This conference voting system provides a means for attending delegates to vote delegates confidentially, with the overall results being calculated instantly and displayed on screens or within PowerPoint presentations etc.
Audience participation questions response can be a simple NO or Yes or they can be multiple answer response questions.
By providing each member of your audience with a handset like one of the examples shown here, instant consultation can occur with everyone at any stage during your event. Results can be displayed immediately allowing instant feedback. Questions and multiple choice answers will be displayed on the projector screen and the audience will simply press the button (or series of buttons) that corresponds to their answer.
Fitting in
Questions and results appear within standard PowerPoint presentations. This has many advantages:-
- Seamless - Interactive slides can be incorporated into existing presentations;
- Style - Interactive slides will automatically follow the template of the PowerPoint presentation ensuring fonts/colours and layouts are respected;
- Speed - New slides can be added or existing ones edited with ease;
- Post-event - You do not need any special software to view the interactive presentation;
- All charts/results are visible from any computer with Microsoft PowerPoint and you can take a copy away as soon as the event finishes.
There are lots of question types available - which type you use for any particular question depends on how you want your audience to respond and how you wish to see the results.
Additionally you can allow the audience to change their mind during a vote, or only accept their first answer.
Texting
An additional feature allows users to send text messages which can be shown live or used for post event analysis.
Messages can be edited and sorted live allowing you to identify instantly common ideas or themes.
Ideal for brain storming and Question and Answer sessions. They allow you to speak directly with every member of your audience.
Application Examples
A matter of opinion
A simple but often the most effective use of the system is to ask the audience's opinion.
For example, if the entire sales team is gathered in the room, why not spend a couple of minutes finding out what everybody thinks of the new sales targets or the current bonus structure?
Using the handset system allows you to discover exactly what the audience is thinking, and this can be done anonymously if necessary.
Without peer pressure the quality and accuracy of feedback is extremely high.
It presents a valuable opportunity to reinforce key messages and address any potential issues during the course of the meeting.
Compare and contrast
Another simple but powerful way of integrating voting technology into your event is to use it to monitor changes of opinion during particular sessions.
By asking a series of questions at the beginning and repeating them at the end, you can easily measure any shift of views and knowledge.
Showing the results to the audience can also reinforce the messages you want to convey and allows the perfect opportunity to clear up any misunderstandings before the delegates depart.
The system knows how every handset has responded to each question (as well as how quickly). This allows you see how different sections of your audience have answered to particular questions.
These breakdowns can be generated and shown live during the presentation, so if a particular question has unexpected results you can easily ask for them to be split by any of the demographic filter questions you have asked initially.
All data is stored and available for analysis after the event. Extra charts can easily be generated using the data from the event.
Alternatively, all responses can be placed into a spreadsheet to allow statistical analysis or 'drilling down' of data to be carried out.
PIN in a haystackIf you already know a lot about the people making up your audience, then you may not need to ask the demographic questions before you start. In this case, you can just ask the audience to enter a PIN into their handset to identify themselves and the system will assign all the correct demographics for you.This system also allows users to pick up a different handset (say, after lunch), type in their PIN and continue.This facility ensures a clear audit trail is maintained in those situations that require it.Simple opinion and correct answerThe audience can choose one option out those presented. The number of options is only limited by the size of the screen and legibility. There may or may not be a correct answer.
Multiple responseThe audience can press more than one key (up to nine). Again, there may or may not be correct answers. You can also ask the audience to prioritise the options according to importance, relevance etc. and the order in which they vote is weighted and taken into account when generating the results chart.
Decision voting
The audience choose to agree or disagree with a series of statements.
Other applications/services available while using the handsets include:-
- Branding - Customised high quality countdown animations using company or product logos can be created for exclusive use during your event and retained for use at future meetings. Additionally, a sponsor name or message can be displayed on the handset LCD during voting sessions;
- Road show - Carry out the same show in different places and you can compare the results live from the current show with any or all of those that have already taken place;
- Market research - Enables you to carry out surveys, used in exhibitions, product fairs, street polling etc;
- Opinion monitor - Continuous voting allows you to monitor swings of opinion in the audience during a live event, a favourite with politicians;
- Assessment module - Handsets are used to input the responses to assessments or exams. Candidates can answer questions in any order. The exam will stop after a specified time and all answers are downloaded and graded automatically.
Not just handsets
For more comprehensive information on any or all of the points above, please feel free to contact Westminster.
We do not just provide handsets, as we know that using handsets successfully in any event requires more than just the hardware.
Simple-to-use technology coupled with high-impact presentation tools and full analytical capabilities make our systems the most flexible available.
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