See what the room is thinking.
Ask an open question from the stage. People text a word or two, and their answers build a word cloud on the screen behind you as they arrive. The more people say it, the bigger it gets.
A word cloud is a step in your capture flow, so the same conversation can ask for an email or send your slides.
14-day free trial. Every feature on every plan.
In one word, how are you feeling about today?
inspiredcuriousenergizedtiredhopefulcoffeereadyAIexcitedfocused
Example live screen
Run a word cloud in three steps
- 1
Write the question
Something people can answer in a word or two: “In one word, how are you feeling about today?” Set it up ahead and open it right before your session.
- 2
Share the keyword or QR code
Add an “Ask a word cloud question” step to a flow and put “Text IDEAS to 33777” on screen. People reply in their own words, from any phone.
- 3
Project the cloud
Open the live screen on the projector. Words appear as they come in, and you can close it yourself or after a countdown.
Answers that read well from the back row
Bigger words were said more
Up to 60 words, sized by how often they were sent and mixed big and small so one popular answer doesn’t crowd out the rest. Each word keeps its place as counts change.
A filter for the projector
Words on the built-in profanity list are hidden for you. Click any word to hide it from the screen, and click again to bring it back.
Cleaned up as they arrive
Short answers stay as phrases, like “the energy.” Longer replies are split into words, filler words are dropped, and “slides” and “slide” count as one.
Nobody’s name on screen
The live screen shows words and the answer count only. Emails, links, and phone numbers in answers never appear.
One answer each, or as many as they like
By default each person’s first answer counts. Turn on more than one answer for questions like “What should we cover next?”
Every answer saved
Each answer is saved on the contact who sent it, shows on their timeline, and is included in your CSV export.
Questions people ask
You add a word cloud question to a capture flow and share its keyword or QR code. People text the keyword to 33777, get the question by text, and reply in their own words. Each answer appears on the live screen within a couple of seconds.
No. They answer by text from the phone they already have, by texting your keyword or scanning your QR code.
Words on the built-in profanity list are hidden from the screen automatically, and you can click any other word to hide it. Hidden words stay hidden on the live screen.
Yes. Anyone with the link can watch the live screen, and the reply people get after answering can include it.
Each person who starts the flow is one conversation. Their answers, and any questions in the same flow, are included.
A live poll gives people choices to vote on. A word cloud asks an open question and shows what people said in their own words.
Works with the rest of Textiful
- Capture data via textAsk a question or two by text and collect emails, names, and answers.
- KeywordsText DEMO to 33777.
- QR codesScan, tap send, done.
- Live pollsVotes on the big screen, live.
- Session feedbackRate every talk by text.
- GiveawaysText to enter, drawn on the big screen.
- HandoutsDeliver what you promised.
Ready for your next event?
Try Textiful free for 14 days. Set up a QR code or keyword in minutes and see who shows up.