When meeting the interviewee, students should introduce themselves and thank the person for their time. Remind students to check to make sure their recorders are running, and place it next to the interviewee, not in between them. Have all students begin each interview with an introduction of the interviewee, and a comment about gathering background information. This provides valuable information and a warm-up for both. During the interview, students should remain respectful and polite, and never disagree, argue, or judge the interviewee.
Interviews run between one-half hour and one hour and a half.
Students should thank the person at the end of the interview. Immediately after the interview, have students label all tapes with the person's name, their names, and the date to hand to the teacher. Then, students should remain, writing up notes about the interview itself, and writing a thank-you note to the person interviewed. Teachers should collect the signed consent forms with the tapes, and the thank-you notes for posting. Bibliography Papp, Kris.