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Talking, listening, asking and answering questions, sharing stories – communicating. That's how people and, in turn, human relationships grow.
A life interview is a way to connect individuals and generations. When you're doing a life interview, it's helpful to have a set of prepared questions to guide the interview.
The sample questions provided here are grouped into several topic areas: life events – childhood; life
events – adulthood; identity; the present; aging; and life lessons and legacies. Depending on the purpose of your interview, various questions may be more or less useful.
No single set of questions will elicit all the stories you might be interested in. The most useful questions will be those you develop through your own knowledge about the person. The trigger questions provided may be helpful as a start. They're meant to be suggestive, not absolute. Pick and choose among them as you feel is appropriate. And change the wording to suit your personality and the person you're interviewing. Also keep in mind that one question will lead to another and you should allow the interview to flow naturally from topic to topic as they come up.
Click here for some Life Interview tips.
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