Record a monthly skill-story interview
Whenyour agreed monthly conversation begins
Ask a willing person about one skill they know. Agree what will be recorded, kept and shared before starting. Record their account, ask for a concrete example and offer them the recording to review.
- Try saying
- Would you like to tell me how you learned this? We can stop anytime. Shall we keep the recording private?
Start tiny
Ask if they would like to tell the story.
SafetyHonor refusals and agreed restrictions. Get specific permission before sharing; keep personal details secure.
Oral History Association, Oral History Best Practices. Read the source ↗ — brief private skill-story interviews are an editorial adaptation, not a complete institutional oral-history program.
Mastery: Practices you develop over weeks through skill, planning and trade-offs.



