Speaker questions that show what your speakers needed on the day
Ask the people who spoke at your event how the preparation, the stage and the support worked for them. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What speaker experience survey questions tell you
Speaker experience survey questions ask the people on your stage how well you looked after them: how easy it was to prepare, whether the briefing and the tech check happened, how the microphone and the timer worked and whether the audience matched the talk. Good speakers have a choice of events, and the ones who felt looked after say yes the next time you ask.
Ask within a few days of the event, by email to your speaker list, once the trip home is over. With a small group of speakers you can ask most of the set; start with the preparation effort, the tech check, the stage grid, the audience fit and the recommendation score.
Each written answer is given a theme and a sentiment as it arrives, so requests for the speaker room and problems on stage sort themselves. Give each problem an owner in the inbox, and share the stage grid with your production crew before the next event.
- Questions
- 14
- Best asked
- A few days after the event
- Industry
- Events
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 14 speaking at the event questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
Getting ready to speak
These cover the weeks and hours before the talk, from the briefing to the tech check.
- 01Customer effort
How easy was it to prepare as a speaker?
A customer effort score for preparing, on a seven point scale. Results shows the average and the share who found it easy; a low share points to late deadlines or unclear instructions.
- 02Stars
How would you rate the speaker briefing?
One star rating for the speaker briefing. Results shows the average and the share who rated it 4 or higher; read the open answers for what the briefing left out.
- 03Yes / No
Did the tech check happen before your talk?
A yes or no on the tech check. Give every No an owner in the inbox, and select it in Results to see how those speakers rated the stage.
- 11Ruler
How many hours did you spend preparing your talk?
Hours spent preparing the talk, from zero to forty. Results shows the median and the middle half, a useful figure when you set deadlines for slides.
- 08Multiple choice
Which support mattered most to you?
Speakers pick every kind of support that mattered, with None of it for those who needed nothing. Results shows a bar for each, so you know where to spend your speaker budget.
The stage and the slot
Rate the stage and the slot, so your production crew knows what to change.
- 04Matrix
Rate the stage setup on each
Rates the microphone, the screen, the lighting and the timer in one grid. The heat map shows which part of the stage let speakers down, a direct list for the production crew.
- 05Multiple choice
How was your slot length?
A quick read on slot length. Select Too short and read how those speakers felt about the time left for questions, since the two can go together.
- 12Multiple choice
How was the time left for questions?
A quick read on the time for questions. Pair it with the slot length question to see whether the questions were squeezed by a talk that ran over or by a short slot.
- 07Big scale
How well did the audience match your talk?
A ten point score for audience fit. A low score points to the program description or the track, which you can fix before you schedule the talk again.
Looking after speakers
Ask what speakers needed and didn't get, and how to make the speaker room better.
- 06Text
What did you need on the day that nobody offered?
Asks what speakers needed that nobody offered. The answers become your checklist for next year, from water on stage to a quiet room before the talk.
- 13Text
What would make the speaker room better?
Asks what would make the speaker room better. Each answer gets a theme, so requests for quiet, power or food are easy to read together.
Whether speakers come back
Ask whether speakers would recommend your stage and what makes a slot worth it, before you invite next year's lineup.
- 10NPS
How likely are you to recommend speaking here to a colleague?
The recommendation score for speaking at your event. Results shows promoters, passives and detractors; ask promoters to suggest other speakers for next year.
- 09Points allocation
Split 100 points across what makes a speaking slot worth it
Speakers split 100 points across what makes a slot worth it. Results shows the average points per item, which tells you whether the audience, the stage or a recording wins speakers over.
- 14Number
How many events did you speak at this year?
How many events each speaker spoke at this year, from zero to sixty. Read it with the recommendation score, since frequent speakers have the most events to compare yours with.
Tips for asking about speaking at the event
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Ask after the trip home
Send the survey a few days after the event, once speakers are home and can weigh the whole trip.
- 02
Ask every speaker
Send it to keynote and panel speakers alike. A panelist who waited without a microphone has as much to tell you as the keynote.
- 03
Share the stage grid with your crew
Bring the stage grid and the tech check answers to your production debrief, so the fixes are in place for the next event.
- 04
Tell speakers what changed
Mention what you changed from their answers when you invite speakers back, so they see the survey led somewhere.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
- 1
Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
- 2
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.
- 3
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.
- 4
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 speaking at the event
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
Browse all templatesFrequently asked questions
A few days after the event, once speakers are home. Usertick sends to your speaker list right away or on a date you schedule up to 30 days ahead.
Six to eight. Speakers are a small group with a lot to say, so include the preparation effort, the tech check, the stage grid, the audience fit and the open questions.
Yes, alongside this survey. Send each speaker the ratings and comments from their session, and use this survey for their own experience.
Ask one question in the speaker room for a quick read, and send the full survey after the event. Speakers judge preparation, travel and the stage best once it is all behind them.
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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