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Speaker Request & Topic Interest Survey

Captures which speakers, topics, and formats your audience actually wants for upcoming events, so you can prioritize outreach with confidence instead of guessing. An AI follow-up interview digs into why a specific speaker or topic matters to the respondent and what problem they're hoping the session solves.

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13 questions · ~7 min
Q01
Message

Thanks for helping us plan future sessions! We'd love to know which speakers and topics would be most valuable to you. This takes about 7 minutes.

Q02
Short Text

Is there a specific speaker or expert you'd like us to invite? Feel free to name them (e.g., '(Replace with example: a named industry expert or author)').

Q03
Multiple ChoiceRequired

Which topics would be most valuable for us to cover in upcoming sessions?

  • (Replace with Topic A relevant to your industry)
  • (Replace with Topic B relevant to your industry)
  • (Replace with Topic C relevant to your industry)
  • (Replace with Topic D relevant to your industry)
Q04
RankingRequired

Rank these same topics from most to least important to you right now.

  1. (Replace with Topic A relevant to your industry)
  2. (Replace with Topic B relevant to your industry)
  3. (Replace with Topic C relevant to your industry)
  4. (Replace with Topic D relevant to your industry)
Drag to rank
Q05
Multiple Choice

What session format would you find most useful?

  • Keynote presentation
  • Interactive workshop
  • Panel discussion
  • Fireside chat / Q&A
  • Recorded webinar
Q06
Opinion ScaleRequired

If we booked a speaker on your top-ranked topic, how likely would you be to attend?

Scale: 0 – 10
Min:Not at all likelyMax:Extremely likely
Q07
MatrixRequired

How important is each of the following when we're choosing a speaker to invite?

5 rows × 5 columns
  • Deep expertise in the topic
  • Ability to present engagingly
  • Name recognition in the industry
  • Practical, actionable takeaways
  • Availability for Q&A
Columns: Not important · Slightly important · Important · Very important · Essential
Q08
Point Allocation

You have 100 points to allocate across these factors based on what matters most when picking a speaker. Split them however you like.

  • Topic relevance
  • Speaker's reputation
  • Presentation quality
  • Cost/budget fit
  • Format flexibility
Allocate 100 points
Q09
AI Interview

Explore why the respondent named the specific speaker or topic they did: what problem, question, or gap are they hoping this session addresses, and what would make the session a disappointment versus a success for them? If they didn't name a specific speaker, probe what would make their top-ranked topic feel urgent enough to prioritize attending. Anchor on concrete examples from their recent work, not general interest.

Q10
Multiple Choice

What would most likely stop you from attending a session on your preferred topic?

  • Scheduling conflicts
  • Cost of attendance
  • Unclear value for my role
  • Format doesn't suit me
  • Nothing would stop me
Q11
Short Text

Your job title or role

Q12
Multiple Choice

Which best describes your organization's size?

  • 1-10 employees
  • 11-50 employees
  • 51-200 employees
  • 201-1000 employees
  • 1000+ employees
  • Prefer not to say
Q13
Message

That's everything — thank you! Your requests directly shape who we invite and what we cover in upcoming sessions.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

How it compares

We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.

Why this template

  • Goes beyond a simple intake form by using ranking and a 100-point constant-sum allocation to quantify which topics and selection factors actually matter most to respondents, not just which ones they check off.
  • An AI follow-up interview automatically digs into why a respondent named a specific speaker or topic and what problem they're hoping the session solves — insight a static form can't capture.
  • Pairs a matrix on speaker-selection criteria with a likelihood-to-attend opinion scale and a question on what would stop attendance, giving event planners both demand signal and risk factors in one flow.
  • Closes with role and organization-size questions so responses can be segmented by audience type when prioritizing outreach.

Jotform

Nonprofit Organization Speaker Request Form Template

This is a static intake form for collecting speaker requests for a nonprofit, not a survey exploring audience topic preferences. It's fielding-ready as a basic request form but doesn't attempt to prioritize topics or probe respondent motivation. Useful for logging who wants a speaker, not for deciding which speakers or topics to prioritize.

What it does well

  • Quick to deploy from Jotform's large template library
  • Likely easy to customize fields and branding without technical setup
  • Fits directly into existing nonprofit request/intake workflows

Where it falls short

  • Static form fields only — no adaptive AI follow-up to understand why a speaker or topic matters
  • No built-in ranking, point-allocation, or matrix questions to quantify topic priority
  • No automated per-response quality scoring or generated insight report

SurveySparrow

Speaker Request Form Template

A conversational-style form aimed at streamlining speaker booking requests, in line with SurveySparrow's chat-like UX. It's a ready-to-field template but is oriented toward logistics of a request rather than surfacing which topics or speakers an audience actually wants across a group. No indication it explores respondent reasoning behind a request.

What it does well

  • Conversational, one-question-at-a-time format that may feel more engaging than a static form
  • Likely mobile-friendly given SurveySparrow's product focus
  • Part of a broader survey platform, so basic branching logic is probably available

Where it falls short

  • No adaptive AI interview to probe the reasoning behind a requested speaker or topic
  • No voice AI interview option or guided screen-share tasks
  • No transparent prompt methodology or automated quality scoring of responses

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