interview-facilitation

Conduct semi-structured interviews and moderate focus groups with rapport building, probing techniques, and group dynamics management

509 stars

Best use case

interview-facilitation is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Conduct semi-structured interviews and moderate focus groups with rapport building, probing techniques, and group dynamics management

Teams using interview-facilitation should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

  • You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

  • You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
  • You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/interview-facilitation/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/main/library/specializations/domains/social-sciences-humanities/social-sciences/skills/interview-facilitation/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/interview-facilitation/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How interview-facilitation Compares

Feature / Agentinterview-facilitationStandard Approach
Platform SupportNot specifiedLimited / Varies
Context Awareness High Baseline
Installation ComplexityUnknownN/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Conduct semi-structured interviews and moderate focus groups with rapport building, probing techniques, and group dynamics management

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

# Interview and Facilitation Skill

Conduct semi-structured interviews and moderate focus groups with professional facilitation techniques.

## Overview

The Interview and Facilitation skill enables conducting semi-structured interviews and moderating focus groups with rapport building, probing techniques, group dynamics management, and ethical practice for high-quality qualitative data collection.

## Capabilities

### Interview Technique
- Question design
- Rapport building
- Active listening
- Probing strategies
- Closure techniques

### Focus Group Moderation
- Group composition
- Discussion guide development
- Group dynamics management
- Participant engagement
- Conflict navigation

### Probing Methods
- Follow-up questions
- Clarification probes
- Elaboration prompts
- Challenge probes
- Silent probing

### Recording and Documentation
- Audio/video recording
- Note taking
- Transcription
- Field notes
- Quality assurance

### Ethical Practice
- Informed consent
- Confidentiality
- Sensitive topics
- Power dynamics
- Participant welfare

## Usage Guidelines

### When to Use
- Collecting qualitative data
- Exploring perspectives
- Understanding experiences
- Gathering stakeholder input
- Building theory

### Best Practices
- Prepare thoroughly
- Build genuine rapport
- Listen actively
- Probe appropriately
- Document carefully

### Integration Points
- Qualitative Analysis skill
- Ethnographic Research skill
- Research Ethics and IRB skill
- Mixed Methods Integration skill

## References

- In-Depth Interview Protocol process
- Focus Group Facilitation process
- Ethnographic Fieldwork process
- Qualitative Research Specialist agent

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