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Best Practices for Poll Engagement

Get more responses on your polls by keeping them clear, timely, and relevant to your team’s day-to-day experience.

Updated over 5 months ago

🧼 TL;DR:

Want more people to respond? Keep it short, make it useful, and post it where people are already paying attention.


✅ Tips for Driving Poll Engagement

1. Make It One Clear Question

Polls should be simple and quick to answer. Avoid complex wording or double-barreled questions.

✔️ “Which day works best for training?”
✖️ “Do you think we should reschedule or cancel the next session?”


2. Keep It Timely

Ask questions tied to things happening now. Avoid generic polls that feel disconnected from what teams care about today.

Example: Post a poll right after a new process launch to get instant feedback.


3. Post Where the Team Is Active

Put your poll in the most active feed or space. If your team lives in the “Store 102” space—don’t bury the poll somewhere else.


4. Limit the Options

3–4 answer choices is the sweet spot. Too many = decision fatigue.


5. Give Context

Set it up with a sentence or two. Why are you asking? What will you do with the results?

“We’re planning next week’s shift coverage—let us know what works best 👇”


6. Close the Loop

After the poll ends, post the results and say what happens next.

“Thanks for voting! Friday won—training will be at 2pm.”


💡 Pro Tip:

Use emojis or bold text to grab attention—but avoid overloading the poll with decoration.
Example:
🗓️ “Help us choose the next team training day!”

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