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AhaSlides Radar: presenter spider chart of team ratings beside a participant phone rating five areas from 1 to 5
When you want a quick read across several areas at once, a single poll only tells you part of the story. Radar asks everyone to score the same handful of criteria on their phone, then plots the room’s average for each one on a spider chart. Nothing is scored and there is no leaderboard.

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Radar at a glance

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Create a Radar slide

Each spoke of the chart is a dimension, one criterion you want rated (for example “Communication” or “Ease of use”). Participants rate every dimension on the same scale and submit once. The presenter chart plots the average for each dimension and updates as more ratings arrive. You can also compare up to three subjects on the same axes, such as two product ideas or this quarter against last. Each subject draws its own coloured outline, so the shapes overlap and the differences stand out.
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Add the slide

In the editor, click New slide and select Radar from the Poll tab of the slide type picker.
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Ask one clear question

Type your question into the slide’s title field, for example “How is our team doing this quarter?”. You can also upload an image and choose whether it sits to the Left or Right of the chart with Image position.
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Set your dimensions

Under Rating dimensions, list between 3 and 8 criteria, up to 24 characters each. Use Add dimension for more. Five or six short, distinct labels read best; if two dimensions mean nearly the same thing, merge them.
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Or let AI suggest them

Under Suggest with AI, describe a topic (for example “our new mobile app”), choose how many dimensions you want, and click Generate. Once you’ve edited the list, the button becomes Replace, and its drop-down arrow lets you add more dimensions to the list instead of overwriting it. If your topic names two or three things to compare, AI fills in the subjects too.
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Add subjects to compare (optional)

Under Subjects, name what’s being rated and click Add subject to compare up to three side by side. Leave a single subject for a straightforward one-shape chart.
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Pick a rating scale

Under Rating scale, choose 1–5, 1–10 or 0–100%. The scale applies to every dimension. Pick 1–5 for a fast gut check and 1–10 or 0–100% when finer differences matter.
To make a good Radar slide:
  • Keep dimensions short and distinct — five or six short, distinct labels read best; if two dimensions mean nearly the same thing, merge them.
  • Match the scale to the question — pick 1–5 for a fast gut check and 1–10 or 0–100% when finer differences matter.
Watch it in action (about a minute):

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Present a Radar slide

Click Preview in the top header to try the presenter chart and the participant rating screen side by side before going live. When you present, participants join at the access code on screen. On their phones, participants rate each dimension, then tap Submit rating. On a single-subject Radar they can also tap Preview my chart once they’ve rated at least one dimension, to see the shape they’re about to send. The chart on the big screen animates in with the first rating and settles into the room’s averages as more come in. Strong areas stretch towards the rim, weak spots pull in towards the centre, and the gaps are obvious at a glance.

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Radar settings

Open Advanced at the bottom of the settings panel to change how the results look:

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Ideas for using Radar

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Meetings and retrospectives

  • Team health check — rate Communication, Workload, Clarity of goals, Collaboration and Morale on 1–5, then talk about the spoke that pulls in furthest.
  • Retrospective — compare This sprint against Last sprint as two subjects to see what improved.

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Training and workshops

  • Skills self-assessment — learners rate their own confidence on each skill at the start of a course, then again at the end.
  • Session review — close a workshop by rating Content, Pace, Relevance and Trainer on 1–10.

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Product and events

  • Product feedback — let AI suggest criteria for “our new mobile app” and have beta users rate each one.
  • Supplier or venue scorecard — overlay up to three options as subjects and let the room compare them on the same criteria.

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Radar vs. Rating Scale

Both collect ratings across several statements. A Rating Scale slide shows how responses spread along each statement’s scale, which suits detailed survey-style feedback. Radar combines every average into one shape, which suits spotting strengths and gaps at a glance or comparing up to three subjects on the same criteria.

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Frequently asked questions

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Is Radar scored?

No. Radar collects opinions, so there are no correct answers, no points and no leaderboard.

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Do participants have to rate every dimension?

On a single-subject Radar, no — if someone submits with dimensions left unrated, they’re asked to confirm before sending. When the slide compares two or more subjects, Submit stays disabled until every dimension is rated for every subject. Each dimension’s average is calculated only from the people who rated it.

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Can I change the dimensions after people have responded?

No. Once the first rating arrives, you can’t add, remove, reorder or rename dimensions or subjects, and you can’t change the scale. This keeps the chart accurate. The only way to change them is to reset the results, which clears every response collected so far. Display options under Advanced stay editable.

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Why does the chart show only outlines when I compare subjects?

Filled shapes would hide each other when stacked, so a chart with two or three subjects draws each one as a coloured outline with a legend.

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What does the 0–100% scale start from?

The 1–5 and 1–10 scales start at 1. The 0–100% scale starts at 0, so it works well for percentage-style answers such as “How confident are you?”. Have a question? Contact our support team — if you’re logged in, use the chat bubble in the bottom-right of your dashboard; otherwise contact us here or email hi@ahaslides.com. Want to connect with other users? Join the AhaSlides community to share tips, request features, and see how others engage their audiences.