Overview
In this guide we go over two features in Zoom that allow you to request and collect input from meeting attendees:
- Zoom in-session polls
- Zoom post-webinar surveys
Note: When you are initially creating your Zoom meeting, poll and survey options will not display. You will only see the poll and survey options afterward, once you have created the Zoom meeting.
Zoom polls
Zoom polls encourage interactivity during a virtual event by allowing you as the host to ask questions to attendees during the Zoom session. You can add polls to Zoom meetings as well as Zoom webinars.
We recommend that you add your poll questions before your Zoom event begins, as Zoom does not offer an easy way to create new polls on the fly while your meeting is in session.
Add a poll to a Zoom meeting
Quick guide
- Log in at https://usc.zoom.us.
- Click on the meeting you want to add a poll to.
- If you haven't created the meeting yet, go ahead and do so first: Click on Schedule a Meeting, fill out the meeting details, and click on Save.
- Scroll to the bottom of the meeting information page.
- Click on Add.
- The "Add a Poll" window opens:
- Type in a title for the poll, and fill out the question and answer choice fields.
- We recommend selecting the checkbox for Anonymous? for respondent privacy.
- Once you're done, click on Save.
- The meeting information page reloads and the poll now shows up at the bottom of the page.
- Click on Edit to edit an existing poll, or Add to create a new poll.
Detailed guide (with screenshots)
- Log in at https://usc.zoom.us.
- Click on the meeting you want to add a poll to.
- If you haven't created the meeting yet, go ahead and do so first: Click on Schedule a Meeting, fill out the meeting details, and click on Save.
- Scroll to the bottom of the meeting information page.
- Click on Add.
- The "Add a Poll" window opens:
- Type in a title for the poll, and fill out the question and answer choice fields.
- We recommend selecting the checkbox for Anonymous? for respondent privacy.
- Once you're done, click on Save.
- The meeting information page reloads and the poll now shows up at the bottom of the page.
- Click on Edit to edit an existing poll, or Add to create a new poll.
Add a poll to a Zoom webinar
Quick guide
- Log in at https://usc.zoom.us.
- In the left-side menu, click on Webinars.
- Click on the webinar you want to add a poll to.
- If you haven't created the webinar yet, go ahead and do so first: Click on Schedule a Webinar, fill out the webinar details, and click on Schedule.
- Scroll to the bottom third of the webinar information page.
- Click on Polls/Survey.
- Next to "Polls," click on Add.
- The "Add a Poll" window opens:
- Type in a title for the poll, and fill out the question and answer choice fields.
- We recommend selecting the checkbox for Anonymous? for respondent privacy.
- Once you're done, click on Save.
- The webinar information page reloads and the poll now shows up.
- Click on Edit to edit an existing poll, or Add to create a new poll.
Detailed guide (with screenshots)
- Log in at https://usc.zoom.us.
- In the left-side menu, click on Webinars.
- Click on the webinar you want to add a poll to.
- If you haven't created the webinar yet, go ahead and do so first: Click on Schedule a Webinar, fill out the webinar details, and click on Schedule.
- Scroll to the bottom third of the webinar information page.
- Click on Polls/Survey.
- Next to "Polls," click on Add.
- The "Add a Poll" window opens:
- Type in a title for the poll, and fill out the question and answer choice fields.
- We recommend selecting the checkbox for Anonymous? for respondent privacy.
- Once you're done, click on Save.
- The webinar information page reloads and the poll now shows up.
- Click on Edit to edit an existing poll, or Add to create a new poll.
You can view poll results during your session, as well as download the poll results afterward from Zoom.
Download poll results for a Zoom meeting
Quick guide
- Log in at https://usc.zoom.us.
- In the left-side menu, click on Reports.
- Click on Meeting.
- In "Report Type," click on Poll Report.
- In "Search by time range," make sure the date range is correct, and click on Search.
- Note: due to a bug in Zoom, even if you do not need to change the date range, you must click on Search or Zoom will provide a registration report instead of a poll report.
- Locate the row containing the meeting for which you want to download poll results, and click on Generate.
- Zoom generates the poll report and loads the "Report Queue" tab.
- Locate the row containing the poll report, and click on Download. The poll report is downloaded and saved to your Downloads folder.
Detailed guide (with screenshots)
- Log in at https://usc.zoom.us.
- In the left-side menu, click on Reports.
- Click on Meeting.
- In "Report Type," click on Poll Report.
- In "Search by time range," make sure the date range is correct, and click on Search.
- Note: due to a bug in Zoom, even if you do not need to change the date range, you must click on Search or Zoom will provide a registration report instead of a poll report.
- Locate the row containing the meeting for which you want to download poll results, and click on Generate.
- Zoom generates the poll report and loads the "Report Queue" tab.
- Locate the row containing the poll report, and click on Download. The poll report is downloaded and saved to your Downloads folder.
Zoom surveys (webinars only)
Zoom surveys encourage feedback immediately after a virtual event. Once the attendee leaves the event, or once you as the host end the event, a new tab will open on the attendee's browser to the survey, and they can answer and submit the survey if they choose.
Note that surveys can only be added to Zoom webinars, not Zoom meetings.
Add a survey to a Zoom webinar
Quick guide
- Log in at https://usc.zoom.us.
- In the left-side menu, click on Webinars.
- Click on the webinar you want to add the survey to.
- If you haven't created the webinar yet, go ahead and do so first: Click on Schedule a Webinar, fill out the webinar details, and click on Schedule.
- Scroll to the bottom third of the webinar information page.
- Click on Polls/Survey.
- Next to "Survey," click on + Create new survey.
- The "Create New Survey" window opens:
- Fill out the question and answer choice fields.
- To change the answer format, click on Single Choice and select another option from the dropdown menu.
- To add a new question, click on + Add Question.
- We recommend keeping the checkbox selected for Anonymous for respondent privacy.
- Once you're done, click on Save.
- The webinar information page reloads and the survey now shows up:
- To edit the survey, click on Edit Survey or Edit Setting.
- To view the survey, click on Preview.
Detailed guide (with screenshots)
- Log in at https://usc.zoom.us.
- In the left-side menu, click on Webinars.
- Click on the webinar you want to add the survey to.
- If you haven't created the webinar yet, go ahead and do so first: Click on Schedule a Webinar, fill out the webinar details, and click on Schedule.
- Scroll to the bottom third of the webinar information page.
- Click on Polls/Survey.
- Next to "Survey," click on + Create new survey.
- The "Create New Survey" window opens:
- Fill out the question and answer choice fields.
- To change the answer format, click on Single Choice and select another option from the dropdown menu.
- To add a new question, click on + Add Question.
- We recommend keeping the checkbox selected for Anonymous for respondent privacy.
- Once you're done, click on Save.
- The webinar information page reloads and the survey now shows up:
- To edit the survey, click on Edit Survey or Edit Setting.
- To view the survey, click on Preview.
