Quick Questions automatically detects and collects audience-submitted questions from the chat and displays them on Presentation Live, making it easy for presenters to track, address, and manage questions during live sessions. Instead of manually scanning through chat messages, you can instantly view and respond to audience inquiries in an organized manner.
This feature works seamlessly across platforms like Zoom, YouTube, and Teams, ensuring that every question is captured as it’s asked.
Quick Questions is perfect for Q&A sessions, panel discussions, webinars, and any live event where audience engagement matters.
In this guide, we’ll explore how to set up Quick Questions, customization options, how to run it, and frequently asked questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Quick Questions collect responses?
Quick Questions automatically detects messages in the chat that are formatted as questions. Our AI is smart enough to identify questions even when they don’t use the “?”. These are pulled into StreamAlive’s Presentation Live screen for easy tracking.
How does it work in the Presentation Live screen?
Once activated, Quick Questions displays collected questions in a clear, structured format. Presenters can scroll through the list, select questions to address, and keep the session focused on relevant inquiries.
Can you customize the display?
Yes! You can adjust the font, colors, and overall appearance of the question display to match your session’s branding and theme.
What happens if many questions come in at once?
Quick Questions organizes and lists all incoming questions in real time. If multiple questions are submitted simultaneously, they are displayed in chronological order, ensuring that no inquiry gets lost in the chat.
Creating a Quick Questions Interaction
To run Quick Questions during your session, you can choose to:
Adding Quick Questions to your presentation
Go to My Presentations
Click on New Presentation
Click on New Slide
Add Quick Questions
To learn more about how to create a presentation, click here
Once the interaction is added, customize the interaction using the tabs on the right-hand side.
Edit the heading, add the options and configure its settings in the Content tab.
You can also edit the design of the interactions like the background color, background image, and heading color/font.
For a more in-depth guide on how to edit your presentation, click here
Alternatively, try our pre-designed Themes to completely change the look of your library.
Click on Preview to see what it will look like during a session
You can delete questions using the delete button.
You can also use the tick icon to mark a question as answered.
Now that your presentation is complete, you can present it immediately or schedule it with a future session
Follow the instructions on how to connect StreamAlive to your preferred meeting or streaming platform, or even use it for in-person events.
Click here to get an in-depth guide on connecting to your preferred platform
Creating an Ad-hoc Quick Questions Interaction
What’s the Purpose of Creating an Ad-hoc Quick Question Interaction?
An ad-hoc interaction in StreamAlive allows you to launch audience engagement features instantly during your live session, without pre-planning them. With Quick Questions, this means you can start collecting audience questions on the fly—perfect for spontaneous Q&A segments. (If you’re new to ad-hoc interactions, check out this [help article].)
Why Use an Ad-hoc Quick Question Interaction?
While you can integrate Quick Questions into your session in advance, launching it as an ad-hoc interaction allows you to collect audience inquiries at just the right moment.
For example, if you’re discussing a key topic and decide to open the floor for questions, you can trigger Quick Questions instantly. This ensures that audience inquiries are captured live, without relying on pre-set formats or manual tracking.
By using an ad-hoc Quick Questions interaction, you make your session more dynamic, allowing participants to engage freely and ensuring that valuable questions are never overlooked.
Connect StreamAlive to your session
To learn how to connect to your required platform, click here
Once you’re connected and on the Presentation Live screen, click on the "+ New Interaction" button
Click on Quick Questions
Customize your interaction
Here, you can edit the heading, add the options and configure the interaction’s settings.
Remember: Everyone can see your screen at this point so don’t spend too long on it. Alternatively, you can plan your interaction’s question and settings in advance using the presentation builder method discussed in the section above.
Choose a theme [Optional]
This step is optional, but if you choose to continue without choosing, the interaction will use your default theme.
Remember: Spending time customizing your design in the middle of your live session is likely to be an attention killer, so consider using the presentation builder to create your interactions in advance if you plan on customizing them.
Once ready, click on Go
Share the StreamAlive window to your audience
Ask your audience to ask questions in the chat
StreamAlive picks up all the questions in real time
You can mark questions as answered by using the tick mark button
You can also delete questions using this delete button
Using Quick Interaction Links for Quick Questions
What’s the Purpose of Using Quick Interaction Links for Quick Questions?
Quick Interaction Links in StreamAlive allow you to instantly launch audience engagement features without needing to pre-set them in a presentation. With Quick Questions, this means you can activate the interaction with a single click, enabling real-time question tracking. (If you’re new to quick interaction links, check out this [help article].)
Why Use Quick Interaction Links for Quick Questions?
While you can plan interactions ahead of time, Quick Interaction Links offer the flexibility to trigger Quick Questions on the fly—perfect for moments when you need an instant Q&A session.
For example, if you're hosting a panel discussion or webinar and want to open the floor for audience questions, you can instantly activate Quick Question. As participants submit their inquiries in the chat, StreamAlive will detect and list them in an organized format on Presentation Live, making it easy for the presenter to review and address them.
By using Quick Interaction Links for Quick Questions, you ensure that audience contributions are captured and displayed in real time, keeping your session interactive, structured, and responsive to audience engagement.
Go to the Quick Interactions Links tab and click on “Show link” next to Quick Questions
Copy the link.
When ready to use, open the link in a new tab or you can paste it into your presentation file, or Google Slides, and so on.
A pop-up will appear where you can choose your required platform. Learn more about connecting to your preferred platform.
Enter your session details and click on Present when ready
A pop-up asking you to admit the bot will appear (In cases like Zoom with the waiting room disabled, or YouTube/Twitch and similar platforms, it will join automatically)
Go to your live session and admit the bot.
Customize your interaction
Here, you can edit the heading, add the options and configure the interaction’s settings.
Remember: Everyone can see your screen at this point so don’t spend too long on it. Alternatively, you can plan your interaction’s question and settings in advance using the presentation builder method discussed in the section above.
Choose a theme [Optional]
This step is optional, but if you choose to continue without choosing, the interaction will use your default theme.
Remember: Spending time customizing your design in the middle of your live session is likely to be an attention killer, so consider using the presentation builder to create your interactions in advance if you plan on customizing them.
Once ready, click on Go
Share the StreamAlive window to your audience
Ask your audience to ask questions in the chat
StreamAlive picks up all the questions in real time
You can mark questions as answered by using the tick mark button
You can also delete questions using this delete button
Learn how to use the Presentation Live screen to manage your interactions during your live session