Add a Session to an Event Pigeonhole

Sessions are the core interactive elements of your Pigeonhole Live Event. This guide walks you through the steps to add a Session to your agenda. You can also select Team templates, which allow you to easily reuse standardized Session formats across different events.

Prerequisites

• Review About Sessions
• Create an Event

Follow these steps to add a Session to an Event:

You’re prompted to add a Session after you create an Event and select Continue. You can also return to the Event and add a Session later. Follow these steps to create a new Session from scratch:

1. From the Dashboard, open the Event Pigeonhole and select Agenda from the sidebar. 
2. Select Add session > Create new.
3. Select the Session type. For details, see About Sessions.
4. Enter the basic Agenda Information. Note that some of the fields in this section vary based on the Session type.
   • Session name: The name of the Session that displays on the Audience Web App, Projector Panel, Admin Panel, Moderator Panel, and Kiosk.
   • Session duration: By default, this follows the Start date and End date for the Event. You can also select Set a specific time to limit the Session to a specific date and time range that falls within the Event duration.
5. (Optional) Enter more Agenda Information for the Session by selecting a field next to Add optional. The additional fields vary based on the Session type. For example, you can only add a Location and Track to a Break. The complete list of additional fields includes:
   • Description: Displays in the Agenda in the Audience Web App and within the Session. Basic text formatting with Markdown is supported.
   • Location: The location of the Session, which displays in the Agenda.
   • Nest Session: Enables you to sort your Agenda by grouping sessions together. 
   • Speaker: The speaker for the Session. This information displays in the Agenda in the Audience Web App and within the Session.

   • Track: Use tracks to categorise and organise your Event sessions.

     

6. If you’re adding a Q&A, Poll, or Survey, add the questions in the Questions section that displays. For details about adding questions, see the article for the interactivity type:
   • Create a Q&A
   • Create a Multiple Choice Poll
     • Create a Draggable Scale Poll
     • Create a Numeric Scale Poll
     • Create a Ranking Poll
     • Create an Icon Rating Poll
   • Create a Quiz
   • Create an Assessment
   • Create a Word Cloud
   • Create an Open-Ended Poll
   • Create a Survey

7. (Optional) Configure the settings for the Session in the Settings section that displays. For details about configuring these settings, see the same article for the interactivity type that you chose in Step 6.

   

8. (Optional) Make any Advanced Customisations to how the Session displays in the Audience Web App. The live preview on the right updates as you make changes.
   • Session label: The label for the Session.
   • Button text: The text on the button for entering the Session.
   • Prevent Agenda view: When checked, attendees can’t leave the Session to view the Agenda on Audience Web App.
   • Session title: Shows the Session title on the Session page. This setting is checked by default.

   • Input Placeholder: For interactivities that let attendees type answers, this is the placeholder text to use for the text box.

     

9. (Optional) Choose whether and how to redirect attendees after the Session ends. The options are:
   • Do not redirect attendees (default): Attendees are not redirected.
   • Redirect attendees to the next live session in the agenda: This option excludes hidden sessions and sessions not on the same level.
   • Redirect attendees to the following session: Attendees are redirected to a Session in the same Event that you choose.
10. If your event is Hybrid or Virtual and uses Zoom, you can also link the Session to your Zoom meeting. This will instantly launch the linked Session in your Zoom meeting so you can start engaging attendees right away.
11. Select the Add button to save the Session.

Test run your Session

To check your setup, you can enable Test Mode, then open the Projector Panel and Audience Web App to view the Session from your audience's perspective. Or, practise running it as an organiser with the Admin Panel.