Interview Skills

Interview Skills Workshop

Friday 17 May 2019
10.00am – 01.30pm

Cork Folklore Project Outreach Hub,
North Cathedral Visitor Centre,
Roman Street, Cork

Please use the registration form below to register for this event.

NOTE: This training is offered to OHNI members first and any remaining positions will then be available to non-members.

Rates are €35 for members and €55 for non-members.

This interactive workshop focuses on developing the key skills required to conduct the best possible oral history interview. Following on from our introductory workshops, this training explores the relationship between interviewer and interviewee, examining the practicalities of the before, during, and after stages of oral history interviewing.

Starting with pre-interview planning we discuss decision making around who to interview, how to contact interviewees and how to develop an interview structure, before moving on to the interview itself considering how to ask questions, listen actively, and interpret responses. The final section investigates the interviewer / interviewee relationship after the recording is complete and discusses various approaches and considerations in relation to the sharing and publication of people’s interviews.

Training Outline

Part One Introduction

Part Two Getting to know your interviewee

Part Three The interview

Part Four After the interview

Part Five Conclusion and Q&A

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