Survey template: Conference Participants survey about virtual platform usability

Gathering true feedback on virtual platform usability from conference participants can be tough—response rates tumble and insights fall flat. If you want to actually understand what works and what doesn’t, use and try this AI survey template from Specific, the leader in conversational AI surveys.

What is a conversational survey and why AI makes it better for conference participants

We know how difficult it is to get honest, detailed feedback from conference participants about virtual platform usability. Traditional survey forms often suffer from poor engagement—too long, too complicated, or simply ignored. Studies show that traditional surveys see falling participation each year; for example, the living costs and food survey response rates in the UK dropped from 60% in 2000 to only 22% in 2023. [1] The quality of insights goes down with it, making it hard to trust the data when planning future virtual events.

This is where conversational surveys—especially those powered by AI—change the game. Instead of sending a static questionnaire, you create a natural chat, where each participant feels like they’re having a real conversation with someone who cares about their experience. This boosts response rates (by as much as 40% over traditional methods [3]) and gives you richer, more actionable data. Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating a survey like this if you’re interested in doing it yourself.

Here’s a quick comparison so you can see what’s changed:

Why use AI for conference participant surveys? With an AI survey template from Specific, you’re not just sending another form—you’re starting a dialogue. The system draws on best practices in effective question design for conference participants, so your feedback process feels smooth and engaging for everyone involved. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, we let you focus on insights, while AI handles the heavy lifting.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

Instead of getting incomplete or confusing answers from conference participants, imagine having an expert interviewer right there to ask “Can you elaborate?” or dig deeper when an answer needs clarity. That’s exactly what Specific’s AI does—it generates smart follow-up questions in real time, adapting to each reply. No more chasing people by email, and no more guessing what they meant.

Here’s what this looks like in practice:

• Participant: “Sometimes it was hard to find the schedule.”

• AI follow-up: “Could you describe which part of the platform made finding the schedule difficult?”

• Participant: “Networking didn’t work well.”

• AI follow-up: “Was it a technical issue, or was it more about how the networking feature was designed?”

Without these follow-ups, you’d be left guessing. That’s why AI-generated conversational surveys increase the quality of response and engagement—participants feel heard, not herded. You can generate a custom survey or learn more about automated followups here if you want to see it in action.

Follow-up questions are what make the survey truly conversational. Instead of a cold form, you’re having a two-way conversation that keeps participants involved and improves the clarity of every answer.

Easy editing, like magic

Ever wanted to tweak a survey question or add a specific prompt, but dreaded the hassle? With Specific’s AI survey editor, editing is as simple as chatting. You describe your idea—“Ask more about networking features” or “Make the opening friendlier”—and the AI does the tedious rewriting and logic for you. You don’t have to wrestle with complex survey builders or struggle with branching logic; it’s done in seconds, with expert-level quality.

Flexible delivery for any conference feedback

You need to reach participants wherever they are and whenever they’re ready. Specific lets you deliver your AI survey template using two flexible methods:

• Sharable landing page surveys:

  Share a simple link after your virtual conference wrap-up, via email or messaging app—great for catching attendees before their memories fade.

• In-product surveys:

  Embed the AI survey directly in your virtual platform, so users are prompted for feedback while the experience is still fresh. Perfect for SaaS events or platforms where you control the environment. You can even trigger the survey after a session ends or when users visit a help page.

For most conference feedback about virtual platform usability, sharing a landing page survey ensures you reach remote attendees at all touchpoints, but embedding surveys directly in your event platform drives higher real-time completion.

Lightning-fast insights with AI survey analysis

No more downloading spreadsheets or spending hours sifting through open-ended replies. Specific uses AI survey analysis to instantly summarize every response, spot key patterns, and highlight actionable feedback—everything from technical pain points to common UI confusion. With features like automatic topic detection and a powerful chat interface, you can interactively explore results in seconds. Discover more about how to analyze conference participants virtual platform usability survey responses with AI and see how easy it is to unlock real value from your data.

If you want to dig deeper, the platform lets you chat with the AI about your results, uncover trends, find outliers, and even ask follow-up questions about specific groups of respondents.

Use this virtual platform usability survey template now

Ready to actually hear what participants think and uncover what to fix or improve? Use this Specific AI survey template now to gather smarter, deeper feedback—and experience the difference expert-crafted, conversational surveys make. You’ll get better answers, higher engagement, and more confidence in your next event decisions.