* Email participants immediately after the event and perhaps one week later. Use the email point of contact to advertise additional webinars or how participants can get involved with your group.
* Connecting completion of the assessment with distribution of a certificate of completion can often encourage greater participation. (Check out the [[Planning Virtual Meetings and Webinars#Resources|Resources]] section below to learn how to automate the certificate process using Google's Autocrat add-on).
* When designing the survey, leave ample room for open comments.
* Phrase your survey questions to be neutral. For example, if asking about the quality of the speaker, using a phrase like "The Presenter was knowledgeable" is less leading than "The Presenter was excellent." Allow the survey taker to express their level of agreement.
* Consider carefully which questions are mandatory and which optional.
* Always ask for ideas for future programming and whether or not a participant would like to present a future webinar. This helps build programming ideas and a network of professionals.
* Ask for ideas for future programming and whether or not a participant would like to present a future webinar. This helps build programming ideas and a network of professionals.
* Try to make a survey that would take no longer than 5-10 minutes to complete.
[https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/sahc/sahc_webinar_evaluation_survey Click here] for a pdf of the assessment survey from CLIR [https://www.clir.org/hiddencollections/sahc/webinar1 SAHC's first webinars].
Reach out to your professional connections and find a dynamic speaker who is an expert on the subject. Or, if you intend to be the speaker, find someone who is able to be your moderator for the event. Discuss dates and create a signed agreement so everyone understands the project. When possible, include all dates (e.g., draft due dates, practice session(s), live event, etc.) in the contract.