Mike DomitrzPresident, Author, and Speaker on Respect, The Center for Respect, Inc. · Author & Speaker on Respect for Schools, Corporations, & the Military since 1990 (has reached

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24 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief segment, the speaker explains a practical method for gathering real‑time audience insights before a live event. He recommends sending a short, focused pre‑event survey to all registered attendees about a week prior to the session. The questionnaire asks participants to share concrete examples of workplace disrespect and respect. By collecting these fresh, specific anecdotes, the presenter can walk onto the stage with a wealth of personalized stories that illustrate both challenges and positive behaviors, making the talk on respect highly relevant and engaging. The speaker emphasizes that the concept is simple, low‑effort, and only works if the client agrees to distribute the survey.

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If I want to know all about my audience, I actually send a pre-event survey to the client saying, would you send this out to all of the attendees of the event? Usually about a week before. I don't want it way ahead. I want it fresh on their minds that asks them questions about struggles and successes. So if I'm doing an event on respect, the survey will be my survey, by the way. It'll say things like, what are examples of disrespect you've seen in the workplace? Now it can be scary for an employer to think, hmm, should I send that out? But later on it says, what are great examples of respect you've seen in the workplace? Now, when I walk onto that stage, I could have hundreds of examples of good and bad challenging parts. It allows it to be incredibly personalized and tailored. Very simple concept if they're willing to do it.