Interviee _______________________________________

TASKS

• At the interview, introduce yourself and the group.
• Before you begin the interview, read the Oral Release Form into the audio recorder.
• Coordinate with the audio operator to perform a "sound test."
• You will ask most of the questions, but be courteous and allow others to ask questions also.
• At the end of the interview, ask Interviewee to sign the Written Release Form.
• During the interview, take notes on key words and ideas.
• After the interview, thank the interviewee.

CHECKLIST: Did you:

____ Organize your materials in advance?

____ Introduce yourself and all the members of the group to the Interviewee?

____ Begin the interview by reading the Oral Release Form into the tape recorder?

____ Stop the interview so that the audio operator could test the audio recorder, making sure that the Interviewee could be heard and that the equipment is working properly?

____ Lead the interview by asking most of the questions, but allowing all group members to participate?

____ Take notes by writing down key words and phrases, making sure that you spelled special terms and names correctly?

____ Have the Interviewee sign the Written Release Form at the end of the interview?

____ Thank the Interviewee for his/her time?

____ Conduct the interview in an ethical, courteous, and respectful manner?

____ File every piece of paper from this Interview in the Archive Folder?

____ Write and send the Interviewee a thank-you note?

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

____ Journal paper and clipboard, Notetaking Forms, or laptop computer

____ Pens and pencils

____ The list of questions generated by your group

____ Folklife Interview Form, Written Release Form, Oral Release Form

____ Stationery for thank-you note