Conduct an instant or live poll during a video or audio call, or live event

[Jude Wong]

Hello,

Are we able to start a poll in Microsoft Teams during a call (audio/video) or a live event?  Looking forward to such a feature.

Thanks.

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Currently there is no polling function built-in to Teams meeting but you could use a external poll, third-party or Microsoft Forms.

For Live Events be aware that it is an delay in the broadcast, so if you ask attendees to vote they won't hear that directly. There's a 30-60 second delay. Microsoft is working on a polling feature for Live Events, vote and read more here.
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/37949887-add-live-voting-and-p...

For meetings in Teams there is another user request asking for polls, vote for that here
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/36269128-polls-and-forms-in-me...

[#3]

Thanks @Linus Cansby for the tip and links.  I had upvoted both.

[#4]

In the meeting chat you can write @forms and you will be able to add a poll using Microsoft Forms. I don't think it is working for guest attendees though.

[#5]

@Par Linderoth Lack of support for Guest use of Forms is something I have seen as well. 

[#6]

@Linus CansbyHi, Is there a limited number of people who can participate to a poll ( From MS teams Forms chat)?

[#7]

@fabiennePerrot-Minnot Not sure, should be the same limitations as in forms:

Form, question, response, and character limits in Microsoft Forms - Office Support

[#8]

@Linus Cansby Thank you for your answer. I was questionning because I tested it, and only 4 participants were able to answer.  The others received information that the pool has been  closed ( It wasn't the case obviously). I'll test it once again to check if it was a technical issue or a tool limitation.

[#9]

Hi Jude, There are multiple ways you can do this but one way is to use the Vevox Microsoft Teams App: https://www.vevox.com/polling-q-a-and-quizzing-for-microsoft-teams. With Vevox (https://www.vevox.com/) you can run live polls in a video/audio and online meeting environment to increase engagement or feedback in the moment. I work for Vevox as a Content Manager and we work closely with Microsoft to ensure that the engagement features of polling, quizzing and Q&A is very easy to use with MS Teams to optimise the perfect meeting environment. Try it out by searching for Vevox in the MS Teams store.

[#10]

The conversation is quite old. This is now built-in functionality in Teams.

'Poll attendees during a Teams meeting'
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/poll-attendees-during-a-teams-meeting-9923b7d4-ea97-4aa2-...

'Add a poll to your Teams channel or chat'
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-a-poll-to-your-teams-channel-or-chat-a3f9112c-01e1-4e...

[#11]

@ChristianJBergstrom yes the feature is available in "regular" Teams meetings, but I understand this thread to be asking for the capability in Teams Live Events.

[#12]

Actually, it’s not only asking about live events.