Guided Story + Segmentation (plugin type unified_single_multiple) combines a voice narrative with an AI-driven single- or multiple-choice classification: the AI reviews the spoken answer and picks (or scores) it against a set of choice options you define, in the same frame as the recording. It's wizard-driven.
What respondents see#
The same greeting-and-microphone recording flow as Guided Story. After the respondent answers, the AI reads the open-ended response and selects one or more of your predefined choice options based on what was said — the respondent doesn't manually pick from a list themselves.
When to use it#
- When you need both an open narrative and a structured classification of that narrative — e.g. "tell us why, then we'll bucket you into a segment" — without a separate follow-up question.
- Replacing a spoken answer + a manual follow-up choice question with one AI-scored step.
- Segmentation or driver studies where the segment should be derived from language, not a forced-choice click.
Configuring it in the builder#
Drag Guided Story + Segmentation from the StorySync AI Qual group onto your canvas — the wizard opens with Questions, Display Settings, and Text for Alerts. In addition to the shared greeting/sub-question/guardrails fields, the Questions step has a dedicated Question to Answer From Open End section:
- Question Type — Single Select or Multiple Select (whether the AI picks one or several choices).
- Question to Answer — the classification question the AI uses to extract an answer from the open-ended response (e.g. "Which of the following types of vacation did the respondent like most?").
- Choices — the answer options the AI can choose from, with support for an Exclusive option (e.g. "None of these").
Settings reference#
| Setting | What it controls | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Question Type | AI picks one choice or several | Single Select |
| Question to Answer | The classification prompt the AI applies to the narrative | — |
| Choices | Answer options the AI can select, with an optional exclusive/"none" option | — |
| Show Image/Video in Question | Reveals the media fields (Media Type, image count, image URLs 1–4, video URL) for a stimulus at the top of the question | Off |
| Initial Instructions | Text shown before the first sub-question to set context; supports piped text | Seeded example prompt |
| Is Loaded from Iframe | Marks the question as embedded in an iframe inside an external survey | Off |
| Voice Mandatory | Voice input required, no text fallback | Off |
| Honor voice-permission globals | Follow survey-level voice/mic-permission setting | On (recommended) |
| Default to Voice | Voice recording is the default input method | On |
| Enable Transcription | Live transcript while the respondent talks | On |
| Enable Voice Attribute Detection | Detect speaker gender/age/language/accent/human-vs-AI | On |
| Tap to Zoom Image | Allow respondents to zoom the stimulus image | Off |
| Enable Image Scrolling | Let respondents scroll through multiple images | Off |
| Enable Auto Probing | Let the AI generate follow-ups on the narrative | Off |
| Use Whole Conversation | Feed the entire prior conversation into AI-generated probes | Off |
| Request Voice or Text Preference | Ask respondents whether they'd rather record or type (only when voice isn't mandatory) | Off |
| Concept Image Height | Height of the stimulus image as % of screen | 50% (range 30–70) |
| Question Font Size | Font size for question/instruction text | 17px (range 10–40) |
| Maximum Recording Duration | Cap on voice recording | 5 minutes (range 3–10) |
| Select Language | Speech-recognition language | English (+ 6 others) |
| Select Text Direction | LTR or RTL layout | Left to Right |
| Button Color | Primary action-button color | #34ac8b |
Logic support#
The underlying voice answer is open-ended (Answered/Not answered only). The AI-derived choice classification is stored alongside it — check with your analytics setup for how the classification field is exposed to condition logic; see Logic, Flow & Conditions for the general operator model.
Good to know#
- The choice classification is inferred by the AI from the spoken response, not selected by the respondent — write Choices options precisely enough that the AI can map open-ended language onto them reliably.
Related guides#
- Question Types — overview and when-to-use table
- Guided Story — the base voice-only format
- StorySync AI Qual — all 9 StorySync formats
- Logic, Flow & Conditions — operators and condition builder
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