Imagine being at a concert. When it's nearing the end, the stage goes quiet, the band walks off, and often the audience is prompted to start shouting "encore," repeatedly. That act breathes energy into the venue and signals to the band that the audience enjoyed the concert and want more.
Word Watch is similar to that. It's a way to get your audience excited and bring new energy. Unlike a poll, Word Watch is not about results. It's a way to encourage the audience to spam the chat to show support for their favorite guests, go hard for what they want to see next, and more.
Word Watch is a great way to prompt the audience to get involved in the chat and really bring up the temp of the room and there are so many ways you can use it. We can't wait to see what you come up with, but if you are looking for some inspiration, here are some easy ways to use Word Watch:
See which guests your audience is chatting about the most by tracking their names.
Prompt them with some ideas for the next segment to see what they want the most.
Breathe some more energy in the room by seeing where the audience stands on fun controversial topics like pineapple on pizza.
Add Word Watch
Select the scene you'd like to add Word Watch and click the Elements tab on the right-hand side.
Scroll and choose "Word Watch."
You will be prompted to choose a style. Pick the one you like and click "add."
Build Word Watch
Once you have added Word Watch to your scene it is time to build it out with the words you'd like to track.
When you add Word Watch to a scene it will automatically open the "Build" menu where four options will be displayed. Add the words you want and assign each a color.
If you want more than four words, scroll down and hit "Add New Choice"
Add as many choices as you'd like. Once you're finished building, it's time to move on to customizing your Word Watch element.
Designing Word Watch
Under the "Build" menu you will see the Design Menu. There you will be able to customize your Word Watch exactly how you want it. Change the colors, font, and more.
Accept Votes
When you are ready to start tracking your chosen words, you will need to toggle on "Accept Votes." To do that, follow the steps below.
Open the layers menu from the scene containing your Word Watch Element. Next, click Word Watch.
Alternatively, you can click on Word Watch in your scene)
This will open up your Word Watch options menu. At the top you will see the "Accept Votes" toggle. Toggle on to start tracking.
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