Networking questions that show who left without meeting anyone
Ask attendees how easy it was to meet people, what helped and what would help next time. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What event networking survey questions tell you
Event networking survey questions ask attendees about the people side of the event: how many new people they met, how welcome they felt, whether they found the people they came for and what got in the way. Meeting people can be the main reason to buy a ticket, and a program that leaves first timers alone at the coffee table loses them for next year.
Ask the evening the event ends or the next morning, by email or with a QR code at the closing reception. Pick five or six: the welcome score, the people met, whether attendees found who they hoped to meet, what would help next time and one open question. Add the introduction and permission questions only when someone will make the introductions.
Each written answer is given a theme and a sentiment as it arrives, so requests to meet investors or peers in the same role sort themselves. Give each introduction request an owner in the inbox, so someone on your team makes the connection within the week.
- Questions
- 13
- Best asked
- The evening the event ends or the next morning
- Industry
- Events
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 13 networking and community questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
How connected attendees felt
Start with the welcome score and the feeling, then the counts that explain them: how many people attendees met and whether they met the right ones.
- 03Big scale
How welcome did you feel?
A ten point score for how welcome attendees felt. Select the low scores in Results and look at how often those attendees come, to see whether first timers felt less welcome than regulars.
- 11Emoji
How did the networking feel?
A row of faces for how the networking felt. Results shows each face's share, a quick read to put next to the welcome score.
- 01Number
How many new people did you meet?
Counts new people met, from zero to two hundred. Results shows the median and the middle half, so a few very social attendees don't hide the ones who met almost nobody.
- 04Yes / No
Did you find the people you hoped to meet?
A yes or no on finding the people attendees came for. Select No to read who they wanted to meet in the open question, which tells you which roles or companies to invite next time.
What helped and what would help
These show which parts of the program start conversations, so you can give more time to the ones that work.
- 02Multiple choice
What helped you meet people?
Asks which part of the event did the most to start conversations. Results shows each share on a donut; keep Nothing worked as an option, since it shows who left without a single introduction.
- 10Stars
How would you rate the social program?
One star rating for the social program, from the reception to the party. Results shows the average and the share who gave it four or five stars.
- 05Multiple choice
What would help you connect next time?
Attendees pick every idea that would help them connect. Results shows a bar for each, so you can choose between topic tables, matchmaking and an attendee list before you plan the next event.
- 06This or that
How do you like to meet people at events?
Two pairs on networking style. Results shows a split bar per pair, which helps you choose between a structured session and an open reception, and between small groups and one big hall.
Who attendees are and want to meet
Ask how often attendees come and who they came for, so you can plan for first timers and regulars separately.
- 09Dropdown
How often do you attend events like this?
How often attendees go to events like this, from first time to monthly. Select First time in Results to read how welcome those attendees felt and what would help them next time.
- 07Text
Who did you most want to meet and why?
Asks who attendees most wanted to meet and why. The answers name roles, companies and reasons, which shape the invitations, the speakers and the matchmaking for next time.
- 08Yes / No
Would you attend a community meetup between events?
Asks whether attendees would join a meetup between events. A high share of Yes is a case for a local meetup, and the answers on how often they attend show who would come.
Making the introductions
Ask these only when someone will make the introductions, and keep the permission question next to the contact one.
- 12Contact
Can we introduce you to other attendees?
Collects a name and email from attendees who want an introduction. Results shows them in a table; give each response an owner in the inbox so the introductions happen within the week.
- 13Consent
May we share your name and company with other attendees?
Asks permission before you share an attendee's name and company with others. Keep it next to the contact question, and share only the details of people who agreed.
Tips for asking about networking and community
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
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Read first timers on their own
Select First time in Results before you read the scores. Regulars already know people and can lift the average above what newcomers felt.
- 02
Ask while names are fresh
Send the survey the evening the event ends, while attendees still remember who they spoke with and who they missed.
- 03
Make the introductions you offer
Ask for contact details only when someone on your team will follow up, and give each request an owner in the inbox.
- 04
Ask before sharing anyone's details
Use the permission question before you put names on an attendee list, and share only the details of people who said yes.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
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Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
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Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
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Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
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Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about networking and community
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
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The evening the event ends or the next morning. Show a QR code at the closing reception or send the survey to your attendee list by email.
The welcome score. It is quick to answer and worth tracking from one event to the next, and the question on how often attendees come shows whether first timers felt as welcome as regulars.
Ask with the permission question first, and share only the names and companies of attendees who agreed. The contact question collects the details for the introduction.
Usually not. Add four or five of them to your main event survey, and send the introduction questions only to attendees who want one.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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