Tips for Qualitative Research Tips for Qualitative Research 89 90 Update contact methods Continue the transparency Use multiple or preferred methods of communication. Not Participants told us it is important for the research everyone reads email, many don’t check voicemail, and experience to line up with what was explained in the texting is preferred more and more. Consider your sample invitation. Be respectful of their time and other and try out different methods of communication to entice specifications you introduced during the screening process. them to participate and then screen them. Consider offering multiple methods/options to your recruiting partner so they can be more flexible based on the responses. ȃTo just, like, give us a brief intro, like this is going to be recorded or weȂre not going to be on YouTube or anything. Stuff like that makes us feel more ȃI really appreciated the text reminder ǻeven though the group was on my calendarǼ.Ȅ comfortable.Ȅ - Quote from participant in research conducted by ȃIf there are contingencies, state them clearly…IȂve Doing Good Research done those ones…where they had, like, 70 people, and they pick like six for the second part. Granted, you do ȃTo get the right people for a study group you should have a chance, but thatȂs almost lottery-like. So, if itȂs reach out to social media of all kinds, posting ads that a contingent, like, say 10% of people will be picked people could get paid for giving their feedback. Post that their voice will be heard for doing so and they or whatever.Ȅ could help make these things better.Ȅ - 2017 GRBN Qualitative Workgroup ROR - 2017 GRBN Qualitative Workgroup ROR Source: Echo Qualitative Project Support, KNow Research, Source: Echo Qualitative Project Support, KNow Research, MindSpark Research International MindSpark Research International © 2017 GRBN Participant Engagement Handbook | 206 © 2017 GRBN Participant Engagement Handbook | 207