Polls are a great way to find out how your attendees are enjoying an event, their thoughts on the topic, what they would like to see improved about a product, feedback, and more.

You can request that your participants vote on your poll for a portion of their time. Because the poll already has pre-written responses, they can select one of the four and submit their response. It will only take a minute, if not seconds.

If they need to elaborate on their response, they can message you privately. Alternatively, if the information isn’t too sensitive, they can simply send it to the chat room.

Here are 3 ways on how polls can help gather feedback you need for your product or service.

Leave feedback anonymously

In order to maintain anonymity, admins can create polls in the chat room. When a community member votes, other members and administrators have no way of knowing who voted for that answer. As a result, all responses will be completely anonymous.

Polls are visible in the chat settings. To make one, select Create new poll. Fill in the blanks with a question and four answers. Click Send if you want to send it to the chat room. After everyone has cast their votes, click Publish so that everyone can see the results.

Ask the audience what they want

As the ones who support your product or service, your community wants to share their input. As an admin, you can organize a session wherein members can share their comments and suggestions.

For this, you can use the group chat and let your members know that you’ll be hosting an open mic kind of event. Everyone can send messages. Even if it’s positive or negative feedback, your customers can leave any comment. 

As the head of the community, you can take this information and use it for future product developments and service improvement.

Collecting the gathered feedback

When you publish the poll, the responses will be visible to everyone in the chat room. You can view all of your participants’ responses in the chat room or admin panel for future reference.

Follow these steps to view the data.

1. Navigate to your admin panel.
2. Go to Settings > Polls.
3. Choose View Answers.

You can now see the responses of the participants. This will be done anonymously. Therefore, names are still kept anonymous, and only the answers will be made public.

How to create a poll

Polls are one of the most common ways to gather feedback. To collect feedback from logged-in customers, a company/brand can post polls in the group chat.

Polls are typically brief and not time-consuming. Customers will only choose from the options because there are already pre-made answers.

RumbleTalk makes it simple to create a poll. Here are the steps you need to take.

1. Create a RumbleTalk account.
2. Click Settings > Polls in your admin panel.
3. Choose Create new poll.
4. Add a question and four pre-made answers from which your customers can choose.

It’s really that simple! You can also start a poll right in the group chat. Simply click the gear icon (chat settings) and then Polls. Then, repeat the preceding steps.

Taking advantage of polls

Polls can be useful for a variety of purposes. For example, they can be used in surveys, post-event feedback, data collection for future topics and discussions, and so on.

Chat polls are another excellent way to engage your audience. They can use this opportunity to speak up if they have anything to say about their vote. This is done via private messages or group chat, whichever is more convenient for them.

In this article, we’ve shown you how you can feedback from your clients through polls. So, where will you use polls next?

Contact us at support@rumbletalk.com. We’ll be happy to give you a free demo and show you where you can use polls in the future.

How would you like to communicate with other RumbleTalk users in real-time? That’s exactly where the RumbleTalk chat feature comes in. It does not need the use of any specialized equipment or software. Once you’ve created your account, everything else will be as simple as pie!

1. Register for a RumbleTalk account

Creating an account with RumbleTalk is simple and free. Even if you’re on a free plan, there are a number of engagement tools available that will save you time and money. You can customize the number of seats, rooms, admins, and keywords on paid plans based on your business goals. So, regardless of which plan you choose, creating an account is as simple as a few clicks.

Simply go to the RumbleTalk website and sign up. Then, you will be redirected to the RumbleTalk chat log-in page. To proceed, enter your preferred email address and password. You can also use your Facebook account to sign up.

2. Select your preferred type of chat and play with the chat feature

Following that, you can select one of the RumbleTalk chat types. All of which are equipped with powerful engagement tools that have been carefully selected for you and your clients’ benefit.

• Social Chat — A public group chat that is designed for communities and open discussions.
• Expert’s Chat — This acts as a virtual consultation space. It is an ideal setting for experts (such as healthcare practitioners, lawyers, fitness gurus, advisors, etc) to meet with a client in private.
• Member’s Chat — Only members who are already logged in to your website will be able to join the conversation. This should be used in closed private group chat discussions. You can also include a log-in page to limit the chat to your members only.
• Moderated Chat — Assign a moderator to manage the group chat and perform functions such as screening inbound messages before they go live, banning or disconnecting specific users, limiting users, exporting transcripts, and more.
• Private Chat — A type of chat in which users can communicate with other users on one-on-one conversations. Use this for private discussions and networking without the distractions of a group chat.

Because your purpose for the chat may vary depending on the event, you are free to change the chat type at any time based on what you currently require.

3. Personalize your chat room

It’s simple to start with one of our pre-made designs to make your chat room more personalized. There are also numerous customization options available such as CSS. You can customize the colors of your group chat room and add your own logo or icon. Why not post a welcome message for your audience if you really want your event to stand out?

This immediately engages them and encourages them to stay for a longer period of time. It’s important that everyone understands how they can participate and assist other users. If they enter a chat room with no one there, then that’s going to be a big letdown.

In the Advanced Design tab of your admin panel, we provide a quick editor for simple point-and-click customization of the web group chat. Take your time here to explore the various designs and personalization options.

4. Invite others to your chat

RumbleTalk makes it easy to find people to chat with. Invite business partners, patients, job fair candidates, and clients using only their smartphones. By including a QR code on your digital invitations, they can instantly access your chat. With just a scan, you can redirect anyone to your chat log-in page. With this chat feature, you can say adios to long lines!

Simply click on the gear icon. Then, select QR to generate your chat’s unique QR code.

RumbleTalk chat feature for websites

The RumbleTalk chat feature allows you to communicate with people around the world. Along with the RumbleTalk plugin, you can add instant communication, team collaboration, and excellent customer support to your website or event. It not only gives your customers more ways to interact with your company, but it can also provide them with personalized communication when it is most needed. Aside from that, you’ll be able to talk face-to-face through the video and audio calls feature.

If you need assistance getting started, then don’t hesitate to contact us at support@rumbletalk.com. We will walk you through any issues you may encounter. Our support team will be delighted to provide you with a free demo call.

Virtual icebreakers can save your online events from awkward silence. It can also help to get people talking and make for a much more pleasant setting for all involved.

So, if you’re looking to have fun, look no further than this list of the ultimate ice breakers for group chats! These are guaranteed to cheer up your group chat and give you something to talk about all day long. Try one of these virtual ice breakers below to make sure your next event chat isn’t awkward and uncomfortable. And if it is, try again until it isn’t!

What are virtual icebreakers?

Virtual icebreakers are small interactive activities that are designed to break the awkward silence in a group. This resource may seem trivial but it has many benefits!

This interactive tool helps lighten the mood, creates new discussion topics, and encourages participation across all levels of your virtual event. Online or Hybrid event? No problem!

No need to worry about how you’ll keep everyone engaged during a live stream. Virtual icebreakers will do it for you!

Quick virtual icebreakers questions

We’ve all been there—you’re came in early in the group chat and there’s a dead silence while waiting for the virtual event to start. It can be incredibly uncomfortable. To keep things fun and engaging, send out these engaging questions for everyone to answer.

1. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
2. What is your favorite item you’ve bought this year?
3. What are you looking forward to learning about this event?

Say it with a meme or emoji

Memes and emojis are a popular way to convey a point. They’re visual, fun, and get to the point quickly. In other words, they’re perfect for capturing someone’s attention when you’re in an event group chat setting.

Paint a scenario and ask your audience to say their feelings with a meme or emoji. Some examples that you can try are:

1. When the clock hits 5:00 PM on a Friday
2. That first bite of your favorite dish
3. When you’ve finally closed the deal you’ve been working on for a month

Would you rather…?

The popular question game “Would you rather…?” is an entertaining way to get people involved and stir discussions. Simply ask your participants a thought-provoking ‘this or that’ poll question with two options to choose from. Then, drive a discussion around how people voted and why.

To send out a poll, go to your Admin Panel, click Settings, then choose Polls. From there, you can start asking these “Would you rather…?” questions:

1. Would you rather…be super rich or super good looking?
2. Would you rather… be always overdressed or underdressed?
3. Would you rather…time travel back to the past or to the future?

Speed networking

A private chat room is a great way to get to know your colleagues before the event. When someone joins the room, speed-chat with them by asking questions about their interests, experience, etc. It’s also important that everyone uses their name so that when people meet each other in real life they are able to recognize one another easily!

To create a private chat, just click on the username of the person you want to speak with. Anyone can do it, as many private chats as they need! Aside from chat messages, you can also enjoy audio and video calls while inside your personal chat rooms.

Take a photo of…

Use this game to prime your audience for creativity. Ask them to snap a photo and share it with the group. They can take a photo of their desk, their pet, or the view outside their window. Have them post a photo and share some sort of story about it.

Virtual icebreakers for thriving communities

We live in a world where we’re surrounded by screens. Businesses are using social media, marketers are interacting with their customers, and friends are communicating via Facebook.

If you are looking for a way to get your community chatting, then try the list of virtual icebreakers above using your RumbleTalk chat! It can help you create more meaningful conversations around virtual events and group chats.

Simply set up your free chat and you’re good to go. If you need help, just email us at support@rumbletalk.com and we’d be glad to assist you.