Audience Voting & Response Systems
Capture responses
Engage your audience
Empower your data!
Voting systems - or audience response systems - have been around for more than a decade, but thanks in part to TV exposure, recent years have seen a rapid growth in use for conference applications. As a major tool in gaining audience engagement, numerous studies confirm that meaningful interaction between a presenter and the audience improves attentiveness, interest, comprehension and recall. Direct audience involvement and instant feedback also promote more effective communication. The result is greater effectiveness and productivity – for both the presenter and audience members.
Key
benefits
to
using
voting
include:
• Improved
delegate
attention
• Increased
knowledge
retention
• Anonymous
polling
promoting
more
accurate
responses
• Delegate
response
tracking
• Displaying
results
immediately
generating
discussion
• Immediate
confirmation
of
delegate
comprehension
– did
they
get
the
message?
• Data
gathering
for
reporting
and
analysis
Using simple handsets, voting systems add up the responses of audience members and instantly display the group results. With a medical case history it creates valuable data for medical education. Responses to a list of business options produce a strategic planning tool. A list of questions with a points value provides a stimulating test or ‘game show’ format...
With
market
growth
and
improved
technology,
the
cost
of
hiring
a large
audience
voting
system
is
within
the
reach
of
most
budgets
and
a tailored
package
is
now
simple
to
incorporate.
The fact that audience members are given a personal handset is a key factor in terms of motivation and concentration. This makes participants feel both valued and involved - and ready to give opinions. The benefit is realistic, group-based feedback, providing powerful analytical data.
Fequently Asked Questions about audience response systems:
Collapse all | Expand allOur interactive audience response system uses small wireless
radio-frequency keypads that communicate with a radio-frequency
receiver.
The system allows an audience to vote or respond to ‘on screen’
questions which can have a number of answer options.
When prompted by the presenter, the audience submit their
responses on the interactive keypads, and the results are
then displayed live ‘on-screen’ for everyone to see.
The keypads are very easy to use.
To answer, the audience simply select their response from
the corresponding keypad button or buttons (i.e. by pressing
the 'A' button on the keypad for answer option A), the keypad LED
will then ‘blink’ green to confirm that the vote has been
received. If the user needs to change their response they
can simply key in their new response option (as long as the
polling is still open) The system will only remember the
last option entered.
Full instructions are located on the back of the keypad wallet
and a “How to use your keypad” slide is
normally inserted into the presentation. We also recommend
where applicable using an informal light-hearted question
at the beginning of a session to allow the delegates to familiarise
themselves with the keypads and how the voting process works.
As soon as the question voting has ended, the results are
usually displayed immediately on-screen for everyone to see
however the system can also be set to only reveal the answers
when prompted.
During voting an on-screen response counter can show the
number of keypads that have voted – this allows the audience
and the presenter to see how a vote is progressing..
Sometimes it is more preferable to use an animated countdown
indicator for a more “gameshow” feel which encourages people
to cast their votes.
The results of a vote can be displayed using many of the
usual statistical charts such as pie charts, vertical
bar charts, horizontal charts etc.
The presentation can be customised to fit in seamlessly with
your existing branding or we can create a unique template
for your event.
Each keypad can have a unique ID number that can be allocated to an audience member which allows the system to track their responses and allows the computer to create a report for that individual .
Yes, the system can accept multiple responses to questions as well as allowing voters to prioritise a set of options.
After the event we usually supply a copy of the powerpoint presentation that will have all the result charts as seen on the day together with a spreadsheet containing all the responses from all the questions for all of the keypads.
We can supply detailed reports in Excel format to cover many different variables including demographics. Please call and we will be happy to advise.The voting system consists of two laptop computers, the number
of keypads required ( we even bring a few extras just
in case!) and the receiver.
At the venue you would need some form of display device to
show the presentation such as a large Plasma or LCD screen
or a projection system depending on the size of the
event. There would also need to be a switcher to switch the
signal to the display system between the voting computers
and the computers that you may be using to give the
presentations with.
We are happy to advise on your specific requirements and can supply a competitive quotation for any extra AV equipment that you may need.
Onsite we will require a power source, some space on the
A.V. desk for our 2 'Voting Laptops' and a VGA input directly
into either the main projector or a VGA multi-input switcher.
We’re very experienced at what we do and we’ve worked on a broad range of different events from Pharmaceutical Investigator Meetings to large Blue-chip Sales Conferences.
Our trained operator's have also worked at many different venues including: hotels, International conference centres, exhibition areas and lecture theatres.
We can handle events of any size, so let us know the exact details and we’ll be happy to offer you a competitive quotation.
We would always try to have the show programmed in advance of any event but as this is not always possible we are happy to do our utmost to accommodate any last minute changes, indeed some events require that the questions are created as the event progresses which is an format we have covered on many occasions.
For
a free
on-site
demonstration
without
obligation,
call
0870
606
1100
or e-mail evalu8@saville-av.com
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