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Interview transcripts and open-ended responses hold patterns that take time to surface. These prompts help you code responses, group themes, and summarize findings without losing nuance.
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Applies an existing qualitative coding framework to a new interview transcript instead of building codes from scratch. - Inputs: a set of codes with definitions, plus the transcript text - For each code: locates every relevant passage and quotes it directly - Fits: deductive coding work where the framework is already established - Pairs with a codebook-matching prompt when uncoded passages also need catching
Turns a research question, study topic, and participant description into a ready-to-use interview guide before fieldwork starts. - Generates 8-12 open-ended questions ordered from general to specific - Builds in at least two probing follow-ups for topics that tend to get surface-level answers - Avoids yes/no phrasing and leading wording - Best piloted with one participant before the full study
Scans a full interview transcript for everything one participant said about a single named topic, quoting directly wherever possible instead of paraphrasing, and flags any conflicting or nuanced responses on that topic. Useful for building a topic-by-topic view across multiple transcripts before formal coding begins, rather than reading full summaries each time.
Paste a raw interview transcript to get a first-pass inductive code list before any themes are decided. - Builds a granular code list rather than pre-collapsed themes - Each code gets a short 2-5 word label - Each code gets a one-sentence definition - Each code is paired with a direct illustrative quote from the transcript
Paste in the flat code list from an earlier coding pass and this prompt organizes it into 3-6 coherent themes for a qualitative results write-up. Each theme gets a descriptive name that makes an analytical claim rather than just labeling a topic, a list of the component codes that belong to it, and a 2-3 sentence description of what the theme actually argues, while pushing back on single-code themes unless there's a strong reason for one.
Supply an existing codebook built from earlier interviews plus a fresh transcript, and this prompt codes the new interview against it. - Passages matching established codes get quoted and labeled - Passages that don't fit any existing code are surfaced separately - New candidate code labels are suggested for those unmatched passages - Useful for spotting codebook drift when too many new codes keep appearing
Paste a draft set of interview questions to sanity-check before running them with real participants. - Flags leading language in each question - Flags ambiguity and structural problems - Offers a revised version alongside every critique - Pairs well as a review pass after drafting an interview guide
Paste in a raw interview transcript and this prompt produces a fast first-pass summary before any formal coding work begins. It pulls out 3-5 main themes discussed, 3-5 verbatim key quotes from the participant, a read on the participant's overall stance toward the research topic, and any unusual or unexpected perspectives that don't fit neatly into the theme bullets — useful for quickly deciding whether a transcript warrants a deeper coding pass.
Give the specific decision or question this summary needs to inform, plus the interview transcript, and get back a 200-word-or-shorter condensation. Prioritizes actionable findings tied directly to that decision over vague generalities, and favors concrete specifics — useful when a stakeholder needs the gist of an interview in under a minute of reading.