Here are some of the best questions for a live demo attendee survey about topics of interest, plus our tips for creating questions that actually spark great feedback. With Specific, you can build your own conversational survey in seconds—no guesswork, just smart questions and better insights.
Best open-ended questions for a live demo attendee survey on topics of interest
Open-ended questions give us honest, qualitative feedback that's impossible to get from checkboxes alone. They’re best when we want to understand motivations, impressions, or emerging needs—especially useful after a live demo when opinions are fresh and nuanced.
Here are the 10 best open-ended questions for live demo attendees, focused on uncovering true topics of interest:
What was the most interesting part of today’s demo for you?
Is there a problem you’re hoping our solution can help you solve?
Which features or topics would you like to explore further?
Tell us about a challenge you’re currently facing related to this demo’s topic.
In your own words, what made you sign up for this live demo?
Were there any topics missing or not covered in enough detail?
What surprised you most during the demo?
If you could add a new topic or feature, what would it be and why?
How do the demo topics align with your current priorities?
Is there anything else you want to share about your interests or needs?
Open-ended responses spark real conversations and reveal insights we wouldn’t catch with rigid forms. That's why, at Specific, we make it easy to ask these naturally and follow up for deeper context—one reason our AI surveys achieve completion rates of 70–90%, far outpacing traditional surveys. [1]
Best single-select multiple-choice questions for live demo attendee survey about topics of interest
Single-select multiple-choice questions work best when we need quick quantifiable data, or when we want to gently guide respondents toward deeper topics. They reduce friction—sometimes it’s easier to select an option than to write out a thought, especially when time is short or the attendee is multitasking. Start a conversation here, then drill down with open-ended follow-ups.
Question: Which topic from today’s demo did you find most relevant?
Core product features
Advanced integrations
Upcoming roadmap
Best practices and tips
Other
Question: Which of these best describes your current interest in our solution?
Exploring for the first time
Actively evaluating options
Already using a similar tool
Looking for a replacement
Question: What is your preferred learning format for future topics?
Live demos
On-demand videos
Documentation/tutorials
Q&A sessions
When to follow up with "why?" Whenever we want to understand the reasoning behind a chosen answer, a "why" follow-up is gold. For example: If someone selects “Best practices and tips” as most relevant, we can ask “Why does this topic matter to you right now?” or “Can you share an example of how you’d apply it?” That's where new insights bubble up that help us refine content and roadmaps.
When and why to add the "Other" choice? Always add “Other” when the list might not fully cover every interest. It’s an escape hatch for attendees with niche needs, and if you follow up on “Other” with a text box (“Please specify”), you unlock ideas you hadn’t considered. These follow-up explorations often uncover fresh, unexpected insights.
NPS-style question for live demo attendee surveys—does it fit?
NPS (Net Promoter Score) asks how likely someone is to recommend your product, demo, or event to others on a scale of 0 to 10. For live demo attendee surveys on topics of interest, NPS is a smart move: it quickly highlights both overall satisfaction and segments (promoters, passives, detractors) who are eager to share more or who need further engagement. NPS feedback helps us spot fans, skeptics, and future advocates.
If you want to instantly generate a tailored NPS survey for demo attendees, try our live demo attendee NPS survey builder.
The power of follow-up questions
Static forms usually stop at surface-level answers, but automated follow-up questions unleash the real gold underneath. With Specific’s AI-driven follow-up feature, every response is just the start of a deeper, more natural chat. We listen, clarify, and explore in real time—like a sharp product researcher—capturing context and motivation that static forms miss. Automated followups save hours we’d otherwise spend chasing people for clarification by email.
Live demo attendee: “I liked the integrations part.”
AI follow-up: “Which integration would you love to see added next and why would it help your workflow?”
How many followups to ask? In most cases, 2–3 targeted follow-ups are enough to uncover motivations and context. It’s important to stop once the answer is clear. With Specific, you can customize this—stop early or let the AI keep probing until you get what matters.
This makes it a conversational survey—instead of cold forms, you’re in a real back-and-forth, collecting honest, richer feedback.
AI survey response analysis is now easy. Even when you’ve got paragraphs of text, tools like Specific’s response analysis AI sort through the noise, pull out key themes, and let you interact with the data like you’re chatting with an analyst.
Curious? Try generating a live demo attendee survey—watch how automated followups make responses more insightful than ever.
How to compose great prompts for ChatGPT or GPTs to generate live demo attendee survey questions about topics of interest
Prompting GPT-based tools is an art. The fastest way to generate high-quality, relevant questions is by framing your prompt clearly, with all the context you want the AI to consider. Start simple with:
Suggest 10 open-ended questions for Live Demo Attendee survey about Topics of Interest.
You will get better results if you give the AI details about your audience, goals, and what you hope to discover. For example:
I'm designing a survey for people who attended our software live demo. I want to find out which topics captured their attention, what problems they want solved, and what they'd like to see next. Please suggest 10 open-ended questions to surface their priorities and unmet needs.
After you have a draft, try:
Look at the questions and categorize them. Output categories with the questions under them.
Review these categories and focus on specific areas you care about—then prompt again:
Generate 10 questions for categories like Integration Needs, Feature Requests, and Learning Preferences.
What is a conversational survey?
Conversational surveys are interactive surveys that feel like real chat conversations. Instead of bombarding people with static forms, we bring surveys to life using AI. Respondents answer one question at a time, and the AI reacts—asking relevant follow-ups, clarifying ambiguities, and showing genuine interest in each response. That’s what sets conversational surveys apart and makes them so effective.
Let’s compare the traditional approach to what AI-powered survey generators can do:
Manual Surveys | AI-generated Surveys |
---|---|
Rigid, form-based layouts | Chat-like, adaptive interfaces |
Static questions—no real-time follow-up | Intelligent, real-time probing for deeper context |
Higher abandonment rates (40–55%) [2] | Lower abandonment rates (15–25%) [2] |
Painful to analyze free-text data manually | Instant AI summaries, key theme extraction |
Harder to engage people | Feels personal, increases participation (up to 90%) [1] |
Why use AI for live demo attendee surveys? AI-driven surveys adapt as people respond. They personalize question paths, keep users engaged, and produce data that’s far richer than what we get from old-school forms. It’s conversational, context-aware, and—thanks to platforms like Specific—astoundingly simple to set up. Read our guide on how to create a live demo attendee survey about topics of interest.
With Specific, the entire experience is best-in-class—smooth for you, fun for respondents, and complete with integrated AI for both survey design and response analysis (see our AI survey editor in action). If you want a faster and smarter way to collect and act on feedback, this is it.
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