Huddle polls allow meeting Hosts and Moderators to collect quick feedback from participants during a live video conference. Polling is useful for gathering opinions, confirming decisions, or keeping participants engaged without interrupting the meeting flow.

Create a Poll Draft Before a Huddle Meeting

You can prepare polls in advance using Huddle’s pre-lobby settings. From the desktop or browser app:

1. Launch the Huddle app and sign in with your Sonar credentials. 
2. Click the gear icon to open the Settings menu.
3. Select the Draft Polls subtab from the left-side navigation.
4. Click Open Poll Drafts.

Open Polls During a Live Huddle

1. Join a live Huddle.
2. Click the Chat (messages) icon in the top right corner of the Huddle window.
3. Select Polling.

Create a Poll

1. Open Polling.
2. Enter a poll question.
3. Add two or more response options.
4. Review your question and answers.
5. Select Start poll.

Once started, the poll is visible to all participants.

Participate in a Poll

When a poll is active, participants can:

• View the poll question and response options.
• Select one response.
• Submit their vote.
• Change their vote after submission.

Participants do not need to speak or use chat to respond.

View Poll Results

Poll results appear immediately after a participant submits their response.

• Results are updated in real time during the meeting.
• Hosts and Moderators can review responses as they are submitted.
• Results remain visible until the poll is closed.

Save Poll Results as a File

You can export poll results as a .txt file.

From the Poll tab during a live Huddle:

1. Click the three-dot menu in the bottom right of the poll window.
2. Select Save polls as a file.
   Success: The .txt file will download to your computer (typically your Downloads folder).

Upload Multiple Poll Survey Questions

You can upload poll survey questions using a .csv file.

From the Polls window:

1. Click the three-dot menu in the bottom right corner of the Polls window.
2. Select Upload and send polls.
3. Choose your .csv file and upload it.
   Success: The uploaded poll questions will appear immediately and can be sent during the meeting.

Recommended CSV Structure

Your file should follow this format:

Poll Question,Option 1,Option 2,Option 3,Option 4
How satisfied are you with today's meeting?,Very satisfied,Satisfied,Neutral,Unsatisfied
What topic should we cover next?,Product Updates,Training Session,Open Q&A,Customer Case Study
Which feature do you use most?,Messaging,Calls,Huddles,Integrations
What time works best for team sync?,Morning,Midday,Afternoon,End of Day
Do you prefer video or audio meetings?,Video,Audio,No Preference,

• The first row must contain column headers.
• Each row represents one poll.
• Polls must include at least two response options.
• You can upload up to 50 polls at once.
• Blank option fields are allowed.