Example polls
Paste any of these into the message box in Slack.
Choice poll. A fun pick-one question with emoji per option (Premium for the vote limit).
/poll "Which office supply would win in a fight?" "Stapler" :paperclip: "Hole punch" :o: "Tape dispenser" :scissors: "The broken printer" :printer: limit 1
Premium: vote limits
Limit votes: 1 per person
Choice poll. A how-we-work question. One answer each, so the team sees the real preference (Premium).
/poll "What is the best way to reach you fast?" "Slack message" "Quick call" "Huddle" "Comment in the doc" limit 1
Premium: vote limits
Limit votes: 1 per person
Choice poll. Pick many, and anyone can add an option you missed. Free.
/poll "Which snacks should we restock?" "Fruit" "Granola bars" "Crisps" allow-options
Free
Allow options
Fun multiple choice questions
- Best biscuit to dunk? Digestive / Ginger nut / Chocolate chip / I do not dunk
- Which office supply would win in a fight? Stapler / Hole punch / Tape dispenser / The broken printer
- Your perfect desk snack? Crisps / Fruit / Chocolate / Nuts
- Which fictional workplace would you join? The Office / Monsters, Inc. / Hogwarts
- How do you eat a pizza slice? Point first / Crust first / Folded / Knife and fork
- Best background noise for focus? Silence / Lo-fi / Rain sounds / A busy cafe
- First chore skipped in a busy week? Inbox / Desk tidy / The plant
- Your out-of-office would be? A beach / A cabin / My own sofa / A city break
- Best sound to end the working day? Laptop lid closing / Kettle boiling / Door shutting / Silence
- Which emoji do you overuse? :+1: / :pray: / :joy: / :eyes:
Getting to know the team
- Morning person? Up at 6 / Up at 8 / Ask me after coffee
- How do you take your coffee? Black / With milk / Fancy / I am a tea person
- Where do you work best? Home desk / Office / Kitchen table / Somewhere new each day
- How do you spend a free Saturday? Outdoors / With friends / On the sofa / A project at home
- Which do you read most? Books / Articles / Newsletters / Recipes
- Cats or dogs? Cats / Dogs / Both / Neither
- How do you get to work? Walk / Bike / Car / Train or bus / Ten steps from bed
- Holiday style? Plan every day / Plan nothing / Somewhere in between
- Which would you learn this year? An instrument / A language / A sport / Cooking
- What time is lunch? Before 12 / 12 to 1 / After 1 / What lunch
How the team works
- Best way to reach you fast? Slack message / Quick call / Huddle / Comment in the doc
- When do you do your deepest work? Early morning / Late morning / Afternoon / Evening
- Ideal meeting length? 15 minutes / 30 minutes / 45 minutes / No meeting, write it down
- How do you keep your to-do list? Notebook / App / Slack saved items / In my head
- Where do you keep meeting notes? Shared doc / Notebook / The meeting chat / I don't take notes
- How should we share updates? Written, in a thread / Short call / Both
- How many notifications do you leave on? All / Mentions only / None, I check in
- Best day for a team social? Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
- How do you like feedback? In the moment / Saved for a 1:1 / Written down
- Which meeting would you cut first? Status update / Planning / The weekly sync
Habits and workday trivia
- How many browser tabs are open right now? Under 10 / 10 to 30 / 30 plus / Too many
- What do you check first in the morning? Slack / Email / Calendar / The news
- How do you name your files? Dates first / Project first / Whatever, then search / Final_v2
- Your go-to focus trick? Headphones on / Status set to busy / Phone in a drawer / Deadline panic
- How long until you reply to a DM? Minutes / An hour / Same day
- Which keyboard shortcut do you use most? Copy and paste / Undo / Search / Switch window
- How tidy is your desktop? Spotless / A few folders / Screenshots everywhere / No comment
- How do you start a big task? Make a list / Jump straight in / Ask a question first / Make coffee
- Your Monday calendar? Empty / A few meetings / Back to back
- Where do good ideas show up? In the shower / On a walk / In a meeting / At 2am
Write options that do not overlap
Ranges are where options collide: "0-5" and "5-10" put the 5s in two places, so write "Under 5", "5 to 10", "Over 10". Keep options short and parallel, all nouns or all times. Three or four is easiest to scan. Free allows up to 5 options; more needs Premium.
Pick one or pick many
By default people can tick as many options as they like, which suits "which days work".
For one answer per person, add limit 1 (Premium). If you might have missed an answer,
add allow-options so voters can add their own. More on the difference in multiple-choice poll.
Questions
What is a good multiple choice question for work?
A clear question with three or four short answers that do not overlap. "Best way to reach you fast?" works because everyone has an answer and the result is useful.
Can I use these as a multiple choice question of the day?
Yes, post one each morning in a social channel. For scheduling a week of them, see question of the day for work.
Should these polls be anonymous?
Fun questions work better with named votes. Add anonymous where people might hold
back, such as meeting load.
Do I need Premium?
No. Polls with up to 5 options, emoji and allow-options are free. One vote per person
(limit 1) and more than 5 options are Premium. Free has a monthly response limit; see pricing.
Related
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A multiple-choice poll gives voters a fixed list of options to choose from. Depending on the settings, each person can pick one option or several.
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- Poll question examples for teams (45 good poll questions)
When you need a poll for your team and want a question that is already worded well, with options that cover every answer and the right settings for the job.
- This or that questions for work
When you want the lowest-effort way to get a quiet channel talking: two words, one click, and a reason to reply in the thread.
- How to let people add options to a Slack poll
Sometimes you don't know all the options yet: the best venue, a name for the new team, the topic everyone actually wants. Turn on adding options and voters get an Add option button. Anything they add becomes an option everyone can vote on. It's free on every plan.