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Civilized Audience Voting

A New Kind Of Conference Microphone For Member Meetings

Derek arrives for the meeting early. On the agenda is a discussion and vote regarding a proposal to change membership criteria. 

Entering the large conference room, Derek seeks out the conference microphone.  He will have to line up behind this microphone promptly when the Q&A begins if he hopes to share his insight. 

Derek quickly sighs with relief as he receives a hand-held communicator reminiscent of his mobile phone and is told this device will enable all audience participation.  Rather than a roving microphone, Derek and his fellow audience members each carry their own personal microphone.

Along with the device, Derek receives a personalized Smartcard. The Smartcards will enable moderator Bill to call attendees by name during  Q&A.

As he inspects the audience participation system from group response rentals company IML, Derek realizes Bill will have complete control over audience voting.  At any time, Bill will be able to deactivate an attendee’s microphone.

The meeting begins as panel members and policy experts Jason, Paulette and Charles begin to speak.

As the panel concludes, Bill formally calls for a vote. Derek quickly inserts his Smartcard into his IML communicator and presses the blue microphone button, securing his place in the queue.


Immediately, Derek sees Bill put to the test as moderator as the first question takes a combative spin. Quickly, Bill deactivates the audience member’s hand-held microphone and blocks the attendee from speaking again. 

Each meeting attendee who cares to speak is put into a queue without ever leaving the comfort of their seats.  To keep the proceedings moving swiftly, Bill activates each audience members microphone one at a time, affording them each two minutes to speak..

Derek’s heart begins to beat fast as Bill calls his name and title.  He feels empowered that he has been called by name despite sitting in an audience of over 2,000.

“How will this proposal support our organization in their efforts to encourage greater membership?” asks Derek.

Derek’s question is broadcast throughout the conference room’s PA as the panel offers their response. 

As the Q&A portion of the evening ends, the proposal is put to a vote. The IML device in the hands of audience members reveal electronic voting systems and keypads as moderator Bill asks for a ‘yay’ or ‘nay.’ 

The results appear instantly on the screen at the front of the auditorium, showing percentages and number of valid votes cast. Each vote placed, along with each question asked that evening, is securely stored.  No outcome of the evening’s proceedings will ever be questioned.

In the end, the audience participation systems from IML enabled each attendee to share their voice and their vote in a calm and orderly manner.
Soon after that evening’s meeting, the audience voting shared is transformed into policy beneficial to the entire group’s membership.