SpokenWord

What Is This?

These can be a way to get a warm, human impression of who's in the space and why, and/or for anybody's future documentary, and/or part of NB archives, and/or as a way to hold certain people accountable for certain things, and/or a clever way to expose people who are exploiting NB.

It's also really fun, and a nice way to make friends! I hope and suggest others do more of these.

Guidelines

 * The idea is to aim for a _one-to-two minute _interview.
 * It's not a criminal investigation. It's a fun conversation.
 * Approach people you feel like interviewing. Ask them if they are    willing to do a two-minute, totally optional interview. Giving their
   real name is also optional.
 * Find a quiet place, keep the microphone close to their mouth, don't    overload your meters.
 * Keep your questions visible, if you need help remembering. The    format is loose, but the questions i recommend are these. (I did not
   ask all questions in every interview, and that's fine.)
     o "This interview will be one to two minutes long. It is optional        and voluntary. I will erase any part of this interview that you        request. Please keep your answers brief.
     o "Do i have your permission to edit, share, and reuse this        recording without limitation, as long your words are not        misrepresented?
     o "How did you find out about Noisebridge?
     o "What is the purpose of Noisebridge, or Why was Noisebridge created?
     o "Should the purpose of Noisebridge be changed?
     o "What project are you working on, or what's your next project        going to be?
     o "Which Noisebridge resources are you using, or do you plan to        use in the future?
     o "How did you get access to the space?
     o "What's your name? (optional)
 * Keep it brief! Don't be shy about asking them to keep their answers    brief:
     o "I need to stop you there."
     o "In one sentence, please tell me...."
 * Gear you need:
     o _Audio Recorder: _A computer with a simple sound recorder (built        into Windows and Mac, prolly Linux too) or a digital audio        recording device of any kind, any quality.
     o _A microphone, _external or use the one built into your computer        or device
     o _Optional: an audio editor. _If you keep your interviews short,        this is not so necessary. You can trim out the mistakes and        off-topic chatter. If you're advanced and a perfectionist, you        can add music, do noise-reduction, do fades, accelerate playback        speed (to shorten listening time, i used 1.5x) etc. I use the        advanced and powerful Reaper editor (much better than Audacity,        imo).
         + Some simple cutters for Windows (i have not tested these):
             # http://free-mp3-cutter-and-editor.en.softonic.com/ (1 MB)
             # http://free-wma-cutter-and-editor.en.softonic.com/ (780 KB)
             # http://shuangzsoft-audio-editor.en.softonic.com/ (800 KB)
             # http://www.mp3-cutter-splitter.com/mp3_speed.html (playback-speed changer)
         + Full-featured editor:
             # http://www.cockos.com/reaper/ (7 MB)
 * Upload your interviews to your pony space, soundcloud, internet    archive, etc, etc.
 * Share your links on this page, and share with Discuss.