{"id":1110109,"date":"2026-09-03T03:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/?p=910003"},"modified":"2026-09-03T03:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:23:42","slug":"live-qa-audience-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/live-qa-audience-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Q&A: How to Get Questions From an Audience That Won’t Speak Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

A silent audience does not necessarily mean an audience with no questions. It may mean people do not want to interrupt, do not want to be the first person to speak, are worried that the question is too basic, or simply need a quieter way to participate.<\/p>\n

A live Q&A<\/strong> removes much of that friction. Participants can submit questions digitally while the session is happening, and the host can use audience voting to identify what the group most wants answered.<\/p>\n

Why spoken Q&A misses important questions<\/h2>\n

The microphone rewards confidence, speed and visibility. It does not always reward relevance.<\/p>\n

In a large meeting, class, webinar or town hall, you may hear repeatedly from a small group while dozens of other participants stay silent. A digital Q&A changes the mechanics: everyone gets the same entry point, and questions can arrive without stopping the flow of the presentation.<\/p>\n

What is live Q&A?<\/h2>\n

Live Q&A is a real-time question channel that lets an audience submit questions or comments from their devices during a session. Depending on the tool and settings, participants may also vote on submitted questions, respond anonymously, or see which questions are most popular.<\/p>\n

QuestionPro LivePolls’ Live Feed is an open-ended question<\/a> type that gathers responses in real time. The host can review a continuous feed, see top-voted responses, and pin a response. Participants can also vote on answers they want to push higher. See the current Live Feed workflow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A better prompt than \u201cAny questions?\u201d<\/h2>\n

What’s the question you’re thinking but haven’t asked yet?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This wording gives people permission to surface the question they were already holding back. Other useful prompts include:<\/p>\n