Conduct life history and testimonial interviews with appropriate prompting, active listening, and trauma-informed approaches
--- name: oral-history-interview-technique description: Conduct life history and testimonial interviews with appropriate prompting, active listening, and trauma-informed approaches allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Write, Edit, Glob graph: domains: [domain:humanities] specializations: [specialization:digital-humanities] skillAreas: [skill-area:audio-processing, skill-area:user-research, skill-area:data-analysis] workflows: [workflow:peer-review-cycle] roles: [role:ux-researcher, role:research-scientist] --- # 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 1. Conduct background research 2. Develop interview guide 3. Explain process to narrator 4. Obtain informed consent 5. Conduct interview 6. Thank narrator 7. 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--- name: oral-history-interview-technique description: Conduct life history and testimonial interviews with appropriate prompting, active listening, and trauma-informed approaches allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Write, Edit, Glob graph: domains: [domain:humanities] specializations: [specialization:digital-humanities] skillAreas: [skill-area:audio-processing, skill-area:user-research, skill-area:data-analysis] workflows: [workflow:peer-review-cycle] roles: [role:ux-researcher, role:research-scientist] --- # 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 1. Conduct background research 2. Develop interview guide 3. Explain process to narrator 4. Obtain informed consent 5. Conduct interview 6. Thank narrator 7. 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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