Employee Survey Tip 4: Getting the Questions Right

When formulating questions, the following rules apply:

  • Simplicity and clarity in how questions are phrased

  • Choose short, concise questions without sub-questions

  • Address simple, easy-to-understand matters

  • Do not overwhelm the employee

  • Avoid complicated sentences, unfamiliar terms and convoluted sentence structures

  • No double negatives

  • No leading questions

  • Phrase questions neutrally

What is LamaPoll?

LamaPoll is a survey tool for creating employee surveys and measuring employee satisfaction. You can use it to create, conduct and analyse all types of employee survey. Create your employee survey in just a few steps, apply your organisation’s corporate design and invite employees conveniently by email or via your intranet. You can quickly gain insights that help improve employee satisfaction. You can register for our survey tool free of charge and immediately conduct surveys for up to 50 employees with no obligation. If you need more responses to your online employee survey questionnaire, simply choose one of our monthly plans. You can also use our employee survey questionnaire templates and examples.

Last updated on October 2, 2026


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