Question 1

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Question 2

What's the difference between Synchronous and Asynchronous polls?

Accepted Answer

## Synchronous vs. Asynchronous is a game changer for Poll Guru! Let's look at a couple use cases: ## ## Use Case #1 ## You want to have a group of people complete the poll at the same time. What type should you use? **Synchronous!** When you activate the synchronous setting on a poll, your participants cannot move to the next question until you allow it! Also, when this setting is turned on, your participants can give on-the-spot feedback using emoticons on their screens. ## Use Case #2 ## You want your participants to take your poll on their own time and at their own pace. You want to review everyone's feedback at the same time at a later date? What type should you use? **Asynchronous!** Asynchronous polls can be taken anytime by your participants. You can turn on or off the ability for your participants to see each others responses after they submit their results. ## ## Use Case #3 ## You have recorded an epic video and want the viewers to answer a few short questions after the video is complete. The video can be played anytime by the participants. What type should you use? **Asynchronous!** You can have the participants take the poll immediately after the video is complete. This is a great way to simulate interaction in an eLearning session as well! ## ## **Watch this quick video for further explanations on when you use Synchronous vs. Asynchronous and how to turn it on or off.**

Question 3

How do I redirect the poll to my link when poll is completed?

Accepted Answer

## To redirect your participants to a specific website, simply enter the HTML link in the redirect box on the 'Create Poll' page, 'Advanced Options'.  ![Redirect Link.jpg](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/HLmPCx350j/resources/ed428wuGWL/Redirect%20Link.jpg)
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Question 4

How many participants can take a poll?

Accepted Answer

## Poll Guru can be licensed in two ways: Individual and Teams. 
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## Users with the Individual Plans can have up to 50 people take each poll. 
## Users with the Team Plan can have up to 300 people take each poll.

Question 5

What's the difference between 'Time to Read' the question vs 'Time to Answer' the question?

Accepted Answer

## ![Time to answe.jpg](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/HLmPCx350j/resources/WfzWIDE643/Time%20to%20answe.jpg)BUZZ gives you the ability to set the time the participants will need to actually read the question before beginning the countdown clock to answer the question.

## For example, you can set the 'time to read' at 5 seconds for a short question, or perhaps 10 seconds for a longer question. Once the time is up, the 'time to answer' clock will begin to count down. You might set that clock for 15 seconds. Each question can be set individually, as needed. 
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## You will set these times on the 'Question Creator' page when you write your question.

Question 6

What are the retention policies for the data within my poll?

Accepted Answer

## ![Retention.jpg](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/HLmPCx350j/resources/v6t24LST5k/Retention.jpg)You set the time length for data retention when setting up your poll. Data may be kept for the length of your license, or for a limited time as it fits your needs.

## Log in to your account dashboard.
## Click: **Create Poll** 
## Choose:
## 			**Advanced Options:** 
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## Choose **Number of Days to Retain Responses**: 0 (keep responses until you decide to clear it- no time limit) or to any number of days you set. For example, if you wanted to keep the poll responses for 30 day, type '30' in the box.  
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Question 7

Can a participant user use a computer/tablet instead of a smartphone to take a poll?

Accepted Answer

## Yes, because Poll Guru is web-based. It is available on any device that has access to the internet. 
## Simply go to: poll.guru and have the participant enter the poll pin number and click the 'Start Poll' button.

Question 8

What is the difference between Poll Guru and BUZZ?

Accepted Answer

## The difference between Poll Guru and Buzz has to do with the way information is gathered and displayed.

## POLL GURU 
* ## Polling questions 
* ## You set up the poll quickly and easily with your own questions/answers
* ## Questions formatted in a variety of ways to increase engagement
* ## Results from each question can be displayed in a variety of ways including bar graphs, circle graphs, word cloud and number line
 
## BUZZ 
* ## Game play with leaderboard display 
* ## Set questions for points for correct answer and points for speed 
* ## You set up the game quickly and easily with your own questions/answers
* ## Lots of choices for question/answer types

## The main difference between Poll Guru and Buzz is the leaderboard/competition aspect of Buzz. Poll Guru gathers and reports information while Buzz uses that information in a competitive format.

Question 9

How do you play a BUZZ game with teams?

Accepted Answer

## BUZZ can be played in person with teams who are together and can use one device to answer the questions. ## Because each player needs to answer questions on a device, it cannot be set up for teams virtually, but you could have each player can represent a team, taking turns answering or tallying how many from each team get the correct answer.

Question 10

How are teams used in a poll?

Accepted Answer

## Upon entering the poll, the participant will be asked to choose the team from the options you have set up.

![Team Play.jpg](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/HLmPCx350j/resources/YCrIbpf6LJ/Team%20Play.jpg)

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