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ASKTC/Live word cloud
Live word cloud
A live word cloud that shows what the room is thinking.
Ask one question. Everyone replies with a word or two from their phone, and the most common answers grow bigger on the screen as they arrive.
- Free to start
- No card
- No app for your audience
Why a word cloud
The fastest read on a room.
Brainstorms
Collect first reactions before a discussion, so quieter people shape it too.
Check-ins and recaps
Close with “one word you are taking away” and see what stuck.
How it works
Built for a full hall.
Live on screen
Words appear and resize as people submit, so the cloud shifts while you watch.
You control it
Turn the word cloud on and off from the moderator view when you are ready.
On every plan
The word cloud is included on the free plan.
No accounts
People join with a QR code or link and type. Nothing to install.
Same room as Q&A
Switch between a word cloud, a poll and open questions without changing the join code.
Smooth at scale
One live room has held 10,000 phones in our load test.
Set up
How to run a live word cloud
- 1
Create an event
Sign up free and create an event. Put the QR code on your first slide.
- 2
Turn on the word cloud
Ask your question out loud or on the slide, then switch the word cloud on from the moderator view.
- 3
Watch it grow
People send words from their phones and the cloud builds on your projector as they arrive.
Pick the room you run.
The same live room, set up for the kind of session you are running.
Live Q&A
Questions, upvotes and a moderated queue for any event.
Read moreLive polls
Ask the room and watch the answers move.
Read moreLive quiz
Speed points and a leaderboard on every phone.
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Anonymous questions, moderated before they show.
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Questions before, during and after the session.
Read moreConference Q&A
Panelists, breakout rooms and a stage screen.
Read moreFAQ
Questions people ask.
What is a live word cloud?
A live word cloud collects a word or short phrase from each person in the audience and shows them together, with the most common answers drawn larger.
Is the word cloud free?
Yes. It is included on every ASKTC plan, including the free one.
Do people need an account or an app?
No. They scan a QR code or open a link and type in their phone browser.
Can I run a word cloud in a classroom or online meeting?
Yes. It works in any room where people have a phone or a browser, in person or remote.
Can I combine it with polls and questions?
Yes. The word cloud, polls, quizzes and Q&A all share one join code, so you can move between them in the same session.
Keep reading
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