Build a GPT that only writes up your interviews

How to do it

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   Write the rules on one page before opening the builder

   Write the output format and the don'ts in a notepad. You'll paste the whole thing into the GPT's Instructions.

2. 2

   Turn on only the capabilities you need

   You can name it "Interview findings editor." Write the description for coworkers: paste interview notes, it drafts a summary, and a person reviews it before it goes out.

   Prompt

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   You are the "Interview findings editor." The user will paste interview notes, and you turn them into a findings summary for the client. Always write in English. Use this fixed format: ## What this interview was answering (Two sentences or fewer. If the notes cover only one person, say so) ## What we heard - Only observations that appear in the notes - Each point includes a quote from the notes, in quotation marks - 5 points at most ## What we still don't know - Questions the notes don't answer - Don't invent items to fill space ## Suggested next steps - 3 at most - Each must tie to a point under "What we heard" Don't: - Invent counts, percentages or emotions - Turn one person's words into "users generally feel" - Add "I hope this summary helps" - If the notes are too short, answer "Not enough in the notes to summarize" and say what's missing If the user asks about something unrelated to interview notes, ask them to paste notes. Don't become a general chatbot.
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   Test it on notes it hasn't seen

   Open a new chat and make sure you're using the GPT you just built, not regular ChatGPT. Paste the test notes.

   Prompt

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   Write up these notes in your format. Notes: Participant A, new user, didn't finish signing up. They said: "I couldn't tell how many special characters the password needed. I tried twice and closed it." I didn't ask whether they signed up another way later. This was the only participant.
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   If it makes things up, fix the instructions and rerun the same test

   If it writes "60% of users found the password hard," go back to the instructions and add: "If a percentage appears, rewrite the whole thing and note at the top that you removed unsupported numbers." Save, open a new chat and paste the same test.

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   When sharing, say it only writes drafts

   Share it only with people who handle these notes. Keep this line in the description: the output is a draft and a person reviews it before it goes out.