Fireside Chat Attendee survey about expectations

Struggling to create an effective Fireside Chat Attendee Expectations survey? You can generate a tailored AI survey in seconds with one click—right here, and it's free. Specific powers all these tools, so you get expert-level results every time.

Why run a Fireside Chat Attendee Expectations survey?

Running a dedicated Fireside Chat Attendee Expectations survey isn’t just a box to check. It’s a direct line to what your participants truly need, and the difference between a forgettable fireside chat and a genuinely impactful session. Without this insight, you’re guessing—and risk missing the mark entirely.

Here’s what you gain by actively listening before your event:

• Tailor discussions to real attendee goals—find out exactly what participants want to learn, not just what you think they want.

• Maximize engagement and participation—set clear expectations so attendees know their voices matter.

• Spot unmet needs that could inspire sidebar conversations, new talk tracks, or future events.

If you’re not running an Expectations survey, you’re likely missing valuable opportunities to:

• Identify relevant topics or guest speakers

• Build early excitement (people show up when they feel heard)

• Eliminate “panel flop” moments where no one feels the event was for them

AI-powered surveys already achieve completion rates of 70–80%, compared to 45–50% for old-school forms—meaning you don’t just collect random opinions, you get a full, rich picture of what your attendees expect. [1]

Want help shaping the best discussion prompts? Check out our guide on the top questions for Fireside Chat Attendee Expectations surveys.

Why use AI for Fireside Chat Attendee surveys?

Let’s be honest: manual survey creation is tedious, repetitive, and often produces uninspired results. An AI survey generator flips the script—making the process smooth, fast, and far more effective for both you and your audience.

AI-driven survey design leads to a 40% increase in completion rates and collects data with 25% fewer inconsistencies, compared to traditional methods. [3]
Plus, AI-driven surveys like those from Specific adapt to respondent behavior, intelligently rephrasing or skipping questions to keep participants engaged. That’s a game-changer for conversational surveys—completion rates climb, feedback gets richer, and everyone’s experience improves. [1]

Specific is recognized for best-in-class user experience in conversational surveys, making both the creation and response process easy—even enjoyable.

Curious how effortless this is? Read our breakdown on how to create a Fireside Chat Attendee Expectations survey with AI in minutes.

Crafting questions that unlock real attendee insight

Ask the right questions, and you’ll get actionable, honest input you can actually use. Specific’s AI survey builder isn't just fast—it's smart about question quality, too.

Consider this difference:

• Bad question: "Are you looking forward to the event?" (vague, invites a yes/no, offers almost no actionable data)

• Good question: "What are you hoping to learn or discuss during the fireside chat?" (open-ended, focuses on actionable attendee goals)

If you use weak or leading questions, your survey data becomes unreliable noise. Strong, neutral, open-ended questions let Fireside Chat Attendees share what really matters.

Specific’s AI knows best practices from years of research and auto-suggests questions that drive honest, in-depth answers. The built-in AI survey editor lets you tweak any question—as easily as chatting with an assistant, not wrangling with a spreadsheet.

Want one quick tip? Phrase your core question as an invitation, not an interrogation. For example: "Tell us what you’d love to see covered" brings better detail than "What do you expect?"

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

Here’s where Specific’s conversational engine stands out: AI automatically asks smart, tailored follow-up questions in real time—just like a skilled moderator would.

That means your survey can clarify, dig deeper, or resolve ambiguities without any extra work from you. Imagine the time and emails you save by not chasing down cryptic responses after the fact.

Here’s how it plays out:

• Fireside Chat Attendee: "I hope there’s time for Q&A."

• AI follow-up: "Great! Can you share any specific questions or topics you hope to ask about?"

Without this layer, your feedback will be dotted with vague or incomplete answers (e.g., “I’m excited for networking”—but why, and with whom?). With AI-designed follow-ups, you get deeper context, immediately.

Try generating a survey here and see how these automatic AI follow-ups make collecting attendee expectations both effortless and insightful. Want more details? Explore how our automatic follow-up questions feature delivers richer data.

Follow-ups transform your survey from a static form into a true conversation—making it a genuinely conversational survey.

Delivering your survey: best methods for each scenario

Getting your survey to Fireside Chat Attendees should match both the pace of your workflow and how these audiences engage around expectations. Specific supports:

• Sharable landing page surveys: Ideal for sending out to all confirmed attendees via email, newsletter, or event registration workflows. Perfect for quick pre-event feedback—just generate and share a link.

• In-product surveys: Best if your event attendees use your platform or event app. Pop up a conversational survey widget at log-in or on the event dashboard to gather real-time expectations with zero extra clicks.

For most expectation-gathering around fireside chats, a landing page link sent pre-event will reach your full audience efficiently. But if you’re engaging attendees via an event app, an in-product widget can prompt people at exactly the right moment to share what matters most to them.

AI-powered survey analysis: turn attendee feedback into action—instantly

Once responses start rolling in, Specific’s AI survey analysis feature gets right to work: instantly summarizing open-ended feedback, detecting key themes, and surfacing actionable insights—no spreadsheets, no manual tagging. You can even chat directly with the AI about your responses for richer, qualitative understanding. To dig deeper on this workflow, see our step-by-step guide on how to analyze Fireside Chat Attendee Expectations survey responses with AI.

Let AI do the heavy lifting, so you spend more time acting on insights, not wading through raw data.

Create your Expectations survey now

Ready to capture your attendees’ true expectations? Generate a high-quality AI-powered survey in seconds and start collecting actionable feedback from your Fireside Chat Attendees—right here, with a single click.