Recorded live from the official HR Tech podcast studio, this limited series drops you straight into the conversations everyone at the conference actually wanted to hear. HR Tech—over 25 years strong and the annual migration point for every HR and TA pro on the planet—handed the WRKdefined Podcast Network the keys to a studio, and we spent three days pulling in our hosts to interview operators, executives, consultants, product leaders, and investors in rapid-fire episodes. No BS. Just sharp perspective, fresh takes, and the best brainpower from the world’s largest gathering of HR and talent leaders. If you want to know what people were thinking between the sessions, this is where you’ll find it. To learn more about HR Tech, visit www.hrtechnologyconference.com
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Recorded live from the official HR Tech podcast studio, this limited series drops you straight into the conversations everyone at the conference actually wanted to hear. HR Tech—over 25 years strong and the annual migration point for every HR and TA pro on the planet—handed the WRKdefined Podcast Network the keys to a studio, and we spent three days pulling in our hosts to interview operators, executives, consultants, product leaders, and investors in rapid-fire episodes. No BS. Just sharp perspective, fresh takes, and the best brainpower from the world’s largest gathering of HR and talent leaders. If you want to know what people were thinking between the sessions, this is where you’ll find it. To learn more about HR Tech, visit www.hrtechnologyconference.com
What People Really Mean: Reading the Signals in Their Feedback with Sapient Insights Group and HR Huddle
HR Tech 2025
37 minutes
1 week ago
What People Really Mean: Reading the Signals in Their Feedback with Sapient Insights Group and HR Huddle
This series was recorded live at HR Tech 2025 inside the HR Executive studios on the expo floor in partnership with the WRKdefined Podcast Network. Make sure you’re subscribed to the full series and visit HRExecutive.com for the news, analysis, and insights shaping the future of work.
Audience feedback is never just feedback. The words people choose, the humor they drop in, even the curse words they fire off tell you exactly how they felt in the moment. Real reactions aren’t polished. They’re messy, misspelled, emotional, and usually pretty funny. This conversation breaks down how language, humor, and quick pattern searches reveal the true pulse of an audience and why sentiment analysis doesn’t have to be clinical to be accurate.
Hosted by the team behind the HR Huddle Podcast on the WRKdefined Podcast Network.
What We Cover
Why curse words are a signal of authentic reactions
How humor shapes honest feedback
Why misspellings can reveal the truest sentiment
How quick searches surface patterns fast
Why language helps measure emotional engagement
How sentiment ties directly to content quality
Key Takeaways
Curse words often reflect genuine sentiment
Negative feedback can be unintentionally funny
Fast searches reveal reaction patterns
Misspellings show authenticity
Humor helps decode real audience mood
Language exposes emotional engagement
Sentiment analysis improves content decisions
Hosts
Susan Richards, Founder Sapient Insights
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susansapientinsights/
Cliff Stevenson, Director of Research & Principal Analyst, Sapient Insights
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliffordstevenson/
Teri Zipper, CEO, Sapient Insights
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terizipper/
HR Tech 2025
Recorded live from the official HR Tech podcast studio, this limited series drops you straight into the conversations everyone at the conference actually wanted to hear. HR Tech—over 25 years strong and the annual migration point for every HR and TA pro on the planet—handed the WRKdefined Podcast Network the keys to a studio, and we spent three days pulling in our hosts to interview operators, executives, consultants, product leaders, and investors in rapid-fire episodes. No BS. Just sharp perspective, fresh takes, and the best brainpower from the world’s largest gathering of HR and talent leaders. If you want to know what people were thinking between the sessions, this is where you’ll find it. To learn more about HR Tech, visit www.hrtechnologyconference.com
