Interview Guide for User Research

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The Prompt
Write a [DURATION]-minute user interview guide.

WHAT I WANT TO LEARN: [RESEARCH_GOAL]
WHO I AM TALKING TO: [PARTICIPANT]

Rules that make the data usable:
- Ask about specific past behaviour, never about hypothetical future behaviour
- No leading questions. No questions containing our product's name until the last section.
- Open broad, narrow gradually
- For each question, give the follow-up probe that gets past the first polite answer

Include:
1. A two-minute warm-up that is not small talk
2. The main questions in order, with timings
3. The one question I must ask even if we run out of time
4. What NOT to say when they criticise something I built
5. A closing question that surfaces what I forgot to ask

Flag any question that will produce an opinion rather than evidence.
Variables — replace these:
[RESEARCH_GOAL]· What you need to learn [PARTICIPANT]· Who you are interviewing [DURATION]· Minutes available
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CategoryResearch & Insights
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Difficultyintermediate
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CreatedAug 14, 2026
UpdatedAug 14, 2026
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