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# Add additional sessions for a participant

In some cases, you might want to conduct an additional interview session with a given participant as part of the same study. Maybe you ran into technical difficulties the first time around or simply didn’t cover everything you meant to. Regardless of the reason, you can add an additional session from the **Manage** tab of your study.

**To add additional interview sessions for a participant:**

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Navigate to the **Manage** tab of your study

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Select the participant using the checkbox beside their name. The action toolbar is displayed.
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Click **+ Add new session** in the action toolbar at the top of the participant list. The add new session modal is displayed.

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Enter a message to send to the participant, or confirm the default message displayed.

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Click **Confirm and send**.
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Now, the participant will receive an email requesting they schedule another interview session. If you have a time in mind, click **Schedule now** and select the date and time. The participant will receive an additional email containing their session details.

The total session count for each participant is displayed at the far right of their row on the **Manage** tab. You can view all sessions completed by a single participant here or on the **Sessions** tab of your study. For more information, see [View interview session recordings](/interview-studies/view-interview-session-recordings.md).


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