User Interview Script Tailored to Your Product and Audience

I'm conducting user interviews for [product/feature]. Research goal: [what you want to learn]. Participants: [who — existing users, potential users, specific segment] Interview format: [remote/in-person, duration] Create an interview script with: warm-up questions (build rapport, understand context), behavioral questions (what they DO, not what they SAY they'd do), task-based questions (walk me through how you currently...), emotional probes (what frustrates you about..., what would make you feel...), specific question types to avoid (leading, hypothetical, compound), and closing questions that surface unspoken needs. Include follow-up probes for shallow answers. Mark which questions are essential vs optional (for time management). Add notes on what to observe beyond verbal responses.