# Interview Facilitation

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

- Skill: `a5c-ai/interview-facilitation` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/interview-facilitation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/interview-facilitation/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/interview-facilitation

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# 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