Here are some of the best questions you can ask in a User Roundtable Attendee survey about agenda preferences, plus practical tips for crafting them. We rely on Specific to build these surveys in seconds—making the whole experience smooth for you and your respondents.
The best open-ended questions for agenda preferences
Open-ended questions are a goldmine when you want genuine, qualitative insights. They give attendees the freedom to explain, elaborate, and introduce ideas you may not expect. Use these to uncover motivators, pain points, and nuanced feedback that simple choices can’t capture. That’s why we put them front and center, especially when planning roundtable agendas.
Based on our experience as a conversational survey platform, here are 10 open-ended questions you can include:
What topics are you most interested in discussing at the upcoming roundtable?
Can you describe your ideal agenda for this session?
Which recent challenges or trends in your field would you like addressed during the meeting?
If you could dedicate more time to any topic, what would it be and why?
Is there a speaker or expert you hope to hear from? What would you ask them?
How do you prefer the session to be structured—presentation, open discussion, workshops, or something else?
What’s one thing you wish previous roundtables had included in their agenda?
Are there any emerging issues or innovations you believe should be highlighted?
What’s your preferred way to participate—sharing opinions, asking questions, or listening to panelists?
Do you have suggestions for interactive activities or formats that would improve the agenda?
Using questions like these not only gathers actionable input but also signals that you value every attendee's voice. The adaptive, conversational approach offered by Specific helps people feel heard, boosting both response rates and quality. In fact, AI-powered surveys like these regularly achieve completion rates of 70-90%, a massive leap from traditional surveys’ 10-15% averages. [1][2]
The best single-select multiple-choice questions for agenda preferences
Single-select multiple-choice questions shine when you want fast, quantifiable data or want to ease into a topic. They’re perfect if you want to spot trends and quickly prioritize agenda items—or just get the conversation started so respondents can elaborate via follow-ups. Sometimes, making it simple for users to choose from a short list means they’re more likely to continue and provide deeper feedback later.
Question: Which agenda topic is your top priority for the upcoming roundtable?
Industry trends
Current challenges
Case studies and best practices
Interactive workshops
Networking opportunities
Other
Question: How would you most like the session to be structured?
Presentations by experts
Open group discussions
Panel Q&A
Small breakout sessions
Question: What interaction format do you find most valuable?
Live polls and surveys
Hands-on activities
Group brainstorming
Facilitated debates
Other
When to follow up with “why?” Following up with “why” is crucial when a respondent’s choice hints at underlying motivators or unexpected reasoning. For example, if someone picks “Interactive workshops” as their preferred format, a simple “Why do you find interactive workshops valuable?” can uncover actionable insights that shape your next event.
When and why to add the "Other" choice? Always include “Other” when your options might not fully reflect your attendees' needs. This allows them to voice unique preferences, and with follow-up probing, you can spot new trends you hadn’t considered.
NPS question: Does it make sense here?
NPS (Net Promoter Score) is a one-question measure of attendee loyalty and satisfaction, typically phrased as “How likely are you to recommend this event to a colleague?” For user roundtables, including a tailored NPS question can reveal how well your agenda meets attendee expectations. It’s especially valuable to benchmark satisfaction across sessions and inform agenda planning for the next event. Want to launch an agenda-focused NPS survey? Try this ready-made NPS survey as a starting point.
The power of follow-up questions
Follow-up questions are where AI surveys truly shine. Automated follow-ups—like those built into Specific—probe deeper in real time, clarifying or expanding a respondent’s initial answer. This ensures you collect full, context-rich responses, avoiding confusion or incomplete feedback. Explore more about this approach in our feature overview: automatic AI follow-up questions.
User roundtable attendee: “I want more discussions.”
AI follow-up: “Can you share what kinds of discussions you find most valuable and why?”
How many follow-ups to ask? We found that 2-3 smart follow-up questions are usually enough to get detailed context. Specific gives you control—set a follow-up cap and focus on the topics you care about, or let users skip if they’ve already shared the essentials.
This makes it a conversational survey: With dynamic follow-ups, the survey feels more like a real conversation—engaging and natural, not like a traditional form.
AI analysis, summaries, and themes: Even with all this unstructured data, it’s easy to analyze responses thanks to AI. If you want a fast, actionable review, check out our article on AI survey response analysis—AI instantly summarizes themes so you don’t spend hours collating feedback.
Automated, real-time follow-ups are a new—and better—way to interact with survey respondents. I’d encourage anyone to generate a sample survey and see the difference for yourself.
How to write a great prompt for AI to generate questions
Prompts are the secret sauce for getting awesome survey questions out of AI tools. Here’s how I’d structure them to generate the best possible User Roundtable Attendee agenda questions:
If you just want great open-ended questions, write this prompt:
Suggest 10 open-ended questions for User Roundtable Attendee survey about Agenda Preferences.
But providing more context always yields better results. Here’s a richer example:
We are gathering feedback from professionals attending a user roundtable. The goal is to understand which agenda topics and formats matter most, and why. Please suggest 10 thoughtful, open-ended questions to help us design an engaging, valuable roundtable.
Afterward, try this prompt to organize the output:
Look at the questions and categorize them. Output categories with the questions under them.
Next, review the categories, pick ones you want to explore deeper, and use something like:
Generate 10 questions for these categories: session format preferences, attendee pain points, desired speakers.
This approach ensures you get not just relevant questions, but an intelligent structure for your survey—something Specific’s AI survey generator can automate in a single step.
What is a conversational survey?
A conversational survey feels like a chat, not a sterile form. Instead of static lists or checkboxes, questions adapt and respond to the user, making them feel heard. The AI clarifies, asks tailored follow-ups, and even thanks users at the end. This dynamic style lifts response rates dramatically (AI-powered surveys achieve 70-90% vs. the old 10-15% typical for forms) [1][2], and helps you surface more honest, insightful feedback. Abandonment rates drop from 40-55% to 15-25% with this conversational approach, thanks to higher engagement [3]. AI also analyzes open feedback up to 60% faster, so teams get actionable results right away [4].
Here’s a simple table showing why AI-driven surveys beat manual forms:
Manual Survey | AI-generated Survey |
---|---|
Generic, fixed questions | Tailored, adaptive Q&A flows |
Low response rates, long to create | High response rates, quick to launch |
Static data collection | Real-time follow-ups and clarification |
Difficult manual analysis | Instant AI summaries and deep insights |
Why use AI for User Roundtable Attendee surveys? AI surveys adjust on the fly, digging deeper into what matters to your attendees, then automatically grouping insights for you. This means you can focus on action, not admin. “AI survey example” isn’t just a buzzword—we’re seeing real-world boosts in engagement, depth, and speed of analysis thanks to platforms like Specific.
Need a step-by-step guide? See our tutorial on how to create a survey effortlessly for your next event.
Specific leads the way in creating conversational surveys, making feedback a breeze for both organizers and attendees.
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