Polls are created before the session with single-choice or multiple-choice questions. The host launches a poll during the session; participants see it as an overlay and submit their response. The host can share results with all participants after voting closes. Q&A is a separate panel where attendees type questions at any time; the host sees all questions, can upvote or address them, and can mark questions as answered. Both tools are available in meetings and webinars, though the Q&A panel is more commonly associated with webinars.
Use Polls to check understanding mid-training, get quick consensus on a decision, or gather audience data (industry, role, experience level) at the start of a webinar. Use Q&A to manage questions from large audiences without opening the floor to unmuted audio, which creates noise. In standard Meeting Sessions with small groups, simple chat or verbal questions are often sufficient; Q&A adds value mainly when the group exceeds ten or fifteen people.
Polls must be created before the session starts; you cannot add new poll questions once a session is live. Prepare your polls during webinar setup. Q&A responses and poll results are included in the post-session report available from the Zoho Meeting dashboard. Anonymous poll responses are an option if you want candid feedback. If a Co-organiser is assigned, they can manage Q&A and launch polls independently, which frees the host to focus on presenting.
No. Polls must be created before the session begins, during the webinar setup stage. Once the session is live, you can launch, close, and share results for polls you already created, but you cannot add new poll questions mid-session. Plan your polls in advance, particularly for training sessions where comprehension checks are a key part of the agenda.
By default, the host can see which attendee submitted each Q&A question. Some Zoho Meeting configurations allow attendees to submit questions anonymously, but this depends on the session settings. Poll responses can be set to anonymous when you create the poll. Check the anonymous option during poll creation if you need candid responses, such as for internal feedback sessions.
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