Interview Research Template 1
Guide structure: warm-up experience → core process → examples → contrasts/exceptions → reflection → closing invitation.
Start with structure, then replace every placeholder with information that is true, relevant, and natural for your context. These templates are intentionally skeletal so your final writing does not sound mass-produced.
Strong interview research recruits people who can illuminate the question, uses a purposeful guide, asks clear follow-ups without steering answers, documents consent and recording, and analyzes transcripts systematically rather than relying on memorable quotes.
Guide structure: warm-up experience → core process → examples → contrasts/exceptions → reflection → closing invitation.
Probe bank: Can you give an example? What happened next? Who was involved? What made that difficult? Was there an exception?
Methods sentence: We conducted [type] interviews with [participants] recruited through [method], using a guide focused on [topics].
Analysis trail: transcript excerpt → code → category → cross-case pattern → counterexample → interpretation.
Persistent editorial registry audit: Topic slug → [ ]; claim UID/key → [ ]; source UID/key → [ ]; dependency UID + strength → [ ]; source status/version → [ ]; open review UID/reason/priority → [ ]; replacement source if any → [ ]; reviewer + resolution → [ ].