Benefits
Geekbot can help you simplify scheduling and decision-making using the Decide on a Date/Time template. Need to find consensus on a meeting time, deadline or event? This is the poll for you.
It saves hours of back-and-forth by streamlining scheduling across teams.
How to set up a Date/Time poll
Select the Decide on a Date/Time template
Choose your Audience
Pick from two options to define who receives the poll:
Direct Users: Select specific individuals to ping
Slack Channel: Post the poll in a public channel where all members can respond
Schedule your poll to either:
Run once (for a specific decision), or;
Run as a recurring poll (e.g., weekly or biweekly to make continuous decisions on regular events, such as team meetings or planning sessions)
💡 Tip: Run recurring polls a few hours before regular meetings to capture fresh input.
Determine who can see the results:
Make responses visible to everyone (either live or once the poll closes)
Restrict visibility so only you can see results
Enable anonymous responses (available for any poll/survey)
When you're all set, hit Publish. Geekbot will ping your team as per your delivery settings and responses will arrive soon enough. 🎉
Best practices
Avoid confusion by offering answer options that factor in known schedules
Encourage timely responses by setting a clear deadline
Confirm the final decision with all participants