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Events
29 guides on events.
Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read
Run a Live Event with a Moderator and a Phone Remote
Hand off a live event: a phone remote for slides, a moderator link for Q&A, a display link for the big screen, and helpers you approve by name.
Sep 29, 2026 · 8 min read
Why Event Pass instead of a subscription
When a one-time Event Pass beats a yearly plan: who it is for, what you buy, the night-of kit for a big room, and when a subscription is the better habit.
Sep 24, 2026 · 4 min read
How to Run a Live Poll from a Blank Page
Create a live poll, put the join code on screen, watch the results chart move as people vote, and keep the recap afterwards. No app for your audience.
Sep 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Live Poll on Your Phone: What Your Audience Sees
What your audience does on their phone in a live poll: pick a choice, rank options, add a word, write a sentence or give a score from one to ten.
Sep 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Prize Draw: Pick a Lucky Winner on the Big Screen
Run a live prize draw from your PollsLive room: choose the hat, let the names spin on the big screen, and check the result afterwards.
Sep 7, 2026 · 6 min read
Live Poll Presenter Controls: What You Can Do Mid-Session
The presenter screen during a live poll: move through the deck, jump to the slide someone asked about, read the connection badge, and end the session well.
Sep 3, 2026 · 6 min read
White-Label Live Polls: Your Brand On, Ours Off
Run a client-facing live poll that looks like your company: your theme, colours and logo, and no PollsLive badge in front of the room. What each plan includes.
Sep 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Event Pass Expired? Here Is Exactly What Changes
An Event Pass covers one event day, then ends on its own. Nothing you built or collected is deleted; only the room size goes back. What changes, and what next.
Aug 19, 2026 · 8 min read
One-Time Event Polling: Run One Event, No Subscription
Host a couple of conferences a year? A one-time Event Pass covers one event without a yearly plan. What it costs, how it compares and how to run the day itself.
Aug 19, 2026 · 7 min read
Live Poll Participant Limits: How Many Can Join at Once?
How many people can join a live poll at once on each PollsLive plan, from the free plan to the Event Pass, and how to pick the right size before your event.
Aug 19, 2026 · 8 min read
Audience Q&A with Upvotes: Let the Best Questions Rise
Open a Q&A your room can post to and upvote, choose what reaches the screen, and answer what most people want asked, not whoever reached the mic first.
Jul 6, 2026 · 8 min read
Share a Poll Link, QR Code or Website Embed
Every way to get your PollsLive poll in front of people: a share link, a QR code, WhatsApp and Telegram, and an embed you can drop into any website.
Jun 27, 2026 · 9 min read
60 poll questions to ask your audience (by occasion)
A copy-paste bank of live poll questions for meetings, classes, events, webinars, and icebreakers, grouped by occasion, with the question type to use for each.
Jun 26, 2026 · 9 min read
How to Make a Quiz with a Live Leaderboard
Build a timed, scored live quiz people play on their phones, with points, a speed bonus and a leaderboard between questions. No app and no login for players.
Jun 26, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Add a Live Poll to Any Presentation
Add a live audience poll to PowerPoint, Google Slides or Keynote without an add-in or rebuilding your deck: embed a poll slide, or switch to a browser tab.
Jun 23, 2026 · 9 min read
Best Slido Alternatives in 2026: An Honest Comparison
Comparing Slido alternatives for live Q&A and polls: free plans, per-organizer vs per-presenter pricing, and which tool fits teams, classrooms and events.
Jun 22, 2026 · 11 min read
Online Voting: How to Run a Fair, Anonymous Vote
How online voting works, how to keep a vote anonymous and fair, and how to run one live in a room or async over a link. No accounts for voters.
Jun 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Word Cloud Questions: 20 Prompts for a Great Live Cloud
A live word cloud turns open answers into a picture the whole room can read. 20 word cloud questions that work, plus how to run one and the mistakes to avoid.
Jun 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Hybrid Meeting Engagement: 12 Techniques That Work
Hybrid meetings fail when remote people become spectators. 12 techniques with live polls, async check-ins and structured Q&A that keep everyone taking part.
Jun 20, 2026 · 9 min read
Audience Response Systems Explained (2026 Guide)
What an audience response system is, how it works, what it costs, and which one fits your classroom, conference or company event. An honest guide.
Jun 20, 2026 · 8 min read
All-Hands Meeting Ideas That Work (+ Poll Templates)
How to run an all-hands meeting people pay attention to: live polls, anonymous Q&A and agenda formats that turn passive attendees into participants.
Jun 16, 2026 · 7 min read
Wedding Games for Guests: Live Crowd Games, No App
Get guests playing instead of scrolling: couple trivia, live polls and message walls for a wedding or party, joined by QR code with no app to install.
Jun 11, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Host a Trivia Night with a Live Leaderboard (Free)
Skip slow paper scoring and bar arguments: run a fast, fair trivia night on players' phones, with a speed-bonus leaderboard and no app to install.
Jun 8, 2026 · 8 min read
Church Engagement Ideas with Live Polls
Faith leaders want participation, not passive pews. How to use live polls, word clouds and quizzes with a congregation or youth group, with nothing to install.
Jun 5, 2026 · 9 min read
How to Run a Live Poll in 2 Minutes (No App Needed)
Run your first live audience poll: build a deck, hit Present live, and people join with a six-digit code or QR code. No app and no login to vote.
Jun 4, 2026 · 8 min read
Live Voting Tool for Nonprofits, Associations and AGMs
Counting hands at an AGM is slow and disputable. How associations run transparent live votes on motions, board elections and member feedback, with no app.
Jun 1, 2026 · 8 min read
Sales Kickoff Ideas: Energize Your SKO with Live Quizzes
An SKO that is all slides and quotas loses the room by mid-morning. How sales leaders use live quizzes, leaderboards and polls to make kickoff competitive.
May 18, 2026 · 8 min read
Interactive Webinar Polls That Qualify Your Leads
A webinar where people just watch is a recording with extra steps. How marketers use live polls to keep attendees engaged and qualify leads at the same time.
May 15, 2026 · 9 min read
Live Audience Q&A at Conferences (Without the Hijacking)
Open-mic Q&A is a gamble: rambling questions, silences, one loud voice. Run moderated live audience Q&A and on-stage polls that surface what the room wants.