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Polls and questions for employees in the Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet chat.

Run polls, questions and pulse checks in your all-hands. Employees in the office and at home answer by typing in the Teams, Zoom or Meet chat, and the results appear on the screen you’re sharing.

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How confident are you in our plan for next year? How confident are you in our plan for next year? Type a number from 1 to 5 in the chat

Average 0.0

  1. 0% Not confident 1
  2. 0% 2
  3. 0% 3
  4. 0% 4
  5. 0% Very 5
0 responses
  1. Sarah Chen 4
  2. James Okoro 4
  3. Aisha Rahman 3
  4. Tomás García 2
  5. Priya Nair 3
  6. Daniel Kim 4
  7. Mei Lin 5
  8. Olu Adeyemi 3
  9. Hannah Weber 3
  10. Marco Bianchi 4
  11. Fatima Zahra 3
  12. Lukas Novak 1
  13. Grace Park 5
  14. Arjun Mehta 4
  15. Chloe Martin 5
  16. Yusuf Ali 4
  17. Ben Carter 3
  18. Elena Popescu 2
  19. Noah Schmidt 4
  20. Inês Duarte 5
  21. Kwame Mensah 4
  22. Ruth Levi 4

Type a number in the chat to add your rating.

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

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Type in the chat.

How do you answer in this poll? Type 1, 2 or 3 in the chat

  1. Raise a hand 8%
  2. Open a survey link 8%
  3. Type in the chat 85%
0 responses
  1. You Type in the chat.
  2. Sarah Chen 3
  3. James Okoro 3
  4. Aisha Rahman type in the chat
  5. Tomás García 3
  6. Priya Nair 3
  7. Daniel Kim 3
  8. Mei Lin 2
  9. Olu Adeyemi 3
  10. Hannah Weber Type in the chat
  11. Marco Bianchi 3
  12. Fatima Zahra 1
  13. Lukas Novak 3

The usual way: talk for 45 minutes, ask if there are any questions, wait because nobody goes first, and end without knowing what people think. 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 poll on the shared screen, which asks “How do you answer in this poll?” Everyone else’s answers follow.

Typing in the chat is easier than putting a hand up in front of colleagues, and leaders see what the whole company thinks as it comes in.

The ease of integrating polling and surveys into the townhall presentation was incredible. I highly encourage you to give it a try, as our team responded very well to the interactivity.

Keith Landis Chief Marketing Officer, Persistent Systems

How to run a poll in a Teams or Zoom all-hands.

  1. You let StreamAlive into your meeting and share your screen.
  2. Your employees type their answers in the meeting chat. That’s all they do.
  3. StreamAlive puts the company’s answers on your screen as they arrive.

  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 question from your PowerPoint deck.

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

  3. Everyone sees your 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, in the office or at home. No QR code, no link, no second screen.

  5. Every answer lands on your shared screen as it’s sent, so leaders see what the company thinks as it comes in.

  6. After the all-hands, the report shows how many people took part, how much more they typed during your interactions, and what they said.

In one word, how was this year? Type a word in the chat

0 responses
  1. Sarah Chen Busy
  2. James Okoro Growth
  3. Aisha Rahman Intense
  4. Tomás García Exciting
  5. Priya Nair Busy
  6. Daniel Kim Rewarding
  7. Mei Lin Challenging
  8. Olu Adeyemi Busy
  9. Hannah Weber Fast
  10. Marco Bianchi Learning
  11. Fatima Zahra Busy
  12. Lukas Novak Growth
  13. Grace Park Tiring
  14. Arjun Mehta Proud
  15. Chloe Martin Busy
  16. Yusuf Ali Growth
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.

Four ways to make an all-hands a conversation.

Each one is a question on your shared screen that employees answer in the chat, wherever they’re sitting.

  1. Which city are you in?

    Show how spread out the company is. People type a city and a pin drops, so remote and office teams see each other.

    Which city are you working from today? Type a city in the chat

    0 responses
    1. Sarah Chen London
    2. James Okoro New York
    3. Aisha Rahman Singapore
    4. Tomás García Berlin
    5. Priya Nair Sydney
    6. Daniel Kim Toronto
    7. Mei Lin Dublin
    8. Olu Adeyemi Chicago
    9. Hannah Weber Mumbai
    10. Marco Bianchi Madrid
    11. Fatima Zahra Paris
    12. Lukas Novak Austin
    13. Grace Park Lisbon
    14. Arjun Mehta Amsterdam

    Type in the chat to add your own answer.

  2. What to talk about

    Let employees set the agenda. Each new answer becomes a bar, and the same answer typed again makes it longer.

    What should leadership talk about next? Type your answer in the chat

      0 responses
      1. Sarah Chen career growth
      2. James Okoro pay
      3. Aisha Rahman the roadmap
      4. Tomás García hybrid work
      5. Priya Nair career growth
      6. Daniel Kim the roadmap
      7. Mei Lin hybrid work
      8. Olu Adeyemi career growth
      9. Hannah Weber benefits
      10. Marco Bianchi hybrid work
      11. Fatima Zahra the roadmap
      12. Lukas Novak career growth
      13. Grace Park pay
      14. Arjun Mehta hybrid work
      15. Chloe Martin the roadmap

      Type in the chat to add your own answer.

    1. Share a win

      Longer answers drop onto the screen as tiles, so every employee’s words stay readable. A good way to celebrate together.

      What’s one win from this quarter? Type your answer in the chat

      0 responses
      1. Sarah Chen Shipped the new onboarding flow
      2. James Okoro Closed our biggest customer
      3. Aisha Rahman Cut support wait times in half
      4. Tomás García Hired three great engineers
      5. Priya Nair Launched in Germany
      6. Daniel Kim Our first all-company offsite
      7. Mei Lin Fixed the release process
      8. Olu Adeyemi Won an industry award

      Type in the chat to add your own answer.

    2. Take the mood

      Ask for an emoji instead of words. The more one is sent, the bigger it gets, so the room’s mood shows in a second.

      How are you feeling about the new plan? Send an emoji in the chat

      0 responses
      1. Sarah Chen 👍
      2. James Okoro 🎉
      3. Aisha Rahman 👍
      4. Tomás García 🤔
      5. Priya Nair 🚀
      6. Daniel Kim 👍
      7. Mei Lin 🎉
      8. Olu Adeyemi 😅
      9. Hannah Weber 👍
      10. Marco Bianchi 🚀
      11. Fatima Zahra ❤️
      12. Lukas Novak 👍
      13. Grace Park 🤔
      14. Arjun Mehta 🎉
      15. Chloe Martin 👍
      16. Yusuf Ali 🚀
      17. Ben Carter 👍
      18. Elena Popescu 😅

      Type in the chat to add your own answer.

    Also: live polls, quizzes and word clouds.

    Teams that made their all-hands interactive.

    • 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
      Read the Sitkins Group story

    • 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
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    Questions about StreamAlive for all-hands and town halls

    How do I run a poll in a Teams or Zoom all-hands?

    Create the poll in StreamAlive, connect StreamAlive to your Teams or Zoom meeting, then share the StreamAlive window like a slide deck. Employees type their answer in the meeting chat and the results fill in on your screen as they send it.

    Can employees ask questions without being identified?

    In the meeting chat, everyone sees who wrote what, as they always do. For anonymous questions, use StreamAlive’s browser chat, where people can join anonymously. Sign-in with your company’s single sign-on can be switched on for your account on request.

    Does it work when some people are in the office?

    Yes. People in the room answer in StreamAlive’s browser chat on their phone or laptop, and people online answer in the meeting chat. Both feed the same poll, so remote and office teams take part together.

    StreamAlive for hybrid sessions
    How do I collect questions for leadership?

    Ask people to type their questions in the chat at any time. StreamAlive’s AI spots them and lists them for you, even when there’s no question mark, and you can filter the list by answered and unanswered.

    How many people can take part?

    A Session Pack takes up to 250 participants per session, Starter and Pro up to 1,000 under their fair use policy, and Teams and enterprise has larger limits. StreamAlive has been tested live with more than 45,000 participants: expecting more than your plan allows? Talk to us.

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    Can leaders see the results afterwards?

    Yes. After each session you get a report: how many people took part, how much more they typed during your interactions, a minute-by-minute chart of the chat you can click into to read what people said, and replays of every result. You can download it or email it.

    Is it secure enough for internal meetings?

    StreamAlive reads the meeting chat only. It doesn’t record or access your video, audio or shared screen. It’s SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified, and the Trust Center has the details.

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    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.

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