In the post-pandemic era, organizations and educators are embracing the new normal of digital workplaces and distance learning. Google, recognizing this shift, continues to improve its video conferencing app, Google Meet. One such feature is polls. Integrating polls can serve as a great icebreaker, especially when used at the beginning of a meeting, helping to engage participants and enhance a sense of presence and focus. If you are hosting and presenting in the meeting, join the call a few minutes early and set up poll questions to gather feedback and engage the group throughout the meeting. The host can set up multiple questions, visible only to them, and launch the poll when it is timely during the call. Meeting hosts also receive a report summarizing the results for easy reference and action.
For moderators:
In Google Meet, if you are the meeting moderator, you have the option to create polls for participants to vote on. Once the meeting is over, the moderator will receive an automated email containing a detailed report of the poll. The report includes the names of participants and their corresponding responses. However, in the case of anonymous polls, the names of participants are not disclosed in the report for confidentiality.
Here's how to take a poll
1.In a meeting, go to the bottom right and click Activities > Polls
2.Now click to start a poll
3.After that, type a question and add options for the poll
(Note: Tip: You can allow users to answer Polls anonymously. Before saving or starting the poll, enable Answers displayed without names)
4. Select one of the following options:
a) To publish your poll, click Launch.
b) To save your poll so you can start it later, click Save.
Tip: Polls you save remain in the Polls list during the meeting. After the call ends, all polls are permanently deleted. Meeting moderators are emailed a poll report at the end of the meeting.
Information source: howtogeek.com
