Here are some of the best questions for a product workshop attendee survey about agenda preferences, plus tips on how to make them actionable. You can build this kind of survey in seconds using Specific’s AI survey generator—no expertise needed.
The best open-ended questions for agenda preferences surveys
Open-ended questions let us tap directly into what attendees care most about, phrased in their own words. They’re perfect for exploring unexpected ideas or clarifying what truly matters—especially before a workshop, when we want to make informed choices about the agenda. Open-ended questions are best used when we need rich feedback, context, or to uncover needs we didn’t anticipate. The insights can lead to eye-opening improvements.
These are our favorites:
What topics would you most like to see included in the workshop agenda?
Are there any specific challenges or problems you’re hoping this workshop will address?
Can you describe a past workshop session that you found especially valuable (or not valuable) and why?
Is there a particular area of our product or workflow you want to deep-dive into?
How do you prefer the day to be structured—for example, more hands-on, more presentations, or a mix?
Which formats (like breakout groups, Q&A panels, live demos, etc.) help you learn best?
Are there skills or tools you wish we’d spend more time covering?
Do you have any concerns about the scheduled topics or timing?
What would make this workshop a “must-attend” event for you?
If you could add one thing to the agenda, what would it be and why?
Combining these thoughtful open-ended prompts with AI-driven surveys has been shown to improve response rates and the richness of data. In fact, AI surveys can lift completion rates as high as 70%-90%, compared to 10%-30% for traditional surveys, thanks to their engaging, conversational flow that adapts to the respondent. [1]
Best single-select multiple-choice questions for agenda preferences
Single-select multiple-choice questions work best when we want to quantify preferences quickly, spot patterns across a group, or simply make it easy for everyone to share input. They’re perfect for quick scanning, and sometimes attendees are more comfortable clicking a button than pausing to craft a full reply. They can also serve as a kickoff to deeper feedback, especially when paired with a follow-up question.
Question: Which workshop format do you prefer for most sessions?
Hands-on activities
Presentations
Group discussions
Panel Q&A
Question: What is your top goal for attending this workshop?
Learn about product updates
Practice new skills
Network with peers
Ask questions to experts
Other
Question: How much time do you want for Q&A sessions?
Less than 15 minutes
15-30 minutes
30+ minutes
When to followup with "why?" After a respondent chooses a multiple-choice option, it’s a smart move to ask “Why did you choose this?” or “What drives this preference?” This simple nudge opens the door to more context, clarifies intent, and often uncovers motivating factors that numbers alone won’t reveal. For instance: if someone selects “Hands-on activities,” a targeted “why” can surface examples, blockers, or workshop aspirations that help us retool the event for higher impact.
When and why to add the "Other" choice? “Other” is invaluable whenever we don’t want to box people in, or where unknown needs might emerge. Let people explain further—AI can prompt for details, and the resulting insights often suggest new agenda themes we’d otherwise miss. Flexible answer paths like this make it easy to surface outlier ideas and optimize future workshop planning.
NPS questions for product workshops: When and why?
Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a proven method for capturing the overall endorsement or enthusiasm of attendees. It's not just for customer satisfaction—it's laser-focused for workshops too. By asking how likely attendees are to recommend this workshop (and its agenda) to a colleague, we get a clear, benchmarkable measure of event value. NPS shines when we want to see if the agenda matches expectations and supports ongoing improvement. Leveraging NPS for your attendee survey is seamless with Specific’s NPS survey builder, which handles tailored follow-ups for promoters, passives, and detractors.
The power of follow-up questions
Follow-up questions are where the real gold lies. Instead of settling for surface-level answers, we use automated AI followup questions that dig deeper, clarify vagueness, and adapt to each attendee in real time. This turns the survey from a static form into a two-way conversation—making feedback richer and minimizing confusion.
Specific leverages AI to ask smart, context-aware follow-ups automatically. This is a game-changer: the platform pinpoints gaps or ambiguities in real-time, responds conversationally, and keeps the flow engaging. As a result, it’s not just more efficient—we collect insights 60% faster and hit 95% accuracy in sentiment analysis compared to traditional surveys. [3]
Attendee: “I want more hands-on sessions.”
AI follow-up: “Can you give an example of a hands-on session that you’ve found most effective, or share what you hope to learn by doing?”
How many followups to ask? Usually, 2–3 thoughtful follow-ups are enough to clarify and deepen each response. Even better, platforms like Specific let you set a cap and jump to the next question when you’ve gathered the info you need—the ideal balance between depth and fatigue avoidance.
This makes it a conversational survey: Instead of a dry checklist, it feels like a person-to-person interview, keeping participants engaged and responsive.
AI survey analysis, automatic insights: Analyzing unstructured text at scale used to be a headache, but now, AI-powered tools (like chat with GPT survey response analysis) surface the main ideas, themes, and areas of alignment or concern super quickly and with amazing accuracy. You can see how to analyze agenda preference survey replies here.
Follow-up questions are still a new concept in the survey world, so it’s worth experimenting with your own AI survey to experience the difference firsthand.
How to prompt ChatGPT (or other GPTs) for better agenda survey questions
If you want to brainstorm or iterate on questions yourself, here’s how to use AI for inspiration. The best prompts give context about you, your audience, and your purpose—not just a barebones request.
Start with this simple ask:
Suggest 10 open-ended questions for Product Workshop Attendee survey about Agenda Preferences.
But it’s always worth getting more specific:
We’re organizing a workshop for our product’s power users who struggle with time management. The goal is to design an agenda that addresses real pain points and fosters active participation. Please suggest 10 open-ended survey questions, and tailor them to this context.
Next, have the AI organize the output for easier review:
Look at the questions and categorize them. Output categories with the questions under them.
Once you see the high-priority categories—like “learning goals,” “format preferences,” or “logistics”—you can drill deeper:
Generate 10 questions for categories “learning goals” and “format preferences”.
Iterating this way gets you a highly customized survey, tuned exactly to your event needs.
What is a conversational survey?
Conversational surveys use a chat-like interface to create a genuine exchange between you and respondents—they ask, they adapt, and they keep you engaged. It’s a huge step up from filling out yet another dull online form. Compared to traditional survey forms, conversational surveys built with AI react to responses, probe for clarity, and keep things relevant. This not only drives higher completion, but also makes the experience feel smooth for both survey creators and their audience.
Manual Survey Creation | AI Survey Generation |
|---|---|
Create structure and questions from scratch | Generate question sets from prompts in seconds |
Manual follow-ups (if any) sent days later | Automatic, contextually smart follow-ups in real time |
Static forms, little engagement | Conversational, chat-like experience |
Slow data analysis | Real-time summaries and insights using GPT |
Why use AI for product workshop attendee surveys? Because AI surveys not only achieve much higher completion rates—up to 70%–90%—but also cut abandonments and speed up insight discovery, with up to 95% accuracy on the sentiment and intent behind people’s words. [1][2][3] This lets you spot trends and optimize your agenda faster, without sifting through mountains of text responses.
Specific offers a best-in-class conversational survey experience—both for attendees and organizers. If you want step-by-step guidance on how to create a survey for agenda preferences, this guide is helpful.
Whether your end goal is to launch via a shareable link, or directly in your product or event portal, you can use Specific’s AI survey builder to start from scratch or fine-tune your own preset questions in the AI-powered survey editor.
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