Workshop Survey Questions and Feedback Form

The exercises and the time: the parts you can change before the next run.

1. The exercises in this workshop were close to my own work.5-point agree, requiredwhether the exercises suited the people in the room.
2. Before each exercise, I knew what I was meant to produce.5-point agree, requireda briefing problem, and the quickest one to fix.
3. I had time to finish each exercise in full.5-point agree, required
4. I got useful feedback on the work I did in the workshop.5-point agree, requiredwhether anyone looked at what people made.
5. How much of the workshop time was hands-on?Choose one, required: almost none of it; less than half; about half; more than half; almost all of itset against the share of hands-on time you planned.

What the workshop gave people. CDC guidance suggests asking how prepared they are to do the task when they return to work.[2]

1. I could now do what we practiced on my own.5-point agree, requiredthe item the follow-up survey asks again.
2. I left with something I can put to use straight away.5-point agree, required

Two optional boxes, then the question that decides whether the workshop runs again as it is.

1. Which part of the workshop was most useful to you?Open text, optionalthe part to protect when you shorten the day.
2. What one change would most improve the next run?Open text, optional
3. Would you send a colleague to this workshop as it stands?Choose one, required: yes, as it is; yes, with changes; noeach "yes, with changes" beside that person's question 9.

For a new group, or one that knows more or less than the last. To learn their level before the day, send the pre training survey questions.

1. The workshop was pitched at the right level for my experience.5-point agree
2. There was the right amount of material for the time we had.5-point agree
3. Which part of the workshop would you shorten?Open text
4. Which topic did you expect that was not covered?Open text

Keep these apart from the core ratings, so a cold room never drags down the exercise scores.

1. Everything the exercises needed was ready when I arrived.5-point agree
2. The instructions sent before the day told me what to bring.5-point agree
3. The room suited the group sizes we worked in.5-point agree
4. What would have made the room better for the exercises?Open text

For a workshop people bought a ticket to attend.

1. Was the workshop worth what you paid for it?Choose one: yes; no; not sure yet
2. Would you pay the same price for the next workshop?Choose one: yes; no; not sure
3. What did you expect for the price that you did not get?Open text

Send these five as a second survey, once people have had time to use what they practiced.

1. Since the workshop, how often have you used what it taught?Choose one: not yet; once; a few times; every week
2. What did you use it for?Open text
3. I can do what we practiced on my own, back at work.5-point agreeset it beside question 6 from the day.
4. What, if anything, has made it hard to use?Open text
5. What would help you use more of it?Open textthe list to plan the next workshop around.