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'''Arrange for Recording Equipment''' | '''Arrange for Recording Equipment''' | ||
Expensive equipment is not required for oral history interviews. An inexpensive video or tape recorder and microphone are usually all you need. Test the equipment in advance to ensure that it works properly and that you know how to use it. High quality tapes will preserve your interview longer. You should also bring extra batteries or a power cord you can plug in the wall. | Expensive equipment is not required for oral history interviews. An inexpensive video or tape recorder and microphone are usually all you need. Test the equipment in advance to ensure that it works properly and that you know how to use it. High quality tapes will preserve your interview longer. You should also bring extra batteries or a power cord you can plug in the wall. | ||
'''Expert Tip:''' Some people are shy of microphones. Try to obtain a microphone that can be inconspicuously placed on a table in the interview room rather than one that must be held in the hand or spoken into directly. | |||
'''Make a Checklist''' | |||
Make a checklist of things to take to the interview, which may include: | |||
''• Extra batteries or a power cord for your recording equipment. | |||
• A label for your tape. | |||
• A pen or pencil and paper for note taking and for labeling your audio or video tape. | |||
• Your list of questions. | |||
• Photographs or artifacts that might be useful. | |||
• A pedigree chart or family group record. | |||
• A release form for the interviewee to sign. | |||
• A release form giving your permission to share the content of the interview (see Appendix C.)'' | |||
==At the Interview== | ==At the Interview== | ||