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oral-history-interview-technique
Conduct life history and testimonial interviews with appropriate prompting, active listening, and trauma-informed approaches
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SKILL.md
Oral History Interview Technique
Conduct life history and testimonial interviews with appropriate prompting, active listening, and trauma-informed approaches.
Overview
This skill enables professional oral history interviewing. It encompasses interview preparation, questioning techniques, active listening, and trauma-informed practice to collect valuable personal testimonies and life histories.
Capabilities
Interview Preparation
- Background research
- Question development
- Logistics planning
- Equipment setup
- Rapport building
Questioning Techniques
- Open-ended questions
- Follow-up prompts
- Clarification requests
- Timeline establishment
- Detail elicitation
Active Listening
- Full attention
- Non-verbal cues
- Reflective responses
- Silence tolerance
- Emotional attunement
Trauma-Informed Practice
- Safety establishment
- Choice provision
- Pace adjustment
- Trigger awareness
- Support resources
Usage Guidelines
Interview Process
- Conduct background research
- Develop interview guide
- Explain process to narrator
- Obtain informed consent
- Conduct interview
- Thank narrator
- Process recording
Questioning Best Practices
- Start with context questions
- Progress chronologically
- Use open questions primarily
- Allow natural tangents
- Return to key topics
Ethical Considerations
- Respect narrator autonomy
- Maintain confidentiality
- Honor agreements
- Provide copies
- Acknowledge contributions
Integration Points
Related Processes
- Oral History Collection Protocol
- Ethnographic Interview Methodology
- Participant Observation Protocol
Collaborating Skills
- research-ethics-irb-navigation
- ethnographic-coding-thematics
- primary-source-evaluation
References
- Oral History Association principles
- Interview methodology texts
- Trauma-informed practice guides
- Active listening techniques
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