Post-Event Evaluation
Evaluation of your event is an important tool to assist you in planning and running future events. It is also important to get feedback from participants in regards to event format and content that can be provided to any partners and sponsors who have contributed to the event taking place.
There are many ways to evaluate your event, however most people will feel comfortable completing a survey relating to your event. A short questionnaire will assist you to collect information relating to:
- Audience
- Relevance of event/activity and information provided
- Location of event (and accessibility)
- Did participants enjoy the event?
- Were presenters appropriate for the audience?
- How could the event be improved?
It is important to also presenters and other organisers to evaluate the event from their point of view. This will be useful to find out what worked well, and what didn't work well, particularly if you are planning to run a similar event in the future.
There are many ways to evaluate your event, including questionnaires, continuums, pictures, discussions etc.
There are several templates for a short survey that can be used to assess your event: