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Slack polls are a versatile feature enabling teams to collect feedback, gauge opinions, and make informed decisions swiftly. This blog delves into Slack polling, exploring its functionality, benefits, and step-by-step processes for creating polls with Actioner’s Slack Poll app - which is entirely free.
Now, we'll dive into various aspects of creating and utilizing polls in Slack to enhance team collaboration and decision-making. Here are the key topics covered:
· What is a Slack poll?
· Why choose Actioner Poll?
· Benefits of using polls in Slack
· How to make a poll on Slack
· Anonymous Slack polls
· Slack Poll templates
· Poll Slack reminders
· Slack poll types
· Getting started with Slack polls
Let’s get started:
A Slack poll is an efficient tool that allows teams to gather feedback quickly and easily on various topics. It is an interactive method to measure team satisfaction, increase engagement, and involve every member in decision-making. Slack polling can range from straightforward questions aiming to enhance routine meetings to complex surveys addressing specific challenges within the team.
Poll by Actioner is an entirely free Slack app. Provides you all the functionalities you need from a Slack poll app. You can check the comparison of poll apps for Slack.
Using Slack polls offers significant advantages by fostering an inclusive and engaging environment, enhancing team dynamics, balancing productivity with participation, and encouraging open communication. These polls enable every team member to contribute their opinions and suggestions, increasing individual satisfaction and engagement and making members feel valued and heard.
Additionally, polls provide valuable insights into team operations, highlighting areas for improvement and facilitating positive changes that strengthen team cohesion. Slack polls promote a culture of open communication by allowing teams to participate in essential discussions without sacrificing productivity, leading to a more collaborative and effective work environment.
You have two options for creating a Slack poll: using the /poll-by-actioner command or the /poll command.
Below, we'll explain both methods in detail:
To post a poll in a channel, you must first invite the Poll app by mentioning it in the message box and sending the message to the channel.
A quick method to create a Slack poll is by calling the Poll app in Slack. You can find the shortcut by clicking the Attachments and Shortcuts button in Slack, represented by a small plus icon in the bottom left of the chat window.
After you call the Actioner app, follow these steps to create a Slack poll:
1. Choose the Create a poll workflow.
2. At the appearing screen, select an existing poll template or create a poll from scratch.
3. Choose a Slack channel where your target audience is located to share your poll.
4. If you're using a template, the Poll Question, Options, and other details (like corresponding emojis) will already be set. Otherwise, you'll need to input these manually.
5. Set up your poll preferences, such as anonymous responses and the poll's opening and closing times.
6. After finalizing all settings, click Create poll to initiate it.
Poll by Actioner will send the Slack poll to the selected channel, and responders can respond according to the poll type. You can also access poll results in real time within Slack.
1. Compose a message in the desired Slack channel starting with the command poll/. For instance, “poll/ What is your favorite drink? Coffee, Tea, Water”.
2. Poll by Actioner will send a thread reply to your message with a button Create poll.
3. Click Create poll button. On the opening screen, poll question and option fields will automatically be filled according to your command.
4. Set up your poll preferences, such as anonymous responses and the poll's opening and closing times.
5. Once all is done, click on Create poll.
The poll in Slack will be sent to the channel to which you’ve sent your command. Responders will be able to respond according to their preferences. You can also access poll results in real time within Slack.
To create anonymous polls while setting up your poll in Slack, follow these steps:
To change the anonymity of the poll in Slack, follow these steps:
💡 You also have the option to Make responses anonymous until the poll is closed so that the identity of the responders will not be visible until the poll closes.
Slack poll templates simplify gathering feedback on topics such as performance reviews, remote work, company policies, and workplace satisfaction in Slack.
To use poll templates, follow the steps below:
Poll by Actioner simplifies collecting poll responses, eliminating the need to follow up with individuals, thereby reducing stress manually.
You can send reminders to those who haven't responded to your poll by following these steps:
1. After posting a poll, navigate to the Settings.
2. Select the Send reminder option.
3. You can choose to Send reminder to channel members or Send reminder to all users in workspace who have yet to submit their responses.
There are 4 different types of questions you can ask in a Slack poll:
Emoji polls are a quick Slack poll type for gathering feedback and understanding preferences within your Slack workspace. These polls stand out for their ease of use to the Slack polling process - voting with emoji reactions.
By assigning a unique emoji to each option or letting Poll by Actioner do it randomly, team members can effortlessly indicate their choices with a simple emoji reaction. This approach is particularly appealing for quick feedback collection in informal or light-hearted settings, infusing creativity and enjoyment into team communications.
Numbers are designed for situations requiring distinct choices and aim to deliver clear-cut responses.
With these types of Slack polls, participants respond by clicking numbered buttons, each corresponding to a specific option. This format is ideal for obtaining decisive answers when presenting multiple predetermined choices.
These Slack polls utilize a dropdown list format, making them an ideal solution for presenting multiple options in an organized manner. This format is handy for ensuring participants consider all available choices before selecting, suitable for detailed feedback collection or when choices are too numerous for simple emoji or numbered responses.
Participants can then respond using the Submit response button, selecting their preference from the dropdown list.
Free-form Slack polls let you engage with your team by offering the ability to post open-ended questions, known as Free-form polls. It is useful when you need to gather nuanced feedback or when the range of possible answers is too broad to predefine, inviting a wide array of suggestions from participants.
As soon as the poll goes live, team members can easily submit their ideas by clicking the Submit response button and typing as they go.
To embark on this practical and anonymous polling journey, install the Actioner Poll app from the Slack App directory and start Slack polling quickly!
Poll by Actioner integrates directly into Slack, streamlining the creation of polls and surveys within team channels. This functionality supports the building of team culture and effective information gathering by enabling rapid and straightforward feedback collection from colleagues, regardless of their work location—be it remote, in-office, or a hybrid setup. The simplicity of initiating polls allows for quick decisions and encourages participation and social interaction among team members, which is crucial for fostering connections and understanding within the group.
Moreover, Poll by Actioner enhances the polling experience with a variety of features. It supports various question types and offers flexible distribution and scheduling options, including the ability to set up recurring polls. For sensitive topics, it provides options for anonymity and hidden results, ensuring privacy and candor in responses. By leveraging these tools, teams can create a more engaging and fun environment in their Slack channels, which not only boosts team spirit but also aids in gathering essential insights and feedback, ultimately supporting better collaboration and informed decision-making.
Yes, Poll by Actioner is GDPR compliant.
For the most up-to-date policy information, refer to Actioner's privacy policy, GDPR, and security pages. Account data is retained as long as the account is active and for legal and business purposes, with personal identifiers removed for service improvement. Configuration data is stored until the customer deletes it, and usage data is deleted sixty days after production.
Org-wide deployment refers to a feature that allows apps to be installed at the organization level within an Enterprise Grid organization. This capability is controlled by an Admin who can deploy the app across all workspaces within the organization. By employing this deployment method, there is no requirement for separate installations of the app in each workspace, simplifying management and ensuring uniformity across the organization.
Actioner has its own workflow builder allowing advanced customization. Once you install the app, to make changes on the workflows: visit your Actioner workspace, navigate to My apps, select app Poll and find Workflows tab.
4 different questions types are supported by Poll by Actioner: Emoji polls use emojis for voting, numbered polls allow voting by selecting a number, select-list polls let participants choose from a list, and free-form polls involve open ended responses.
You can quickly make poll responses anonymous in Slack through Actioner Poll Response settings. Read to learn more 👉