Here are some of the best questions for a conference participants survey about venue experience, plus tips for making your own questions stronger. You can generate a tailored survey in seconds with Specific’s AI survey tools.
Best open-ended questions for conference participants survey about venue experience
Open-ended questions are the key to discovering what your attendees really think, in their own words. These questions let people mention unexpected issues or positive highlights you might never consider. While open-ended questions can lead to higher nonresponse rates (an average of 18%, and sometimes even over 50% for some questions), their power lies in surfacing feedback you won’t get from ratings alone. In fact, 81% of issues surfaced through open-ended comments aren’t on rating grids[2]. So, despite fewer answers, each one is more likely to uncover new insights and actionable details.
What stood out most about the venue at this conference?
Can you describe any challenges you faced regarding the venue during the event?
How did the venue contribute to or detract from your overall conference experience?
Were there any features or amenities you especially appreciated in the venue?
What suggestions do you have for improving the venue for future events?
How did you feel about the conference location in terms of accessibility and convenience?
Was there anything missing from the venue you expected to see?
If you could change one thing about the venue, what would it be and why?
How did the atmosphere or layout of the venue influence your networking or learning experiences?
Do you have any stories or memorable moments related to the venue itself?
Keep in mind, a survey that blends open-ended and closed-ended questions typically captures the most comprehensive feedback. You can always use Specific’s survey AI to mix and match question types, or see templates others are using for similar events.
Best single-select multiple-choice questions for conference participants survey about venue experience
Single-select multiple-choice questions are perfect when you need to quantify attendee sentiment or spot trends. They’re much easier for people to answer quickly—ideal for starting a conversation, getting a baseline, or when you want to reduce nonresponse (closed-ended items see only 1–2% nonresponse compared to open-ended’s 18%)[1]. These work great up front, or as a way to probe deeper in followup questions later on.
Question: How would you rate your overall experience with the conference venue?
Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Question: Which aspect of the venue had the biggest impact on your experience?
Location
Facilities
Food and beverages
Staff/service
Other
Question: Did you find the venue easy to navigate?
Yes
No
Somewhat
When to followup with "why?" Whenever someone gives you a rating or chooses from a list, ask “why?” in a followup, especially when you want to understand the motivation or reasoning behind their choice. For example, if someone selects “Poor” for the overall experience, asking “Can you share the reasons for your rating?” can turn a datapoint into actionable insight. These follow-ups help clarify the context, yielding deeper and more specific answers.
When and why to add the "Other" choice? Use “Other” whenever you suspect your listed choices may not cover everyone’s situation or when you want to encourage participants to bring up unique issues. Asking a follow-up after “Other” lets respondents describe their experience in detail—sometimes surfacing the most valuable and surprising insights.
NPS question for conference participants: does it make sense?
NPS (Net Promoter Score) asks how likely participants are to recommend your conference to others, typically on a scale from 0 to 10. For venue experience, this is a powerful signal: a great venue boosts advocacy, while a bad venue can become a dealbreaker. Using an NPS survey for conference participants about the venue provides a simple, benchmarkable metric, and—if paired with open follow-ups—gives you practical, actionable feedback to act on.
The power of follow-up questions
The real game changer in modern surveys is intelligent follow-up questions. Instead of static forms, Specific’s AI survey engine asks smart, real-time follow-ups based on each answer and context. This conversation-like approach leads to much richer, clearer insights than static forms ever could. Automated follow-ups not only save you the hassle of pinging respondents for clarification, they make the process feel natural and respectful—like an expert interviewer guiding the discussion.
See more in our article on automated follow-up questions.
Participant: “The location was inconvenient.”
AI follow-up: “Could you share more about what made the location inconvenient for you?”
How many followups to ask? Usually, 2–3 follow-ups are enough. The goal is to dig until you understand the main issue, then stop—Specific lets you set this easily and ensures respondents never feel interrogated. You can also enable a skip-to-next-question option once you have the key feedback you need.
This makes it a conversational survey: feedback feels like a dialogue, not a form—respondents engage more, provide clearer feedback, and don’t zone out.
AI survey response analysis: Analyzing free-text feedback used to be a nightmare, but with AI it’s simple. Specific’s AI survey response analysis feature can instantly summarize, detect key themes and let you query all your responses in real time—so even the longest open-ended responses become actionable insights. Read our full guide to analyzing survey responses using AI.
Try generating your own survey with automated follow-ups on Specific—once you experience it, it’s hard to go back.
How to get better questions for your survey with AI prompts
If you want to quickly come up with strong survey questions, try giving an AI like ChatGPT a clear prompt. Start with something simple, like:
Suggest 10 open-ended questions for conference participants survey about venue experience.
But for even better results, give more context—tell the AI about your event, audience, survey goals, and what you hope to learn:
We're organizing a three-day tech conference with a diverse, international audience of IT professionals. I want open-ended survey questions that will help us understand attendees’ experience with the venue, focusing on comfort, accessibility, and networking effectiveness. Give me 10 detailed questions.
Once you have initial questions, ask ChatGPT to sort them by category. For example:
Look at the questions and categorize them. Output categories with the questions under them.
Then explore each area in more depth:
Generate 10 questions for categories like "Accessibility" and "Networking Spaces".
With prompts like these, you’ll get far more targeted, useful questions. Of course, you can use Specific’s AI survey builder to do all this instantly, including editing questions by chatting with the AI instead of manually restructuring your survey; see how the AI survey editor works.
What makes a conversational survey different?
Most traditional surveys are… let’s face it: static, generic, and not very user-friendly for conference participants. AI-driven conversational surveys, like those from Specific, feel more like having a guided discussion—which boosts engagement and data quality.
Manual Survey Creation | AI-Generated Survey (Conversational) |
|---|---|
Handpick and write every question | Describe your goal, let AI generate expert questions |
Fixed forms—no real clarification or context | Follows up intelligently to clarify and probe |
Respondents fill out static forms | Feels like a chat or conversation, not just a form |
Manual analysis—time-consuming | AI summarizes and finds patterns instantly |
Why use AI for conference participants surveys? Not only is it far faster to launch a survey with an AI survey generator, but the AI’s real-time conversational logic helps you unlock deeper, more accurate insights. Plus, since AI surveys feel like a chat, more conference participants finish them—one reason why conversational surveys often achieve a 35–40% response rate compared to static forms[3]. Want a step-by-step walkthrough? Read our article on how to create a survey for conference participants about venue experience.
Specific delivers best-in-class user experience for conversational, AI-powered conference feedback—making the entire process smooth, even on mobile.
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Let your next conference feedback process be the easiest yet—Specific’s conversational surveys capture honest, actionable venue insights in less time and with higher completion rates. See how a modern survey feels for your audience—generate your own in seconds and get the feedback you need to improve your next event experience.