oral-history-interview-technique
Conduct life history and testimonial interviews with appropriate prompting, active listening, and trauma-informed approaches
Profile →npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill oral-history-interview-technique --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Oral History Interview Technique Conduct life history and testimonial interviews with appropriate prompting, active listening, and trauma-informed approaches. ## Overview This skill enables professional oral history interviewing. It encompasses interview preparation, questioning techniques, active listening, and trauma-informed practice to collect valuable personal testimonies and life histories. ## Capabilities ### Interview Preparation - Background research - Question development - Logistics planning - Equipment setup - Rapport building ### Questioning Techniques - Open-ended questions - Follow-up prompts - Clarification requests - Timeline establishment - Detail elicitation ### Active Listening - Full attention - Non-verbal cues - Reflective responses - Silence tolerance - Emotional attunement ### Trauma-Informed Practice - Safety establishment - Choice provision - Pace adjustment - Trigger awareness - Support resources ## Usage Guidelines ### Interview Process 1. Conduct background research 2. Develop interview guide 3. Explain process to narrator 4. Obtain informed consent 5. Conduct interview 6. Thank narrator 7. Process recording ### Questioning Best Practices - Start with
- Overview
- Capabilities
- Interview Preparation
- Questioning Techniques
- Active Listening
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Usage Guidelines
- Interview Process
- Questioning Best Practices
- Ethical Considerations
- Integration Points
- Related Processes
- Collaborating Skills
- References
What does the oral-history-interview-technique skill do?
Conduct life history and testimonial interviews with appropriate prompting, active listening, and trauma-informed approaches
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add a5c-ai/babysitter --skill oral-history-interview-technique --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From a5c-ai/babysitter, a repository with 1,642 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.