Hello all,
My focus over the past week has been preparing myself for interviews. The first thing I did was make a list of potential people I want to interview. I collected this list of people from having conversations with other people about the possibilities of potential interviews – or simply people that would know more about the topic. Now my challenge will be prioritizing which interviews will be my priority. Perhaps I could make a general list of priorities for the website as a whole and that will help me identify what interviewees will receive priority. I also need to concentrate on breaking down the collected information and consolidating it into a presentable form.
By tomorrow, I will have constructed a template email to send out to perspective interviewees. I will also try to write out some keys points of discussion if I have to call someone to schedule an interview. I think it will be a good idea to review the videos on oral history so it will be fresh in my mind before an interview.
I look forward to using the time we have designated for class for interviews and working on my website. I am hoping people’s schedules will match with the Tuesday class time we have set aside to work on it. If not, the show will carry on! Please let me know what challenges and successes you guys have with interviewing and pre-organizing things for your website !
Peace & Love,
Abriana Robinson
Hello Abriana,
Thank you for putting up these links on how to do interviews. Kailee and I are not doing interviews, but it is good to know this for future use. Good luck with interviewing!
Hey Abriana
The links you posted were really helpful in conducting more of a formal interview. I have done interviews in the past but trying to conduct one with a topic that people have strong opinions about could be intimidating. Your project interests me because from what I’ve been told it seems that the Railroad company has crossed their T’s and dotted their I’s when it comes to covering the bases. I’m interested to see how that plays out when you are conducting your interviews to see how that might affect your approach to the interview questions
Hey abriana,
These are great resources for conducting interviews. I hope the process of making questions and points of discussion goes smoothly and that you are able to get some great perspectives on your conflict through your interviews. The hardest part is securing the interviews and scheduling and prioritizing them. I wish you much success on the next phase of your project.