Whova Polling and Q+A

Setting Up a Poll

Note: There is a 5 poll/session limit and only speakers assigned to the session in-app are able to create and manage polls for the session. Trellis cannot add speakers to the session who are not speaking.

1. Open the Whova app and go to the Bloom 24 event under “My Events”

2. Scroll down to the “Speaker Hub” and select “Poll Your Session Audience”
   If you are participating in more than one session, you will select the session you want to attach the poll to (you can always go back and create another poll for another session)

3. Select “Add a Poll”

4. Select your Answer Type (multiple choice, short answer, etc.)

5. Input your poll question and other information as necessary

6. Select whether or not you would like to prompt attendees to answer the poll during the session time

7. Select “Save”
   
   

Viewing Poll Results in App

1. Open the Whova app and go to the Bloom 24 event under “My Events” 

2. Scroll down to the “Speaker Hub” and select “Poll Your Session Audience”
   If you are participating in more than one session, you will select the session with the poll you wish to view

3. Select “View results”
   
   

Viewing Poll Results on Desktop

1. Navigate to the Whova app desktop webpage

2. On the left vertical menu, click “Resources” 

3. Click “Polls”

4. You should now see any polls you’ve created; click “View Results” on the poll you wish to view

5. View Your Poll Results

Viewing Questions from Your Audience

You can view questions submitted by attendees of your session through both the “Questions from My Audience” button under Speaker Hub and the “Session Q&A” button under Additional Resources.

1. Open the Whova app and go to the Bloom 24 event under “My Events”

2. Scroll down to the “Speaker Hub” and select “Questions from My Audience” OR scroll down to the “Additional Resources” section and select “Session Q&A”
   If you are participating in more than one session, you will select the session you are looking to view the submitted questions for

3. If any questions have been asked, they will appear here

Notes on Q&A

• Attendees can “Like” questions asked by other attendees in the app, allowing you to see which questions have the most interest from your audience

• You can pin and hide questions as well as mark them as “Answered”

• If you are unable to answer all questions during your session, you can respond to the questions in-app

• You are also welcome to pass around a microphone in your session to facilitate a Q&A, however, there will be no Trellis staff or volunteers present to assist with this, and it will be the speakers' responsibility to facilitate