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Get some inspiration from your fellow Slido users on anything from use cases to how they run their meetings!

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ALowe
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Recommendations for running real-time voting poll with open-ended text fields?

We are hosting a virtual costume contest and want attendees to vote for each of their favorite categories during the team call.What recommendations do you have to pull this off successfully? There are 5 categories for voting, including best overall. It is also impossible for us to pre-load a survey or multiple choices with names and/or voting options as the costumes will be revealed and need to be written in real-time. We are also expecting 25+ attendees, so pre-populating a multiple choice with expected names won’t be feasible.Is there a template for this use case? I am new to Slido and have currently set it up as multiple polls with word clouds, each integrated into the meeting PPT. The tutorial videos indicate the more popular words will be larger, but we prefer to see actual voting numbers (if even only me and a meeting collaborator). I am not finding how best to tabulate such results for the open text words, nor how best to export the outcomes for each poll question. Thank you!

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Carly from Slido
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Dayanna
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Upgrade plan to my team

Good morning,I have a question. I wanted to know if I upgrade my profile to an Engage program and I invite people to join my slido, will they also have access to my upgrade while editing?Thank you for your answer !

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Ondrej from Slido
27 days ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
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Use Case: Trainings, Workshops, and WebinarsUse Case

Slido allows you to make learning an engaging and fun experience. You can encourage active participation in learning by checking for content understanding in real-time, enabling learners to ask and upvote questions, and asking for critical feedback. In this guide, you’ll learn how to use Slido to make your Trainings, Workshops and Webinars more inclusive by allowing your attendees to actively participate - whether they are remote or onsite. Common challenges Little to no interaction Unable to check for understanding Lack of inclusion How Slido can help Encourage participation Make learning effective Hear from everyone Best practices and templates Audience Q&A Icebreakers and opening polls Present facts or data in an engaging way Gauge knowledge levels and check for understanding Collect feedback   Common challenges Little to no interactionDistracted learners: Attendees are easily distracted by their environment or their other devices and they can lose focus.   No back and

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Ondrej from Slido
30 days ago
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VimeoIT
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Setting up Participant login via Okta SSO

I am attempting to configure participant SSO via Okta. I already have Member SSO in place however, the documentation is suggesting that in order for participants to log in and ask questions they must use the separate integration.  There is no pre-built Okta integration for Participants so I’d like to know what I need to enter for the following:  Single sign-on URL  Audience URI (SP Entity ID) Secondary to the above question, is there an option to leverage the existing IDP connection used for Members to allow participant login?

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Ondrej from Slido
1 month ago
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iok
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Countdown: Timer workaround

I know, I know- a timer can’t be added. But has anyone figured out a work-around? there will be a first after all. 

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Ondrej from Slido
1 month ago
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Masaa
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masaa

Hello to everyone? I am Masaa a firs time user of slido as a registered member. i wish to use the app in facilitating discussions in conferences and seminars that I  am normally involved with.

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1 month ago
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teampa
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Leadership scorecard for quiz

Hi,Looking to host a quiz. When making use of the leadership scorecard, we just wanted to double check that this rating selects only those who are scoring highly in the quiz?Thank you - teampa

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2 months ago
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KelseyO
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Reset poll results after testing

Hi everyone,Is there an easy way to reset my poll responses or results? I’d like to test my slido out to make sure I understand what I’m doing, but I want to know that I can start fresh again. I’m worried that I’ll have my testing responses there and won’t be able to remove them.  Is this possible?

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Joel from Slido
2 months ago
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ERM Comms
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Follow up question

Hi, is it possible to link the next question with the answer given to the previous one? For example:Choose your favourite colour: red blue Depending on what the person choses a follow up question appears. For example, if someone chose 1. red, the next question is: 2. Please list 3 red vegetables. I hope that makes sense. Thanks,Magda

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Ondrej from Slido
3 months ago
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Gary Dover
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Transferiing events from one accout to another

Please can someone help by giving instructions on how you can transfer current events from one Slido account to another? My company has recently purchased a new professional account with Slido whilst we had a shared account with another department that had deferred back to a basic account and I want to avoid having to create the events again in the new account. Is this something that can be done?

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Ondrej from Slido
4 months ago
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slidopersom
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Can I collect suggestions AND then proceed to vote?

Hi We’re looking for a tool that will hekp facilitate a workshop in the following phases (or similar):Crowd-source a list of suggestions (or ideas etc) from participants in a free text format (either “Word cloud” or “Open text”), Then progress to a voting stage based on the crowd-sourced entries.So we democratise the ideas (rather than the host/chairperson prescribing them) and then move onto a voting phase.I can kind of see the “Word cloud” doing this, but asking participants to manually type the same words that they see on the board in order to vote for it seems a little long-winded and less intuitive. Any ideas? Thanks,

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4 months ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
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Use Case: Brainstorming as a TeamUse Case

Use Slido to help your team brainstorm their strategy, identify projects for the next quarter, or crowdsource the agenda for an upcoming event or conference. You can even allow them to submit their ideas or suggestions into Slido in advance. This allows you to use your valuable meeting time for a productive discussion – instead of simply collecting input. In this guide, you will learn how to use Slido to make your brainstorming sessions more effective, regardless of whether your team is remote or in the room. Common challenges Fear of rejection Lack of productivity Difficulty facilitating How Slido can help Enable team confidence Productive brainstorming Easier to facilitate Polls and templates Open text poll Ranking poll   Common challenges Fear of rejectionSocial anxiety: Often meeting attendees worry about what others might think about their idea so they either choose to conform or remain silent.   Power dynamics: A few assertive individuals can dominate the discussion, where

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Ondrej from Slido
4 months ago
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Murz
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Pre-defined list of phrases for the Word cloud poll type

How can I predefine the suggested list of phrases for the Word Cloud poll type?For example, I want to ask the audience to tell me the names of brands they use to gather logs.And I already provided them a short list of most popular ones like:ElasticSearch, Grafana Loki, StatsD, Datadog, New Relic.So, via the poll I want the audience to not only choose brands that they use now, but also type new brands that are not listed yet.So the “Multiple Choice” poll type doesn’t suit because they can’t add new options there.The “Word Cloud” poll suite more, but I can’t predefine the list of suggested options, so people will type something like “Elastic” + “ElasticSearch” + “Elastic Search” + “Elastic Stack” + “ELK” and we will got a lot of duplicates. So, could you please extend the “Word Cloud” poll configuration to allow adding predefined suggested options, with keeping the ability to add new custom strings?

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Carly from Slido
6 months ago
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jamie12ax7
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Structuring multiple speakers and decks for a single event

Our event consists of 2 days with 9 presenters.  It is all in a single room with each presenter bringing their own deck.  What is the best way for me to structure this?  I have a single event lisence.

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Carly from Slido
7 months ago
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KelvinWang
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Conference Limitations

Hello,Im running a conference that is happening over 6 days with panel discussions happening back to back.Will a single event license be able to cover these requirements?There will be 18 different panels, none of which are happening concurrently.Do advise?Thanks.

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Ondrej from Slido
7 months ago
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DWAE
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Creating a radar view

I would like to create a Radar view based on the review of 9 questions based on ratings into a radar view consolidating all 9 answers….https://app.sli.do/event/2cJ8kyzTiD2CsVwUM14jod/embed/polls/4ac13799-f725-4f5f-bd65-7413dec7207bAny idea how to perform this ?Thanks

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7 months ago
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Stac
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Outside A/V Team

I am looking for recommendations on the best way to present a PowerPoint deck with some Slido polls intermixed throughout the presentation by an outside A/V person.  I have created these with the Slido powerpoint plugin.  It works great when I present it on my device.  Although, for the speaking event, the presentation must be displayed on a device owned by the events company.  What is the recommended method for this situation?  

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8 months ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
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Use Case: Team RetrospectiveUse Case

A retrospective meeting is a unique opportunity for the whole team to get together, uncover any problematic issues, and have an open discussion about how to collaborate better. Slido enables you to interact with your team at scale, whether they are remote or onsite. It allows you to gauge team satisfaction, identify what’s going well (and what’s not), celebrate team achievements, and measure progress over time. Use this guide to learn how to use Slido at your retrospective meetings. You’ll quickly see how much more productive they can be for you and your team. Common challenges Being unaware of team satisfaction Ineffective communication Lack of progress How Slido can help Learn what people really think Effective communication Track progress Features and poll templates Satisfaction survey Polls that use start, stop, continue methodology Polls to celebrate your team heroes Celebration Quiz  Common challenges Being unaware of team satisfactionUnable to capture the mood outside o

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Joel from Slido
9 months ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
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Use Case: Team Decision MakingUse Case

Making a decision as a team can be difficult, especially in a hybrid setup or video conferencing environment. Instead of extended back and forth discussions with people talking over one another, put an item to a vote using Slido polls. With Slido, each person has an equal opportunity to have a say – plus, you’ll see the results instantly. No matter if there are 10 or 1,000 people participating, you'll be able to collect opinions from each and every one of them – no matter if they are remote or onsite. In this guide, you will learn how to use Slido to help you simplify your team decision-making process, give everyone an equal voice, and save time while doing so. Common challenges Groupthink and internal politics Inefficiency Lack of inclusion How Slido can help Impartiality Speed and efficiency Inclusive and remote friendly Poll options and templates Ranking poll  Multiple choice poll Rating poll   Common challenges Groupthink and internal politicsConfirmation bias: Participants

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Joel from Slido
9 months ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
published in Best Practices & Discussions
Use Case: All Hands and Town Hall MeetingsUse Case

Engaging employees during All Hands or Town Hall meetings can be a challenge. But with Slido, it’s never been easier for you to interact with your team at scale. You can ask for real-time feedback on business updates, cultivate employee buy-in, collect the best ideas, and much more. In this guide, you will learn how to use Slido to make your All Hands and Town Hall meetings more inclusive by encouraging your employees to actively participate – no matter if they are remote or onsite. Common challenges Inefficient Q&A Little to no interaction Lack of inclusion How Slido can help Make your Q&A efficient and democratic Improve alignment and build trust Foster an inclusive culture Best practices and templates Audience Q&A Icebreakers and opening polls Pulse checks Presenting numbers in a different way Collecting feedback   Common challenges Inefficient Q&AA lack of meaningful questions: There may be a lack of a safe space for employees to ask honest questions and a

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Joel from Slido
9 months ago
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Keren
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Slido dates

Hi,I’m using Slido for LightSpeed Council meetings which occur every two months.My slido for LightSpeed Council meetings has end date 30-June-2023. This date already extended but I need to keep extending it since I don't have end date for those meetings.My questions are:Can I extend the slido to additional year even if its already being extended in the past? If I will extend it, is it going to impact the analytics report ? Am I going to lose some historical data? Is there  an option not to define due date for the event?Thanks,Keren 

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1 year ago
Alex
AlexSlido Community Manager
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💡 7 Tips for using Pexels in Slido

If you want to boost engagement and make your meetings more interactive and fun, polls are priceless. Slido has teamed with Pexels - the source of free images, to bring creativity and stunning visuals to your live polls.You can now choose from hundreds of thousands freely-usable pictures and add any image to your poll  What is Pexels?Pexels provides high quality and completely free photos licensed under the Pexels license. Thousands of royalty-free images are included in this collection by photographers and artists from all over the world. Here are 7 examples of how you can use Pexels images in Slido 1. Icebreaker: How are you feeling today?If you’re running a meeting with a larger number of attendees (10+), asking ‘How are you folks?’ at the start might result in two or three people muttering “fine, thanks” and that’s it.There’s a better and more interactive way. Run a word cloud, asking your participants: “Using an emoji, how are you feeling today?” You can attach this or this Pexels

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Meggie from Slido
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💁‍♀️ Focus of the month: Meeting facilitation

Hey Community,How do you deal with silence when you’re facilitating meetings? Do you talk over it, ask others to speak, or just pray for it to be over? 👀We’ve found that people often ask us to add music to polls because of this exact reason. It’s totally understandable - facilitating meetings is daunting enough on its own, let alone if you are running a hybrid meeting where silence is common. 📌 But fear not, Slido community! Using our recently released typing indicator, participant names in open text polls and open text topics, you can tackle silence head-on and become an even better facilitator.  To find out how to set up and use these features, take a look at our quick tutorial:  📚 For more tips on facilitation and to find out why we will not be adding music to polls, head over to our blog. How do you feel about facilitating meetings? Have you used any of these features yet? Let us know your thoughts below! 🤗

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2 years ago
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Meggie from Slido
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🙋 Discussion of the month: driving productive discussions

Hey Community, Another month has passed which can only mean that it’s time for a new discussion of the month 🤗 Close your eyes and try to remember the last time you had a productive team discussion. It’s not easy, right? Yet productive discussions are key to great meetings.  That is why we’re focusing on driving productive discussions, this month. Here are some quick tips: 📌 Get people talking from the beginning by running an icebreaker word cloud. Ask about a hot topic in the company. You can always moderate the responses. 📌 Before jumping into the discussion, ask people to write down their opinions in an open text poll. If you don’t want participants to influence each other, hide the poll results. 📌 To move the discussion forward, run a quick ranking poll and ask participants which options they would like to focus on. To understand how we calculate scores in ranking polls, check out our quick explainer. Head over to our blog to read more about using polls to drive productive disc

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Meggie from Slido
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👩‍💻 Discussion of the month: Asynchronous communication

Hey Community, As we near the end of February, it’s time for our favorite activity - discussion of the month 🎉 Moving into 2022, the world is becoming more hybrid and remote-friendly, much to the joy of those of us who love working in sweatpants. But how can we communicate effectively without a physical shared space?  👉 The answer could be asynchronous communication and that is our topic of the month. Asynchronous communication happens when you exchange information at different times. Head over to our blog to read about the benefits of asynchronous communication and for 7 tips on embracing it. Some ways you can kick-start your asynchronous communication is by collecting input from your coworkers over long periods of time.  📌 This can include running asynchronous feedback rounds on your projects. Check out our tutorial for running and sharing surveys.  📌 You can also try collecting questions from your team before meetings. Did you know participants can submit questions to the Q&

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