Expert Network Solutions · Moderated Expert Calls
Your questions, asked well —
without you on the call.
Brief us with your question guide and a trained moderator conducts the consultation on your behalf. You receive the full transcript and a structured findings summary — your research moves forward even when your calendar can't.
Six expert calls is six hours of calls — plus scheduling friction across time zones. Moderation removes your team from the critical path while the research keeps moving.
0 hrs
Of your team's time
We Ask, You Read
Expert intelligence without a single calendar slot.
Our trained moderators run the consultations on your question guide — probing, following up, covering the ground — while your team reads the findings instead of finding the time.
- Question guide built with you, refined per call
- Professional moderation with domain preparation
- Transcripts plus structured findings summaries
When It Fits
Four situations where moderation wins
The calendar is the bottleneck
Your team is deep in delivery and can't absorb six hours of calls this week — but the research can't wait for them. We run the calls; you read the findings.
Many experts, same questions
When ten experts need the same structured guide, one moderator running them in parallel delivers consistent, comparable answers — faster than your team could sequence them.
Anonymity matters
When even appearing on the call could signal your interest — competitive moves, M&A screening, sensitive strategy — a neutral moderator keeps your team entirely invisible.
Time zones and languages
Experts in APAC, your team in New York, the case in London. Moderated calls run in the expert's working hours — and where needed, in the expert's language.
What You Get
Everything an expert call delivers — minus your hours
Same sourcing standard, same screening, same compliance framework as our standard expert calls. The only difference is who's asking the questions.
Mix and match freely
Lead the calls that matter most yourself; let us moderate the rest. One programme, both formats.
01
Question guide development
Bring a finished guide, or bring your research objective and we'll draft one with you — sequenced, probed, and refined so the moderator extracts what you actually need.
02
A trained moderator who follows up properly
Moderators briefed on your research context — who probe vague answers, chase the interesting thread, and know when an expert is reciting versus revealing.
03
Same expert sourcing standard
Experts sourced and screened against your brief with full conflict and compliance checks — you approve the shortlist before any call runs.
04
Transcript and findings summary per call
Verbatim transcript within two business days plus a structured summary mapped to your question guide — so reviewing a call takes ten minutes, not sixty.
05
Cross-call synthesis at programme close
Consensus, contradictions, and themes across all moderated calls — consolidated into one document your team can act on.
The Process
From guide to findings in five steps
You stay in control at the two moments that matter — approving the guide and approving the experts. Everything between is handled.
Brief and guide
Share your research objective and question guide — or build the guide with us. You approve the final version.
Source and approve
We source and screen experts to your brief; you review and approve the shortlist before fieldwork begins.
Moderated fieldwork
Our moderator conducts the calls — in parallel where the programme allows — with progress updates as they complete.
Per-call deliverables
Transcript and findings summary after each call — review on your schedule, flag follow-ups for remaining calls.
Synthesis and handover
Cross-call synthesis at close — and if findings raise new questions, the programme extends seamlessly.
Prefer to Lead the Conversation?
Standard expert calls put you on the line
For the conversations where your team's follow-up instincts matter most, run standard expert calls — same sourcing, same screening, you lead. Most programmes mix both formats.
FAQ
Moderated calls — common questions
Something specific? Write to sales@astuteconnect.com — we respond within one business day.
Yes — silent observation can be arranged where appropriate, with the expert's knowledge that additional listeners are present. Many clients simply rely on the transcript instead.
Two safeguards: moderators are briefed on your research context (not just handed a script), and you review each transcript while the programme is live — flagged gaps become targeted follow-ups in remaining calls, or a short follow-up with the same expert.
No — moderated calls offer the strongest client anonymity of any format. The expert interacts only with our moderator and learns only the client type and topic.
Yes, for major business languages — scoped per programme. Deliverables are provided in English regardless of the call language.
Moderated calls carry a moderation component on top of the standard consultation, with transcript and summary included by design. Exact pricing is confirmed in the scoping proposal before the programme begins.
Send the question guide. Read the findings.
Submit your brief — we'll scope the moderated programme, source the experts, and keep your calendar out of it.