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Interview guide
A guide to your first interview
A self-study guide with an interview structure, example questions and a findings template.
What is included
A 20–30 minute structure
Move from the situation to alternatives, choice and what happened afterwards.
Questions and mistakes
Recognise leading questions and how to return to a concrete episode.
A findings template
Keep quotations, observations, explanations and next checks separate.
A worked example
Follow a conversation fragment through to a structured analysis.
Guide or course?
Independent use
The guide provides material to use on your own. It does not include individual feedback or a certificate.
Learning with feedback
The course involves your own interviews, review and revisions through three stages.
Explore the course →Format and price
US$150
A guide to independent interviewing practice. Includes an interview structure, worked examples, practical exercises and an analysis template. Contact us for purchase and access details.
From a leading question to a useful follow-up
“Did you not trust the author?” supplies an explanation. “What happened before you contacted someone else?” invites an account of an event.
Each exercise pairs a fragment, a commentary and a task to apply to your own material.
Use an open resource now
The full walkthrough and blank workbook are free to use. Try them to explore the approach.
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