South Phoenix Oral History Project

2.19. Pre-interview research: Sharing and Collecting the Biographical Questionnaire

SMCCHistory Season 2 Episode 19

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It's the second season of the More and More Every Day Podcast. Join us every day for short (10 minute) episodes to talk all things oral history and challenge yourself with a daily oral history prompt.

Today's prompt: Identify which of these strategies you think will work best for you when it comes to pre-interview biographical research: 

  1. Email the questions to your narrator;
  2. Schedule a pre-interview phone call;
  3. Do your own research

Select which ever strategy works best for you, and try it! Draft an email, schedule a phone call, or start doing research. If you’re not ready to do this with an actual narrator, use a friend or family member, or someone whose oral history is already published as a model. 

Share your progress with us:
@SMCChistory (Twitter and Insta)
historysouthmountain@gmail.com

More and More Every Day is brought to you by the South Phoenix Oral History Project at South Mountain Community College, in partnership with the Southwest Oral History Association.