Interim work following each recording session. These notes provide valuable information about the interview and form the basis for the interview history written to conclude the project. Each interview hour may require four to five hours of preparation. Listening to the previous interview helps restore connection with the history. This is the prime opportunity to outline and index the tape by counter number.
Topics work better than questions.
Allow enough time for reflection. Close the interview gracefully , completing the process with talk of the present. Process the new documentation. Fully identify each tape by label and also by voice. If you can, create a transcript faithful to the original sound.