Pose Demographic Questions

These questions can be as simple as, “How long have you been with the company”, “What department do you represent” or “What region are you from”. Using demographic slides in your presentation can be a powerful tool in understanding why your audience feels the way they do, on a given issue. For example, if you were to ask the group how important "on-site" child care is you might find that overall, the group is neutral. However, if you then filter the results based on gender, you might find that for female employees it is "very important" whereas for males, it is "not at all important."

Ask Comparison Questions

Gauge your audience’s understanding of a topic by asking Pre & Post or Before & After questions. If you are using the Audience Response System (ARS) for training purposes, ask a series of questions to test the audience’s knowledge of the subject. At the end of the discussion, ask the same series of questions again and compare the results to the first set of questions. Maybe you want to get the audience’s opinion on a topic before the presentation and then after the presentation ask the question again to see if the presentation changed their opinion.

Add a Team Building Experience

By grouping the Audience Response keypads together to form a team, the system will not only track responses by individuals, but by teams as well. Teams can be predetermined before the meeting or live on site. When an ARS question is posed, the teams will put their heads together and decide on the correct response. This is a great way to share knowledge and information in a fun and interactive environment. 

Play a Game

A game show format, while promoting team building, can also assess information retention and understanding. Whether the game consists of simple trivia or industry related questions, a game show could be just what your next meeting needs. Questions are most often grouped by category and typically become more and more difficult as you move along.

Hold Elections

We have special software designed for parliamentary proceedings called Elect. Although you can ask standard opinion questions, Elect's strength is in providing a Roll Call function and in features such as seconding motions and holding elections. If a roster file is used, each roster member's vote can be weighted and each person's vote can be displayed on screen. Elections can include multiple rounds of voting and nominees can be removed from the list as each seat in a multi-seat office is filled.

Add a Countdown Clock

A countdown clock helps determine the pace of the meeting and when playing a game, adds the “Now Factor”. Here's where you can add a whole new dimension to the scoring method and some additional excitement to your game or quiz. By splitting the clock into periods, attendees who answer sooner will receive more points than those waiting till the last minute. Here’s how it works - let's assume you have assigned 100 points to the question and placed 30 seconds on the clock. Now let's assume you specify 5 periods. That means that each period will be 6 seconds long (30 seconds divided by 5) and worth 20 points (100 points divided by 5). So, anyone answering correctly within the first 6 seconds will score 100 points. Anyone answering correctly within the next 6 seconds will score 80 points, and so on, down to 20 points for a correct answer in the last 6 seconds. In this way, the highest scores go to the fastest correct answers.

Our staff is always available for questions and conference calls to assist with creative brainstorming. For other ideas on how to use the Audience Response System, call us at 888-233-4724.