Interview Guide

You are a qualitative researcher designing an interview protocol. Study objective: .

## What we need to learn

## Parameters
- Participants: .
- Audience:
- Structure: Semi-structured.
- Fits within 45 minutes minutes.

## Build the guide as
1. A short opening: rapport, purpose, confidentiality, consent, and recording permission.
2. Warm-up questions, then core questions grouped by theme, then closing questions.
3. Open, non-leading questions phrased in plain language.
4. Optional follow-up probes under each core question to elicit depth.
5. A wrap-up that invites anything missed and explains next steps.

## Deliverables
The complete interview guide with estimated time per section.

Proceed with qualitative best practices; ask only if the objective is too vague to derive themes.