Facilitator Feedback Questions and Example Comments
A nine-question facilitator evaluation form about the person who ran the session, with example comments to copy.
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The 9 facilitator feedback questions
A facilitator feedback form is a short survey that participants fill in at the end of one session, about the person who ran it rather than the room or the material. All nine questions are ready to edit when you make a feedback survey.
Who you are rating
One short answer, so every rating belongs to a named person.
- Who facilitated the session you took part in?Only one facilitator? Put their name in the survey title instead.
What the facilitator did
Five things anyone in the room can see happen, written against two IAF competencies: a participatory environment and guiding the group to useful outcomes.[1]
- The facilitator made the purpose of the session clear at the start.
- The facilitator explained ideas clearly enough for me to follow.
- The facilitator knew the material well enough to answer questions beyond the slides.
- The facilitator drew quiet people into the discussion early on.Read with the comments: two loud voices can hide a quiet room.
- The facilitator kept the whole session to time.The quickest item to fix before the next session.
The decision and the two comment boxes
The yes or no is the rebooking call. The two boxes say what to repeat and what to fix.
- Would you want this facilitator to run your next session too?A no beside good ratings: read that person's comments first.
- What should this facilitator keep doing next time?
- What should this facilitator change next time?
What to write in facilitator feedback
Questions 8 and 9 ask for words. A comment helps when it names one moment and what the facilitator did in it, so they know what to repeat or change.
Positive comments for a facilitator
You kept the whole group in the conversation. When the room went quiet after the second exercise, you went to the table that had not spoken yet. The example about the missed deadline is the point where it clicked for me. You said at the start what we would leave with, and we left with it. When two people disagreed about the process, you let it run for a minute and then put it back to the group. You checked we were following before moving on. Twice somebody said no, and you went back.
Constructive comments for a facilitator
The first exercise ran long and the last one was rushed. I would rather have had the last one in full. I could not hear the answers coming from the other side of the room. Repeating each question would have fixed it. Two people did most of the talking. Splitting us into pairs earlier would have brought more of us in. The slides moved faster than I could take notes. A pause at the end of each section would be enough. I did not know what the session was for until halfway through. One line at the start would have set it up.
| Instead of writing | Write something like this |
|---|---|
| "Great facilitator." | You asked the two people who had not spoken by name, and the conversation changed after that. |
| "The pace was bad." | We spent forty minutes on the first exercise and ten minutes on the last one. |
| "Very knowledgeable." | When someone asked about the exception, you answered it without going back to the deck. |
| "Not engaging." | The middle hour was one voice. A question to the room would have brought us back. |
How to use the facilitator feedback form
Send it to everyone who attended one session, as they leave. Put the link or a QR code on the last slide rather than passing sheets past the facilitator, and send one link per facilitator when a day has several.
Nobody is asked for their own name; tell people before they start who will read the comments.
Read the two comment boxes before the ratings, starting with anyone who answered no to question 7. Give the facilitator the five ratings, the yes count and a few quotes from each box. Keep the same nine questions for every session, so each summary sits beside the last one.
A talk by one or two speakers to an audience that came to listen has its own seminar feedback form. When a class rates its teacher, send the teacher evaluation form.
Facilitator feedback FAQ
What questions should a facilitator feedback form include?
Ask about what a participant saw in the session: a clear purpose, clear explaining, answers to questions, drawing people in and keeping time. Add a rebooking question and two comment boxes. To rate the workshop as a format, use the workshop survey questions.
How do you give constructive feedback to a facilitator?
Describe one moment, what happened in it and what you would have preferred. "When we split into groups, nobody knew which task to start; one line on the screen would have fixed it" gives the facilitator something to change. "Disorganized" does not.
What is the difference between facilitator feedback and a training evaluation?
The subject of each question. Facilitator feedback rates the person who ran the session. A post training survey asks whether the training was worth the time and what people will use first. For a course with a syllabus, use the course evaluation questions.
Michael Hodge, survey methodology · Updated 28 September 2026 · How templates are reviewed
Sources (1)
- International Association of Facilitators. "The IAF Core Competencies." Six competencies for the facilitator role. Copyright (c) 2025 International Association of Facilitators, all rights reserved; named here, not reproduced. iaf-world.org
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