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.
Sample questions
A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.
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)').
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)
Rank these same topics from most to least important to you right now.
- (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)
What session format would you find most useful?
- Keynote presentation
- Interactive workshop
- Panel discussion
- Fireside chat / Q&A
- Recorded webinar
If we booked a speaker on your top-ranked topic, how likely would you be to attend?
How important is each of the following when we're choosing a speaker to invite?
- Deep expertise in the topic
- Ability to present engagingly
- Name recognition in the industry
- Practical, actionable takeaways
- Availability for Q&A
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
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.
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
Your job title or role
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
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 TemplateThis 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 TemplateA 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
Ready to launch?
Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.
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