> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.listen.land/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Started: Your First AI-Led Interview in Minutes

> Step-by-step guide to creating your first ListenLand interview, sharing the link with respondents, and reviewing transcripts and AI summaries.

This guide walks you through creating and running your first ListenLand interview — from signing in all the way to reviewing your first AI-powered conversation. By the end, you'll have a live interview link ready to share and a clear picture of how responses come back to you.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign In">
    Go to [listen.land](https://listen.land) and sign in with Google, or enter your email address to receive a magic link. No password is needed — click the link in your inbox and you're in.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create Your First Interview">
    From your dashboard, click **New Interview**. Give it a clear title, then write a brief overview — this is the context the AI uses to understand the purpose of the conversation. Next, add between 2 and 5 questions. For each question, choose a **follow-up depth** setting:

    | Setting    | Behavior                                             |
    | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
    | **Low**    | The AI moves on after a short acknowledgment         |
    | **Medium** | The AI probes once or twice before continuing        |
    | **High**   | The AI digs deep, asking several follow-up questions |
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Text or Voice Mode">
    In the interview settings, select the default conversation mode:

    * **Text mode** — Respondents type their answers. Works in every browser with no special permissions.
    * **Voice mode** — Respondents speak and listen using their microphone. Produces an audio recording alongside the transcript.

    You can also set the mode to **Respondent's choice**, letting each person decide how they'd like to communicate when they open the link.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share the Link">
    Once your interview is saved, copy the public interview URL from the dashboard. It takes the form `https://listen.land/i/[interview-id]`. Send it to your respondents however works best — email, Slack, a support ticket, your website, or a printed QR code. Respondents do not need a ListenLand account to participate.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review Your Responses">
    Return to your dashboard at any time and click into any completed conversation. From there you can:

    * Read the **full transcript** of the AI-led conversation
    * **Play back the audio recording** (Voice mode interviews)
    * Read the **AI-generated summary** highlighting key themes and takeaways

    Each conversation also has a shareable transcript URL at `https://listen.land/c/[conversation-id]`, which you can send to teammates who don't have a dashboard account.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Each conversation has a maximum duration of 20 minutes. The AI interviewer will wrap up naturally as the session approaches the limit.
</Note>

<Tip>
  Start with 3–5 focused questions. The AI will naturally probe deeper based on your follow-up depth settings — you don't need to over-engineer the question list.
</Tip>

## What's Next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Creating Interviews" icon="pen-to-square" href="/guides/create-interview">
    In-depth guide to building and configuring your interview
  </Card>

  <Card title="Text vs Voice" icon="microphone" href="/concepts/text-vs-voice">
    Understand the differences and choose the right mode
  </Card>

  <Card title="Webhooks" icon="webhook" href="/integrations/webhooks">
    Get notified automatically when a conversation completes
  </Card>

  <Card title="FAQ" icon="circle-question" href="/help/faq">
    Answers to common questions about ListenLand
  </Card>
</CardGroup>