Questioning skills drive the success of great moderators. By asking open-ended questions a skilled moderator can elicit a deeper understanding of the participant's thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviors. In this video, the 5 “W’s” are discussed as good starting points for asking open-ended questions.
Moderators who excel at asking targeted probing questions, will be able to uncover a deeper level of insights than their peers. There are many types of probing questions. In this video, clarification, elaboration, comparison, and hypothetical questions will be discussed, which will help build the foundation for asking probing questions.
In video #4 we will cover how skilled moderators build rapport during interviews and focus groups. When participants feel safe, and listened to, they drop their barriers, and the truth comes out. Did you ever wonder why you share more with some people than others? Great moderators turn interviews into conversations that open the door for learning and valuable insights.
During qualitative interviews, moderators create their own unique introductions that help them start building a connection with their respondents. Those first few minutes set the tone for the entire interview or focus group and are great guidelines for how you want people to engage during the qualitative interview. The video that follows helps provide a few tips to consider for creating your own introduction that matches your style and goals.
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