I have a long webinar where I need to generate 30+ polls but I see there is a limit of 20. Is it possible to delete used poll questions during the webinar and add new ones as a workaround? Are there any other options to have more than 20 polls?
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Ken4 - I covered that workaround in my post but the bigger picture is WHY does there need to be a workaround?
While the live event is going on and as you use up polling questions, it will allow you to add new ones while you use em up. So, as I use 5 of the 20 I go to "manage polls" and add 5 more. Works pretty well... or you could have another organizer adding them while you manage other webinar logistics.
Can anyone at GTW answer why there is a 20 poll limit? Is it technical or arbitrary? It definitely needs to be increased. With the huge amount of virtual events, now half day, all day, and multi-day events are commonplace.
There is an unsanctioned workaround that we have used. During the session, you can go into the polls (during a break works well) and delete some that you have already launched and add more. All of the polls will still be on the attendee report. We have successfully done this for many events. It is annoying to have to do it, and do so at your own risk - but it is working for us.
But GTW, please increase the polling limit!!
With the increased usage of webcasts for training in the CPA profession, we really need the option of more than 20 polling questions because many of our events are 8 hour events. To issue CPE credit for the learning event over a webcast, we have to issue 3 attendance checks or polling questions per CPE hour so for an 8 hour event that is 24 polling questions. The only way around this is to set up 2 events with 2 separate links and that causes a lot of confusion for attendees to have to log off and log back on with another link they are searching for in their email. In addition, it is more time consuming for the one who compiles the attendance data for CPE credit because I have to merge two reports. Could you please consider adding 4 more questions?
Can anyone at GTW answer why there is a 20 poll limit? Is it technical or arbitrary? It definitely needs to be increased. With the huge amount of virtual events, now half day, all day, and multi-day events are commonplace.
BEHMR - There is an unsanctioned workaround that we have used. During the session, you can go into the polls (during a break works well) and delete some that you have already launched and add more. All of the polls will still be on the attendee report. We have successfully done this for many events. It is annoying to have to do it, and do so at your own risk - but it is working for us.
We need more polls GTW!
Any plans to increase the poll limit to more than 20 questions?
In the current all virtual environment, this limit is forcing us to look at other vendors. We use the polling questions for reporting purposes to offer educational credit. The 20 questions limit only allows for about 4 hours of content before all the polls have been used. Even an increase to 40-50 would allow for an all day session. Please consider doing this very soon!!
Our organization is also REALLY REALLY needing more polls as well. We're in the same situation. We will need many more than 20. Why is there a limit? I emplore you to please consider increasing this.
Does anyone happen to know since the GTW tool holds 20 max polling questions, if in the event you needed more than 20 polling questions. During the webinar as you use up the 20 polling questions, can you while still live with the webinar, go in to "manage polling" and add more on the fly?
Thank you
In that case I now go in to "manage" delete already used pollings, then add new ones on the fly. If you delete 5 you'll be allowed to add 5 (while live with the event)
We use this product in conjunction with our webinars:
It permits unlimited polling for a reasonable price.
Was just reading a previous chain on the same topic. Will give a try tomorrow and see how it works
- There are APIs (Application Programming Interface) that some are using with GoToWebinar that handle the registration and other things. I have not done this. Using an API might allow you to collect the information you need and tie it to the webinar registrant.
Details about he APIs
https://goto-developer.logmeininc.com/apis/apis-overview
You can connect with the folks who do this and ask your question here.
https://goto-developer.logmeininc.com/forum - But then that person would have to "register" twice, both times giving their email address and first & last name.
The reason i'm asking this question is because we collect license information from our attendees and we give our attendees continuing education credit to each of their licenses (of which they can have multiple). - If I needed that many questions, I would create my own web page on my own web server with the questions. After the user answers the question he is given the link to the actual GoTo registration page.
