In-Person Meetings Survey Template

Use this in-person meetings survey template to review one recent workplace meeting. Ask attendees about preparation, participation, use of time and next steps so the next meeting has a clearer purpose.

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Use this in-person meetings survey template to review one recent workplace meeting. Ask attendees about preparation, participation, use of time and next steps so the next meeting has a clearer purpose.

A meeting can finish on time without giving everyone a useful role. Separate what happened before the meeting, during the discussion and at the close to find an improvement the organizer can act on.

When to use this in-person meetings survey

Team leads and meeting organizers can use this survey shortly after a named in-person meeting. It evaluates the experience of attending, rather than booking a room or choosing a date. SurveyLegend helps collect feedback from attendees who may not speak up in the closing discussion.

7 questions for your in-person meetings survey

Think about the meeting identified above. Comment on the meeting process rather than individual colleagues or confidential decisions. You may skip any question.

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In-Person Meetings Survey

01 Before the meeting, how clear was its purpose?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

02 Before the formal start, did you have a chance to connect with other attendees?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

03 How relevant was the discussion to your role in the meeting?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

04 How much opportunity did you have to contribute when you wanted to?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

05 How well was the scheduled meeting time used?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

06 At the end, how clear were any next steps relevant to you?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

07 What should the organizer change for a similar meeting?

Share your answer, or skip this question.

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Customize your in-person meetings survey

Refer to one meeting rather than asking people to average a month of unrelated sessions. Keep the opportunity-to-contribute question separate from whether someone chose to speak. Retain not-applicable options for sessions without discussion or assigned follow-up. Pilot the wording with someone who attended. Keep any added open-ended questions focused on a change the organizer can make.

Printable in-person meetings survey

Use the printable version at the end of an in-person meeting. Keep the same questions and answer options so paper responses can be reviewed consistently with online replies.

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How to use the answers

Read preparation, contribution and next-step answers separately. Unclear next steps call for a better close; limited opportunity to contribute may call for a different discussion format. An enjoyable meeting does not prove that its decisions were correct. Choose a specific change and ask about it after a comparable meeting. Group the open-ended data by meeting preparation, participation and follow-through before selecting an improvement.

In the abstract, Allen, Lehmann-Willenbrock, and Landowski (2014) write: “small talk is a predictor of meeting effectiveness”. The authors report an association rather than an experimentally established cause. Because it was correlational, it does not establish that adding small talk causes better meetings. This template therefore asks about the chance to connect before starting without treating it as a required recipe. Read the meeting communication study for the study's context.

Frequently asked questions

When should I send the survey?

Send it while the named meeting is still easy to recall. Keep the timing consistent if you want to compare similar meetings.

Is this suitable for a recurring team meeting?

Yes. Identify the specific session and retain the same core questions across comparable sessions. Do not combine unrelated meeting types into one result.

Should I ask who gave negative feedback?

This template does not request names. Explain the actual privacy arrangements rather than promising anonymity that the collection process cannot provide.