. Mei Chen 🤔
    14. Nate Hughes 😊
    15. Olivia Reed 🤗
    16. Pablo Ortiz 🎉
    17. Quinn Lee 😎
    18. Rosa Diaz 😴
    19. Sami Haddad 🙌
    20. Tara Singh 😊
    21. Uma Rao 😍
    22. Victor Lin 🤩
    23. Wen Li 🤗

    Type in the chat to add your own answer.

StreamAlive helps me to acknowledge all my students with its creative visualizations that are shared with the class from my screen. Whether it’s word clouds or thought bubbles or the magical falling tiles, it’s wonderful to see students open up and become an active part of the class.

Tatiana Rodriguez Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University

Then, StreamAlive’s AI reads every answer for you.

Press the lightbulb while the answers are on screen. StreamAlive’s AI sums them up in seconds: the highlights, the popular opinion, the alternative voices and the quotes worth reading out, while your session is still running.

AI Summary

Highlights

  • Boost Efficiency - Speed up writing, summaries, research, and routine tasks
  • Spark Ideas - Support brainstorming, outlines, and first drafts
  • Find Insights - Spot patterns and make information easier to act on
  • Focus on What Matters - Automate repetitive work while people refine outputs and prioritize higher-value tasks

Popular Opinion

Ten of the 12 answers say AI already helps at work, mostly by saving time: drafting and polishing writing, summarizing documents, research, and turning meeting notes into action items.

Alternative Voices

Two people are more cautious. One still double-checks everything AI writes, and one hasn’t found a use for it at work yet.

Notable Quotes

  • "AI helps me draft emails and reports much faster."
  • "It takes care of repetitive tasks so I can focus on bigger projects."
  • "I use AI to get a first draft started, then refine it myself."
  • "Useful, but I still double-check everything it writes."

Press the lightbulb to open the summary yourself.

Example An AI summary of the 12 answers sent to the chat. In a session, press the lightbulb in the presenter’s toolbar.

The AI summaries take things to the next level. They immediately help clients decide what to do next.

Rachel Locke Founder & CEO, Virtual Approval

Trainers, lecturers and event teams who stopped using QR codes.

Participation jumped once the QR code was gone.

60%

took part when they had to scan a QR code

90%

take part now they just type in the chat

Attendees taking part in Virtual Approval’s virtual and hybrid events, before and after they switched to StreamAlive.

Before StreamAlive, we were using other well-known QR-based interaction tools. About 60 – 70% of people would follow a QR code. Now that all they have to do is type in the chat, we see more like 90 – 95% of participants engaging.

Rachel Locke Founder & CEO, Virtual Approval
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  • There’s no second screen, no apps, no QR codes. People stay focused on the session instead of figuring out the tech.

    Brent Kelly President, Sitkins Group
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  • It allows students to participate without leaving the current platform, making it convenient for those using laptops with limited screen space.

    Tatiana Rodriguez Adjunct Professor, Rutgers University
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Word clouds in real live streams.

Teachers, coaches and creators running StreamAlive word clouds on YouTube. Each recording starts where the word cloud comes up.

We show YouTube streams here because they’re public. StreamAlive never sees or hears the Zoom, Teams or Meet sessions it runs in: it only reads the chat.

How to run a word cloud in Zoom, Teams, Google Meet or PowerPoint

It’s the same three moves everywhere: let StreamAlive into your meeting, share your screen, ask. Here’s how StreamAlive gets in wherever you present, with a step-by-step guide for each.

In your meeting

With your slides

In a live stream

In the room

Your first session won’t be a solo act.

Chat to the StreamAlive team, join a daily AMA, or follow the step-by-step guide for your platform. You can test it in a meeting with one colleague before anyone else sees it.

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Questions about live word clouds

How do I do a word cloud in Zoom?

Create the word cloud in StreamAlive, connect StreamAlive to your Zoom meeting with the StreamAlive app for Zoom or the meeting link, then share your screen and pick the StreamAlive window. Ask people to type their answer in the Zoom chat. Each answer lands in the cloud as it’s sent.

Does Zoom have a built-in word cloud?

No. Zoom’s polls collect single and multiple choice answers, and advanced polls add short and long answers, but none of them display a word cloud. Zoom points to apps for that.

Can you do a word cloud in a Microsoft Teams meeting?

Yes. Teams Polls has a basic word cloud poll that Microsoft is still rolling out. With StreamAlive, people answer in the Teams chat instead, and you get your own colors and background, Talking Tiles and thought bubbles for longer answers, an AI summary and a report after the session.

How do I add a live word cloud to PowerPoint?

Install the StreamAlive add-in, add a word cloud to a slide, connect StreamAlive to your Teams or Zoom meeting and present in Slide Show. When the slide is up, answers typed in the meeting chat fill the cloud on your slide.

Can I run a word cloud in Google Meet or with Google Slides?

Yes. In Google Meet, connect StreamAlive with the meeting link and people answer in the Meet chat. Google Slides can’t show live content inside a slide, so StreamAlive gives you a quick link to paste on your slide. Clicking it while you present opens the word cloud in a browser tab: connect StreamAlive to your meeting from there and share that tab.

Do participants need an app, an account or a QR code?

Not online. In Zoom, Teams and Google Meet they type in the meeting chat they’re already using. In a room, people open StreamAlive’s browser chat with a QR code or a short link and code, still with no app or account.

Why does StreamAlive need to join my meeting?

It reads the meeting chat so it can turn answers into the word cloud. It joins the way a note-taking app does, and you admit it. It doesn’t record your meeting and has no access to your video, audio or shared screen.

Does every chat message go into the word cloud?

Every message sent while the word cloud is on your screen goes in, so ask for one word and say when to answer. Messages from before you showed it don’t count, and you can remove an answer while the word cloud is running.

Can I keep offensive words off the screen?

Yes. A profanity filter keeps offensive words out, and you can remove any answer yourself while the word cloud is running.

Can answers be anonymous?

In the meeting chat, everyone sees who wrote what, as they always do. For anonymous answers, use StreamAlive’s browser chat: you can hide names from other participants, or from presenters too.

Does it work for hybrid and in-person sessions?

Yes. People in the room answer in StreamAlive’s browser chat on a phone or laptop, and people online answer in the meeting chat. Both feed the same word cloud.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. Sessions with up to five participants are free, with every interaction included and no card needed. Paid plans start at $100 for a pack of 4 sessions, and Pro is $75 a month, billed annually.

What languages does it work in?

Your audience can answer in any language. StreamAlive’s presenter screens are in English.

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