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Interview Scriptby Owl-Listener

Interview Script Skill.

Turn research objectives into questions that invite evidence instead of suggesting an answer.

  • UX Research
  • Interviews
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Source Review · Interview ScriptSKILL.md
Task UX Research Produces • A timed interview guide organized around research themes. • Follow-up probes for recent experiences and decisions. • Facilitator notes covering neutrality, tangents, and time management. Before You Start Research goals, participant criteria, and session constraints are the primary inputs; no recording or recruitment service is supplied.
Editorial summary · source reviewed 2026-10-07 · not a generated example

01 What It Does

Prepare Neutral User Interviews

A qualitative interview-planning guide with a broad-to-specific question sequence and explicit neutrality checks.

Source-based workflowNot an execution benchmark

The Working Approach

Interview Script prepares the conversation before a qualitative study begins. It organizes an introduction, warm-up, thematic exploration, concrete experience walkthroughs, and a closing section. The result is a guide for a facilitator, not a transcript or a set of findings.

The distinctive constraint is question neutrality. The source favors broad context before feature-specific questions and asks about actual past situations rather than relying on hypothetical enthusiasm. Follow-up probes help the interviewer understand motivation and sequence without telling participants how they should feel.

Expected Deliverables

  • A timed interview guide organized around research themes.
  • Follow-up probes for recent experiences and decisions.
  • Facilitator notes covering neutrality, tangents, and time management.
See the Example Brief

From Brief to Review

  1. 01
    Set the Research Question

    Confirm who will participate, the decisions the study should inform, and the available session length.

  2. 02
    Build the Conversation Arc

    Move from low-pressure context to deeper experiences, then specific scenarios and a closing invitation.

  3. 03
    Check Every Question

    Remove assumed emotions, preferred answers, and unnecessary yes-or-no wording. Add probes where a short answer would miss the behavior.

02 When to Use It

When to Use It

Research goals, participant criteria, and session constraints are the primary inputs; no recording or recruitment service is supplied.

A Good Fit

  • Before Qualitative SessionsUseful when a team knows what it needs to learn but lacks a consistent guide for interviewers.
  • Reviewing a Leading ScriptProvides an explicit basis for replacing questions that presume a feature is useful or frustrating.

Limits to Check

  • Not Interview AnalysisThe Skill prepares questions. Synthesizing returned transcripts is a separate task.
  • No Predetermined FindingsA script should not imply that the desired product conclusion has already been established.

Bring These Inputs

  • Research GoalsState the uncertainty and which decision the interview should influence.
  • Participant ContextDescribe the target role, experience, and relationship to the product.
  • Session Length and ConsentProvide the actual time available and any consent or recording requirements.

03 Decisions That Matter

Decisions That Matter

  1. Behavior Before Opinion

    Recent-event prompts can expose workarounds and sequence that a general preference question overlooks.

  2. Facilitator Support

    A good question list is not enough; neutral probes and timing notes help keep sessions comparable without making them rigid.

04 Try a Focused Brief

Try a Focused Brief

The example brief below has not been tested. Check the skill’s setup before using it.

Review the Setup

Use the repository's documented installation route and retain any referenced companion files. This entry describes a focused design method rather than an executable application.

Upstream Source File
https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/blob/9a6930cf84a822eb458624bd11c61aac5bbdf224/design-research/skills/interview-script/SKILL.md

Research goals, participant criteria, and session constraints are the primary inputs; no recording or recruitment service is supplied.

Start With One Deliverable

Adapt the scope, source material and constraints in this brief before running the skill.

Example Brief
Use interview-script to prepare a 45-minute interview with independent designers who recently handed a website to a developer. Explore the last real handoff, revisions, and missing information. Include consent wording, neutral probes, and a wrap-up. Do not assume that handoff was frustrating or that they need a new tool.

Inspect the Result

Check the actual output against these observable criteria.

  • The guide fits the requested time rather than blindly using every example duration.
  • Core questions ask about concrete experiences.
  • No question presupposes satisfaction, frustration, or adoption.

OpenDesign provides a local design workspace for coding agents. This listing does not mean the skill is bundled or that its external tools, credentials and software dependencies are included.

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05 Source and License

Source and License

This page describes the pinned source revision linked below. Upstream behavior and requirements can change.

Source Owner
Owl-Listener
Repository
Owl-Listener/designer-skills
Skill File
design-research/skills/interview-script/SKILL.md
License
MIT
Reviewed Snapshot
2026-10-07 · 9a6930cf84a8
Editorial Source Summary
A qualitative interview-planning guide with a broad-to-specific question sequence and explicit neutrality checks.

Original summary by OpenDesign, based on the linked source. Repository stars are a dated popularity signal, not skill usage or a quality score.

06 Questions Before You Start

Questions Before You Start

Can it create a shorter interview?

The source begins by confirming duration. Its section timings are a planning reference, so the guide should be adapted to the actual session.

Does it generate answers?

No. Participant responses must come from interviews; illustrative answers would not be research evidence.

What makes a question leading?

A question is leading when it embeds an expected answer or assumes a feeling, behavior, or outcome. The guide should rewrite that assumption as an open invitation.

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Make Room for the Next Design Iteration.

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Upstream Source File
https://github.com/Owl-Listener/designer-skills/blob/9a6930cf84a822eb458624bd11c61aac5bbdf224/design-research/skills/interview-script/SKILL.md