"Audience response system", "Wand", or "Audio response system"?

We have been to a few events and have heard our technology being called a variety of different names. So we thought that these common misconceptions and funny terms that people use, would make for a great learning lesson.

The Best Interface is No Interface

Simple Interface
The Best Interface is No Interface When does the human interface with machines need an app? What justifies that moment, when your audience needs to perform multiple steps just to cast their vote? Those are the questions we are asking these days. Everyone and their siblings 'have to have an app for voting' these days. But ... Read more

Need More Audience Participation?

CEO Symposium uses Audience Response Technology
Need More Audience Participation? Philadelphia-based Meridia Interactive Solutions provides a wireless response system designed for audiences of any size, from small groups of ten people to large crowds of several thousand. Philadelphia-based Meridia Interactive Solutions provides a wireless response system designed for audiences of any size, from small groups of ten people to large crowds of several ... Read more

Measuring Knowledge and Attributes with Audience Response Technology

The traditional approach to learning what is on the minds of trade show or conference attendee is to simply ask them. Audience response systems make it possible to ask these questions and gather the answers from large groups while sharing the responses.
Sean McPeak, Chief Executive Officer for Meridia Interactive Solutions, states that his company’s products “give our clients, across varying industries, a way to effectively gauge the attitudes and/or knowledge of their stakeholders. Audience response polling presents a series of questions to groups of individuals which profile issues that are both relevant and important to them personally and as an industry as a whole.”

How To Utilize Audience Response Systems

audience response system
How To Utilize Audience Response Systems Corporate trainers could learn a thing or two from the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, who recently were asked about the use of Audience Response Systems (ARS) in their classrooms. (Such systems typically consist of presentation software such as PowerPoint, receiver hardware, and response devices. Instructors present questions ... Read more

Making Smart Technology Decisions

Interactive Technology Decisions
Making Smart Technology Decisions Among the many challenges show organizers face every day, technology decisions may be some of the most difficult. Organizers must be confident that they are using the right tools for the right purposes. A technology that succeeded at one show might not be the correct choice for another because of variables ... Read more

Meridia Keeps Tabs Through Audience Response

Keep Tabs Through Audience Response
Meridia Keeps Tabs Through Audience Response When it comes to adding zest to that dreaded corporate meeting, there are slide shows, video clips and Web-based presentations to consider. But few things can compete with a staff-wide game of "Who Wants a Millionaire?", Survivor or Jeopardy. “It generates an enormous amount of excitement,” said Sean McPeak, ... Read more
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