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Collecting Feedback for Sessions - Step by Step

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Great events aren't just about what happens on stage—they're about how your audience receives it. Collecting session feedback is the single most effective way to measure the impact of your speakers, understand your attendees' needs, and refine your content for the future.

Whether you are running a multi-day conference or a single workshop, capturing real-time reactions can mean the difference between a good event and an unforgettable one. This guide will walk you through exactly how to configure your session feedback forms in Eventleaf so you can start gathering actionable data immediately.

How to Collect Session Feedback

  1. 1. Log in to your account on eventleaf.com and click on the event where you would want to enable feedback for a session.

    Login to your Eventleaf account and open an existing event
  2. 2. Go to “Event info” tab.

    From the tabs on the top, Click on Event info
  3. 3. Go to “Agenda” and then click on the session you want to set up the feedback for.

    Click on Agenda
  4. 4. Scroll down until you see the Feedback section. You will see a checkbox labeled Allow Session Feedback. Go ahead and check that.

    Feedback section with Allow Session Feedback checkbox
  5. 5. You should be able to type the Title, Instructions, and configure settings under Start Feedback Submission After (Session Start or Session End), End Feedback submission after (Number of days) and allow only those attendees who have checked into the session.

    Feedback settings options
  6. 6. You can configure the set of questions under the Feedback Form section. You can start with configuring the header.

    configure the header for the feedback form
  7. 7. You can type the header title and click on Add.

    type the header title and click on Add
  8. 8. Click on Add Feedback Question to start adding questions to your feedback form.

    Click on Add Feedback Question to start adding questions to your feedback form
  9. 9. Once the caption has been added, you can add Description along with the type of answer you want.

    describe the question and select the type of answer you want
  10. 10. If you select the Drop Down List, you should be able to add different options. You can also make this question mandatory.

    drop down list options and mandatory setting
  11. 11. Once all the questions have been added, you may also drag them to the correct position by holding the section.

    drag and drop the questions to the correct position

Real-Life Use Cases

  • 1. Better Content for Future Events: An organizer notices that technical deep-dive sessions consistently receive higher ratings than high-level overview panels. Using this data, they adjust the next year's agenda to focus more on hands-on workshops, resulting in higher ticket sales and attendee satisfaction.
  • 2. Speaker Evaluation & Selection: A conference host uses specific rating questions (e.g., "Rate the speaker's knowledge of the topic") to evaluate guest presenters. This quantitative data helps them objectively decide which speakers to invite back and which ones didn't resonate with the audience.
  • 3. Continuing Education Credits: For professional training workshops, organizers often need proof of engagement to award credits. By enabling the "limit to checked-in attendees" setting and making the feedback form mandatory, the feedback submission serves as a secondary verification of active participation.

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