Getting started

How do you get started? What questions do you ask? How do you get people to talk and to whom should you talk? What recording equipment do you use? How long does an interview take? Should you transcribe the whole recording? All these questions and a lot more besides need some answers.

The task list breaks down into:

Identifying people to interview
A clear idea of the purpose of the interviews
What skills are needed?
Equipment
Approaching the interviewee
Carrying out the interview
Closing the interview
Transcribing
Storage and use of the recording
Sharing information

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