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Murz
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

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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6 hours 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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3 days ago
Cori from slido
Cori from slido
published in Events & Webinars learnings

Slido Enterprise Training: Getting Started with SlidoTraining

In case you missed the Getting started with Slido session, you can watch (or even rewatch!) the session here. You can also find the slide deck attached below ⬇️ By the end of this recording, you’ll have learned how to make your meetings more inclusive and efficient as you’re guided through implementing organized Q&A, engaging your participants with polls and gathering feedback with surveys.We’ll talk you through our integrations too and discuss how you can seamlessly add your favourite tools, maximizing the benefits for your organization. Explore our integrations for yourself and use them in your next meeting.Feel free to share this with any colleagues who may be interested. This session should set you up for success at the start your Slido journey, and at your next meeting! 

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Cori from slido
7 days ago
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KelvinWang
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

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
13 days ago
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DWAE
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

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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22 days ago
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Stac
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

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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1 month ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
published in Best Practices & Discussions

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
2 months ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
published in Best Practices & Discussions

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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Joel from Slido
2 months ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
published in Best Practices & Discussions

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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Joel from Slido
2 months ago
Joel from Slido
Joel from Slido
published in Best Practices & Discussions

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
2 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
2 months ago
Alex
AlexSlido Community Manager
published in Events & Webinars learnings

Work Better Together: Slido’s Product Team Reveals Latest Innovations in the Recent Product Event

In our most recent Product Event, Slido showcased a collection of exciting updates that will revolutionize the way you collaborate and engage during virtual meetings.  Our dedicated product teams have been hard at work, introducing long awaited features such as the new Zoom and PowerPoint for Mac integrations, advanced AI capabilities, and a faster, more intuitive product interface. 🎉 Missed the Event? Catch Up Here!If you couldn't attend live, don't worry! You can catch a glimpse of the excitement by watching the recorded session and access the presented slide deck here.   We have also answered all the remaining questions in the Slido Q&A - so please check there for your answers.  A Dive into the Newest FeaturesOur event's agenda was carefully curated to provide insights into the development process behind each feature. Product Marketing Managers took center stage, offering a demo to showcase the introduced innovations.Those were unveiled under the theme of “Work Better Together,

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Alex
2 months ago
Alex
AlexSlido Community Manager
published in Events & Webinars learnings

Leaders reveal tips and tricks on trust-building at Slido Elevate, vol. 3

On November 28, we held our third Slido Elevate event, Learn From Leaders: The Secrets to Building Trust In Your Team, where we unveiled the secrets to growing trust within the workplace. Our amazing lineup of expert speakers included Thomas Reyto from Slack, Liz Selman from The School of Life, Victoria Lim from TomTom, and Slido’s Head of User Research, Neil Sharman. The panel delivered an insightful discussion on the changing role of leaders, the often-overlooked nature of trust and why it’s so important for building productive and happy teams. All leaders themselves, our speakers opened up about the essential qualities of accessibility and vulnerability for successful leadership.Watch our recordings below to explore the key takeaways of the event, as well as the leadership tips shared by our speakers. You can download the presented slides here. Here are some of the key learnings:  Neil Sharman, Head of User Research at Slido, shared five key takeaways in his keynote on ‘high trust c

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Alex
4 months ago
Alex
AlexSlido Community Manager
published in Events & Webinars learnings

Webinar recording: Run the Slido Q&A Like a Pro: from Set-up to Livewebinar

In our latest webinar, "Run the Slido Q&A Like a Pro: from Set-up to Live," Jay from Customer Care, Andrew from Customer Education and Nadia, our Head of Thought Leadership, took the stage to share valuable insights and practical tips on how to maximize the impact of your Q&A sessions.The webinar covered essential functionalities and advanced features of our Q&A, as well as how to seamlessly integrate Slido into your presentation and video calling software.Andrew conducted a hands-on demo, unraveling the behind-the-scenes magic of the webinar and showcasing how the Slido integration with Webex and Google Slides enhances the overall meeting experience for hosts and attendees alike. Following the demo, Jay engaged in a fireside chat with Nadia, where drawing from her experience as a seasoned facilitator, she shared strategies for effective preparation before, during, and after a company Q&A. For those who missed the live event, you can find the slides here and watch the f

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Alex
6 months ago
Cori from slido
Cori from slido
published in Events & Webinars learnings

Webinar recording: Leading with Transparency: The Power of Leadership Q&A'sWebinar

Last week we hosted a Webinar about the power of leadership Q&As with our special guests from the Slido leadership team: Kati Gabova (Head of People) and Pali Dudrik (General Manager).   Kati and Pali shared their insights from several years of leadership Q&As; from the impact on company culture and trust, their personal tips for preparation, to how to deal with challenging or even toxic questions. don’t worry if you missed this, you can watch the full recording here (or alternatively, on Vidcast):  Additionally, you can access the slides for the webinar by downloading them at the bottom of the article. Leadership is generally aware of the crucial role it plays in shaping the culture and trust of a company. When it comes to enhancing trust, many businesses don't know where to begin. This is where leadership Q&A sessions come in as a powerful tool to:Share information broadly, publicly and easily accessible Intentionally build relationships with the team by showing up in a l

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Cori from slido
6 months ago
Alex
AlexSlido Community Manager
published in Events & Webinars learnings

Team Building Activities to Build Psychological SafetyBest practices

We're excited to share that we recently held our very first Masterclass on Team Building Activities to Build Psychological Safety! It was a great follow up on our insightful webinar about How Psychological Safety Boosts Team Performance.  The format of this session was to walk you through a blueprint of how you can run a Psychological Safety workshop, that you can later put into practice within your teams.  We first focused on giving you a template on how to assess where your team is in terms of the four stages of Psychological Safety, and then how you can take them through the journey to democratically decide on what are the best practices to implement to establish Psychological Safety. But, our main focus was on you – our users and community members – we wanted to gather practical tips and best practices for improving Psychological Safety within your teams. We’ve prepared a step-by-step blueprint for you to replicate this workshop with your teams. This slide deck includes assessments

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6 months ago
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Meggie from Slido
published in Best Practices & Discussions

By popular demand: Using ideas to brainstorm

Hey Slido Community!Over the past month we’ve received a few questions that asked:Turns out, we have a great solution for this - Ideas!📌 Our Ideas feature lets you collect open text responses which participants can then reply to, upvote or downvote.Watch our video below to find out how you can use our ideas feature to brainstorm, choose the best participant submission and rank participants’ open text submissions.  Here’s our written tutorial for setting this up: Still unsure about using Ideas? Have you ever used Ideas? Let us know below👇Thank you to @PaulB, @DavidM and @Claire_P for inspiring this discussion of the month!

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9 months ago
Alex
AlexSlido Community Manager
published in Events & Webinars learnings

Webinar recording: Best Practices for Truly Inclusive Meetingsmeeting equity

This week, we hosted a webinar on meeting equity and inclusive meeting design with our special guest speaker, internationally renowned facilitator Leanne Hughes. Leanne shared her insights on creating inclusive meetings that foster collaboration and ignite innovation.  In case you missed the webinar, you can watch the full recording here:  You can access the slides by downloading them at the bottom of this article.  Here are some highlights: We focused on meeting equity and inclusion and how these two factors play a great role in company culture, and have a real business and economic impact.  Then, our guest speaker - Leanne Hughes introduced her approach to inclusive meetings and presented her tried and tested framework - SPARK - that provides an easy framework to structure and prepare any meeting.  We then looked into how we can take Leanne’s framework and make meetings more inclusive using Slido. Before your meetings, try collecting inputs using polls and consider opening the Q&

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Alex
9 months ago
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Sarah23
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

Slido for e-learning

Hello,I would like to make an e-learning experience more interactive.Is it possible for learners to access a Slido link as part of an e-learning, post a word and then see the word cloud as a result embedded in the e-learning or a sharepoint site? How many learners max can access a link over a period of time? How long is a link valid? Only 1 year max?Thank you!

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9 months ago
USAH
USAH
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

How to use Slido in PowerPoint while presenting in Teams?

I’ve got training presentations that I’ve created using the PPT Addin. I’m just wondering if it’s better to create a separate set of questions to use in Teams integration and hide the Slido pages in the presentation? 

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Ondrej from Slido
10 months ago
Slido Team
Slido Team
published in Events & Webinars learnings

​Webinar recording: How Psychological Safety Boosts Team PerformancePsychological Safety

Last week, we organized the first webinar of our new series on Psychological Safety and Leadership. We deep dived into this concept and its stages, impact on individuals, team dynamics and overall performance.  Here's a recap of the key takeaways and insights, you can access the slide deck here. What is Psychological Safety? We started off by asking our audience what the term Psychological Safety means to them, here’s what they thought:  Using a Word Cloud, participants are able to sum up their understanding in a word. This makes for a great visual, as when a word already in the cloud is repeated by another participant, they grow bigger on the presentation. Learn more about the connection between Psychological Safety and team performance  👉 Why Psychological Safety is Essential for Performance in the Workplace The four stages of Psychological Safety Then, our very own Business Psychologist, Sofia Moltke-Leth guided us through the four stages of the psychological safety model by Timoth

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Slido Team
10 months ago
Alex
AlexSlido Community Manager
published in Events & Webinars learnings

Slido Elevate: How to build a healthy team culture in a hybrid worldEvent

Last week, we had the pleasure of putting on Slido Elevate, Vol II, which focused on building team culture in an ever-changing world. The packed agenda aimed to provide our audience with practical tips on how to nurture connection, engagement, and trust in the workplace. Watch the recording of each session below to gather tips and insights on how you, too, can build a thriving workplace culture. You can download the presented slides here. Here are some of the key learnings from our amazing speakersCraig Forman from Culture Amp emphasized that to build a healthy organization, one must first build a culture of listening. It's not just about collecting data and trying to understand it; the crucial step is to listen and take action. Here’s Craig’s keynote:Arlen Love from T-Mobile, a digital workplace guru, shared that flexibility can lead to higher productivity within teams and that workplace tools should provide just that. Watch the fireside chat with Arlen:Our expert panel reinforced the

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Alex
11 months ago
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Keren
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

Event due date

Hi,I’m using Slido event for LightSpeed Council meetings which occur every two months.My Slido event 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 event 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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11 months ago
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Jan Horacek
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

Question up to 160 characters

Hello,can you please advise me how to allow the audience to ask a question without the 160 character limit?

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1 year ago
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alexandrahoward
asked in Best Practices & Discussions

Displaying Survey Results - all questions

If you created a survey and want to display results to all questions in the survey in a rolling content mode, is that possible? I am using this for a mingling event and would like to have all the results to the question presenting on the screen without needing to advance to the next question.

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Cori from slido
1 year ago
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