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Outline an article from an expert interview
Sort the interview into the questions a reader would ask, then place each speaker point under the question it answers. Note where in the transcript each quote sits. Keep the speaker's hedges and limits, and list every fact that still needs checking elsewhere.
A text to start with
Here is a transcript or notes from an interview with [name and role] about [topic]: [paste text]. My reader is [reader] and wants to know [question]. Propose an outline of sections, each phrased as a question. Under each, give the location of the supporting quote, a one-sentence explanation at the speaker's own level of certainty and any claim that needs outside checking. Do not add information the speaker did not say.
Example request. Change the details to fit your situation.Interview outline worksheet
Speaker name and role: [ ] Interview date and format: [ ] Reader question the article answers: [ ] Repeat this block for each section. Section question: [ ] Supporting quote location in transcript: [ ] Speaker's exact words: [ ] Explanation in my words: [ ] Certainty the speaker expressed: [sure / likely / uncertain / opinion] Open fact check: [ ] Checked against: [ ] Points to confirm with the speaker: [ ] Follow-up questions: [ ]
Meaning that drifts in paraphrase
Compare each paraphrase against the quote. Words like "always," "proves" or "will" often replace the speaker's "usually," "suggests" or "might." Keep opinions attributed to the speaker, not stated as fact in the article's voice. Verify names, numbers and dates against a second source, since interviewees misremember too. Make sure the outline does not merge two separate remarks into a claim the speaker never made. If the transcript is unclear, mark the point for a follow-up question instead of choosing an interpretation.
Ask another agent to check the result
Compare each paraphrase in this outline with the speaker's exact words. Flag any paraphrase that sounds more certain, broader or more definite than the quote. Show both versions side by side and suggest wording that matches the speaker's level of confidence.
Confirm before drafting
Send the speaker the points you plan to attribute to them and ask whether the wording matches what they meant. Resolve every open fact check with a named source. Reorder sections so the first answers the reader's main question. Then draft from the outline, keeping the quote locations so you can recheck wording at the end.