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Notes on running live sessions that hold a room, and what we are building at Quack.

25 July 2026 · 2 min read

Co-Host now narrates what just happened in the room

Quack watches each reveal and writes one line under the standings, so the host has something to say about the scores instead of reading them out.

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25 July 2026 · 3 min read

Running a live quiz without losing the room

Pacing, question difficulty and scoring decide whether a live quiz holds a room. Here is how to set all three before you start.

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25 July 2026 · 2 min read

When participants game the quiz score, the design is often the cause

If your quiz participants prioritize speed over accuracy, rethink how points, timers, and leaderboards shape their engagement.

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22 July 2026 · 2 min read

Word cloud questions that actually work

A word cloud only says something when several people pick the same word. The prompt decides whether that happens.

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18 July 2026 · 2 min read

Run a quiz with no projector at all

Phone-only mode puts the whole stage on every player's phone, so a quiz works around a table, in a corridor, or anywhere without a screen.

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14 July 2026 · 2 min read

Assign a deck as homework and let people work at their own pace

Self-paced mode turns any Quack deck into a link people open on their own schedule, with results collected the same way a live session collects them.

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11 July 2026 · 2 min read

Generate slides without leaving the editor

Quack AI now works inside the deck you are building, adding a few slides at a time rather than producing a whole deck you have to reshape.

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8 July 2026 · 2 min read

Polling a hybrid meeting without leaving remote people behind

Hybrid meetings fail remote attendees at predictable moments. A poll fixes some of them and makes others worse. Here is which is which.

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4 July 2026 · 2 min read

How to ask a question that gets an honest answer

Anonymity is necessary and not sufficient. Wording, options and what you do with the results decide whether people tell you the truth.

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30 June 2026 · 2 min read

Running a Q&A that surfaces the real question

Open-floor Q&A rewards confidence over curiosity. Upvoted questions change who gets heard, and change what you have to do as a host.

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26 June 2026 · 2 min read

What to do with the answers after the session ends

Most session data is collected, screenshotted once and abandoned. A short follow-up routine turns it into something the group can act on.

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