Comments on: What I’ve Learned About Getting “Truthful” Interviews.

By: Dan Curtis

Dan Curtis — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:36:57 +0000

@Gloria Nussbaum. Thanks for your kind comments, Gloria. It was a pleasure meeting you too. And aren’t we wonderful!

By: Gloria Nussbaum

Gloria Nussbaum — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:40:00 +0000

Dear Dan,

What a pleasure to finally meet you at the most recent APH conference! And to enjoy a bit of your beautiful island! I very much appreciated your workshop and find that I’m very much in agreement with you in many aspects of this work.

Thanks for posting this again since I missed it the first time around. This is a keeper and as usual, I totally agree with you. Everything we do is about the client, not about us! Thanks for being a voice of reason is a sometimes crazy world.

Warmly,
Gloria

By: Dan Curtis

Dan Curtis — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:57:27 +0000

@Francie King. Thanks for your kind comments, Francie. It was a pleasure meeting you at the conference as well.

By: Francie King

Francie King — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:12:12 +0000

Dan,

As usual, you provide food for thought and an other set of excellent tips that we need to keep in mind when interviewing. Please let me thank you for your typical succinctness, directness, spare words, and great value. Having encountered the reluctant interviewee myself many times, your reminders about not pushing like investigative journalists were spot-on. (And may I say it was great to finally meet you in Victoria.) As ever, I’m a fan …
Francie King

By: Dan Curtis

Dan Curtis — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:43:48 +0000

@Lin Joyce. Thank you for your comments. It’s always gratifying and encouraging to know that my posts are resonating with fellow personal historians.

By: Lin Joyce

Lin Joyce — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Dan,
This was such a good and valuable posting. As a personal historian, I have run into these topics during my interviews. Sometimes during the interview process, we learn more than we really wanted to hear from the client. It surely takes a lot of wisdom to get through those moments.
Thanks for the posting.

By: Dan Curtis

Dan Curtis — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:03:45 +0000

@Diane Gray. Yes I do but I’ve been sworn to secrecy! You’ll find out at this year’s conference.

By: Diane Gray

Diane Gray — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:55:34 +0000

Do you already know where it will be held next year?

By: Dan Curtis

Dan Curtis — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:48:32 +0000

@Diane Gray. Thank you so much for your very kind and encouraging words. I will not be able to attend this year’s conference so I’m afraid we won’t have an opportunity to meet. I will be at next year’s so maybe I’ll see you then.

If you have any ideas for future posts please don’t hesitate to contact me and I’ll do my best to try to accommodate your request.

Thanks again. It’s always nice to hear from my colleagues.

By: Diane Gray

Diane Gray — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:09:54 +0000

Will you be at the APH conference next week? Hope so. I want to meet you and thank you in person for your wonderful posts. As a beginning personal historian, you have taught me so much for which I am very grateful.