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Event Feedback Survey Template and Questions

Twelve post-event questions for everyone who attended, from whether it was worth the time to what to change next time.

  • 12questions
  • about 3 minto complete
  • In the roomthe moment to ask
  • 17in the conference version
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Question 1 of 12 Whole event
Overall, this event was worth the time it took.
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Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
Question 2 of 12 Whole event
I would come back to this event.
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Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
Question 3 of 12 Sessions
The sessions gave me something I can use.
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Question 4 of 12 Sessions
The speakers were worth listening to.
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Question 5 of 12 Sessions
The event ran on schedule.
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Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
Question 6 of 12 Getting around
Getting to the sessions I wanted was straightforward.
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Question 7 of 12 Getting around
I could take part in every session I attended.
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Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
Question 8 of 12 Getting around
There was enough time to talk to other people.
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Strongly disagreeStrongly agree
Question 9 of 12 The moment
When are you answering this?
Before I left the event
Later the same day
A day or more afterwards
Question 10 of 12 Your words
Which part of the event was the most valuable to you?
Question 11 of 12 Your words
What one thing should we change next time?
Question 12 of 12 Recommend
How likely are you to recommend this event to a friend or colleague?
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The 12 event feedback survey questions

An event feedback survey asks the people who attended one event what it was worth to them: the sessions, the speakers, the schedule, getting around and meeting people, then what to change. All twelve questions open in the free survey creator, ready to edit.

Plain text, one question per line, with the answer scale.

The whole event

Ask these first: if someone stops here, you still know whether to run it again.

  1. Overall, this event was worth the time it took.Strongly disagree to strongly agree, requiredthe headline; question 3 shows whether the content earned it.
  2. I would come back to this event.Strongly disagree to strongly agree, requiredharder to tick out of politeness than question 1.

The sessions

To rate each person who led a session, use the facilitator feedback form.

  1. The sessions gave me something I can use.Strongly disagree to strongly agree, requiredlow here beside high speaker scores: enjoyable, but not useful.
  2. The speakers were worth listening to.Strongly disagree to strongly agree, requiredrates the lineup as a whole, not each speaker.
  3. The event ran on schedule.Strongly disagree to strongly agree, requiredwatch it at a first event; overruns eat the breaks.

Getting around and meeting people

Whether people could reach the sessions and each other.

  1. Getting to the sessions I wanted was straightforward.Strongly disagree to strongly agree, requiredcovers signs, room changes and joining links.
  2. I could take part in every session I attended.Strongly disagree to strongly agree, requiredaccess: sight lines, sound, captions, a room people could enter.
  3. There was enough time to talk to other people.Strongly disagree to strongly agree, required

When they answered

One tap that separates answers from the room and later ones.

  1. When are you answering this?Pick one of 3, requiredsplit every other result by this before averaging.

In their own words, then one number

Two optional open answers, then one rating to track across events.

  1. Which part of the event was the most valuable to you?Short text, optionalwhatever comes up again and again belongs on the next agenda.
  2. What one thing should we change next time?Open text, optionalasks for one change, so answers come back specific.
  3. How likely are you to recommend this event to a friend or colleague?0 to 10, requiredkeep the wording identical so your events compare over time.

The conference version: 17 questions

Take out question 4 and add these six on the same agree scale.

  • The keynote sessions were worth hearing.
  • The breakout sessions I chose were worth the time.
  • Checking in on arrival was quick.
  • The agenda told me enough to choose between sessions.
  • The food and drink were up to standard.
  • The conference was the right length.

Who to ask, when, and how to read it

Send it to everyone who attended an event with an agenda; for a single talk, use the seminar feedback form. Put the link and a QR code on the closing slide and ask before people leave. In one hospital study, half the patients asked in person answered, against about 3 in 100 surveyed by mail afterwards.[1] The survey asks for no names, so say that on the slide.

Split the results on question 9 first. Memories of an experience lean on its worst moment and its end,[2] so late answers point you at what went wrong. For each rating, report the share who chose 4 or 5, and fix the lowest first. Read the open answers before the chart.

A row of event sessions drawn as panels: the first standout session and the closing session stand tall while the middle sessions fade to pale outlines
Days later, the peak and the ending carry the memory, and the middle fades.

Event feedback survey FAQ

What is the difference between an event feedback survey and an event evaluation form?

Mostly the format: an evaluation form is often a printed sheet, a feedback survey a link. The questions are the same, and a link on the closing slide does the sheet's job.

How do you survey virtual event attendees?

Post the link in the chat before the stream ends. Swap questions 6 and 8 for one on the platform and one on the chat. For a single online session, the post webinar survey questions fit better.

What does good overall feedback for an event look like?

One specific high point and one specific change, such as: "The closing panel was the best hour. Start later so people can check in." Question 11 asks for one change to draw that out.

Related templates for events and training

A hackathon feedback form rates the brief, the teams and the demos. After a fundraising dinner, the donor survey questions ask donors whether they will give again. Other business surveys sit in the business survey templates.

BusinessSeminar Feedback FormOne talk to one audience, with no sessions to choose between.14 questions, about 4 min MarketingPost Webinar SurveyA single online session, including people who watched the recording.10 questions, 3 min TrainingFacilitator Feedback FormA score for each person who led a session, rather than for the event.9 questions, 5 min BusinessPre Event SurveyBefore the event, while the agenda, access and food can still change.9 questions, about 3 min TrainingPost Training SurveyThe event was a course, and the question is whether people learned it and will use it.14 questions, 4 min TrainingGeneral Workshop SurveyOne facilitated session in one room, with no agenda to rate.10 questions, 6 min

Michael Hodge, survey methodology · Updated 26 September 2026 · How templates are reviewed

Sources (2)
  1. Willner, K. "Real-time Patient Experience Surveys Lead to Better Scores." Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2025. Full text at pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
  2. Muller, U.W.D., Witteman, C.L.M., Spijker, J. and Alpers, G.W. "All's Bad That Ends Bad: There Is a Peak-End Memory Bias in Anxiety." Frontiers in Psychology 10 (2019). Full text at pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Have the link ready before the closing slide

Twelve questions, about three minutes for each attendee. Put the link on your last slide.

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