Google Meet will get Q&A and polling features for more engaging online meetings
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Next week Google’s popular Google Meet platform for video calls and conferences is going to receive some useful features to further improve the video conferencing experience. The two features that will be coming starting next week are the ability to create polls and a Q&A feature.
The Q&A feature would be particularly useful for students, attending online lectures or classes. With the new Q&A feature, students or meeting participants can ask questions without disturbing the flow of the presentation. After a question has been submitted, other participants can upvote it as well.
The second collaboration-oriented Google Meet feature that is going to come soon is Polls. Polls allow meeting organizers to get feedback from their audience in a real-time manner, which should make a meeting more engaging for all participants. Meeting moderators will have the possibility to launch multiple polls even during a video call, while results and data from the poll will be mailed to them. Moderators will also receive the results from the poll right away.
These two new features are expected to start deploying on October 8. Google expects deployment to all users to be completed in 15 days. These features will be available for subscribers of G Suite Essentials, G Suite Business, G Suite Enterprise, and G Suite Enterprise for Education.
Questions & Answers
Q.When will these new features start to be rolled out?
When will these new features start to be rolled out?
Deployment of the new features is expected to begin on October 8. Google anticipates that the rollout to all users will be completed within 15 days of this start date.
Q.Who will be able to use the Q&A and polling features?
Who will be able to use the Q&A and polling features?
These new functionalities will be accessible to subscribers of several G Suite tiers. Specifically, they will be available to users of G Suite Essentials, G Suite Business, G Suite Enterprise, and G Suite Enterprise for Education.
Q.How will the polling feature benefit meeting organisers?
How will the polling feature benefit meeting organisers?
Polls will enable meeting organisers to gather real-time feedback from their audience, enhancing engagement. Moderators can launch multiple polls during a call, with results and data mailed to them immediately.
Q.How does the Q&A feature help during presentations?
How does the Q&A feature help during presentations?
The Q&A feature allows participants to submit questions without interrupting the presentation's flow. Other attendees can then upvote submitted questions, indicating which topics are most relevant to the group.
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