Oral History Practice

Two women talking

Instructions

  • Practice doing an oral history in class working with another student. 
  • Working in pairs, begin by introducing yourself and your narrator and stating the date.
  • Next, confirm you have their consent to record the interview, create a transcript, and share it in your class.

Questions

  1. What are you studying at Cabrillo?
  2. Why did you choose that area of study?
  3. What do you like/dislike about your College experience so far?
  4. Do you have any favorite classes or professors?

Report back on anything you noticed about the interview process, and how it felt to be an active listener.  Was it easy?  Was it hard?  

Photo by Marcello Hutchinson-Trujillo