The rating poll allows your audience to submit a vote on a given scale between 1 and 10 stars (or emojis). This can be useful if you’re looking for a quick bit of feedback or a pulse check of your audience.
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Create a rating poll
- Open your slido and click the + Add new button
- Select Rating and type in your question
- Hit Start poll or the green Play button to start your poll
No need to worry about saving your progress. Polls are saved automatically.
Rating poll settings
You can customize your rating poll in a few different ways. Select the Poll settings in the upper right corner to see the below options.
- Stars/Emojis: Change the rating option from stars to emojis and vice versa
- Maximum value: Rating polls default to a scale from 1 to 5, but you can change the maximum value to anything between 2 and 10
- Low score and High score labels: Add a label to both your low and high scores
- Poll description: Add a description for added context
- Poll results: Choose whether your live poll results will be visible or hidden for participants
- Add image: Add an image to be displayed alongside your poll question
Test your poll and see how it works for participants
To see how the poll works for your participants:
- Start your poll by clicking the green Start poll or Play button
- Select the View as participant option near the bottom right corner
- Submit an answer as a participant and click Exit participant mode when finished
Keep in mind that emojis may look different on your and participants’ devices depending on the operating system.
You can delete your testing response by clicking the three-dot menu next to your poll and selecting Reset results.
Run your rating poll
When you’re ready to run your poll for your participants, simply start the poll and open Present mode. You can share your screen while using Present mode and display your poll results live for all to see.
See below what a rating poll looks like in Present mode.
The 4.0 score you see in the above image is the average of all responses.
Pro tip: To prevent your audience from getting influenced by other participants’ answers, you can hide the results until you get enough votes. Keep an eye on the vote counter in the top right corner and reveal the final results when you’re ready.
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