Questions (Q&A)
The Q&A feature lets your audience submit questions from their own devices during a presentation. Your team reviews them, picks the best ones, and displays them on the big screen for the speaker to answer — keeping the Q&A session focused and professional.
How Q&A Works
- Enable Q&A in the controller and generate a Q&A Submit link for the audience.
- Share the link — display a QR code on the audience screen, post a short URL in the event chat, or print it on materials.
- Attendees open the link on their phone and type their question.
- Submitted questions appear in your controller's Q&A panel in real time.
- You (or a dedicated Moderator) review the questions and decide which ones to display.
- Approved questions appear on the presentation screens for the speaker to see and answer.
Question Submission
What the Audience Sees
The Q&A submission page presents a simple form:
| Field | Limit | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Question text | 500 characters | Yes |
| Name | 50 characters | No — anonymous by default |
| Department | 100 characters | No — disabled by default |
A character counter shows remaining characters as the attendee types.
Controlling Submissions
You can control the flow of incoming questions in real time:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Accept submissions | Toggle to open or close question submissions. When closed, the audience sees a custom closed message. |
| Hide name field | Remove the name field entirely — all questions become anonymous. |
| Show department field | Add an optional department/team field (disabled by default). |
Question Limits
The number of questions your event can receive depends on your subscription plan. The limit is enforced at submission time — once reached, the audience sees a "limit reached" message.
Managing Questions
From the controller's Q&A panel, you can view and manage all submitted questions:
Filtering
Switch between views to find the questions you need:
- Pending — Questions waiting for your review (not yet displayed)
- Shown — Questions currently displayed on screens
- All — Every question including dismissed and discarded ones
Question Actions
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Display | Push the question to presentation screens. Choose which screens show it (speaker, audience, staff, or any combination). |
| Dismiss | Remove a displayed question from all screens. The question is still in your list. |
| Discard | Permanently remove a question from the queue. It will not appear in any list. |
| Dismiss All | Remove all currently displayed questions from all screens at once. |
Per-Question Screen Targeting
Each question can be displayed on different screens independently. When you click "Display," you select which screens show that specific question — so you can show a question to the speaker without the audience seeing it, or vice versa.
QR Code Display
The fastest way to get your audience on the Q&A page is by displaying a QR code on the big screen. From the controller, toggle the QR code overlay on or off — it appears on the selected screens so attendees can scan it with their phone camera and jump straight to the question form.
You can choose which screens show the QR code (speaker, audience, staff, or all).
Display the QR code at the start of the Q&A segment, then hide it once everyone has had a chance to scan. You can also generate a short link for people who prefer to type a URL.
Question Display Styles
When a question is displayed on screen, you can customize how it looks:
| Style | What it looks like | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Card | A styled card panel with accent border and semi-transparent background. Shows question text and sender info prominently. | Formal presentations where questions need visual weight |
| Message | Plain text, similar to a message overlay — more subtle and less visually dominant. | Casual events where questions shouldn’t dominate the screen |
Stacking Behavior (Card Style)
When multiple questions are approved for display:
| Mode | What happens |
|---|---|
| Stacked | Up to 5 questions visible at once, with each additional question peeking from behind the top one. A count indicator shows the total. |
| Single | Only the most recent question is visible. Previous questions are hidden. Clean and focused. |
Styling Options
Customize the look of displayed questions in Link Options:
- Font and Font weight — Typeface and thickness
- Color — Text color for questions
- Alignment — Left, center, or right
- Text contrast — Shadow, outline, or glow for readability
- Display style — Card or message (as above)
- Stacking — Stacked or single (as above)
Q&A Page Customization
Customize the audience-facing Q&A submission page to match your event branding:
| Option | What it controls |
|---|---|
| Logo | Upload a custom logo displayed at the top of the submission page |
| Title | Custom page title (default: event name) |
| Subtitle | Optional subtitle or instructions below the title |
| Background color | Page background color (hex) |
| Text color | Text color on the submission page (hex) |
| Question label | Custom label for the question field (e.g., “Ask your question”) |
| Name label | Custom label for the name field (e.g., “Your name”) |
Moderation Workflow
For large events, you can assign a dedicated team member to manage Q&A using a Moderator link. The moderator gets a focused interface with only Q&A controls — no access to timers or session settings. This lets them screen questions, filter out duplicates, and push the best ones to screen without distracting the main operator.
At a 500-person conference, give a Moderator link to someone in the audience. As questions come in, they review each one, dismiss duplicates or off-topic submissions, and only push the strongest questions to the screen. The main operator focuses on timers and effects, while the moderator handles Q&A independently.