In concurrence with StoryCorps.org, individuals across the United States are participating in " The Great Thanksgiving Listen." This assignment is inspired by that project. 
For our courser assignment, you may choose anyone who is meaningful in your life. You will meet that person and interview them for 40 minutes, then write up arefliction.
Th assignment is based on the ideas that we contract our lived narrative together through communication. Each person`s story contributes to our shared lives: In the present, moving toward strengthenging understanding of others and of ourselves and developing and stewarding relationships.
This project supports the following experiences:
Experience intentional communication to foster relationships 
Develop skill in selecting and using a variety of communication startegies and responses based on situational contexts, goals , and human needs.
Practice listening skills for comprehension and furthering discusion
consider how perception affects communication
Recognize the role of communication in determining the natuer and quality of interpersonal relationships, as well as how and why relationships develop. 
This is an assignment in three parts:
Part 1
Set up an individual (free) account on StoryCorps.me. You can do this in the Media Center if is is not possible to do off campus. Once you have an account, listen to others` stories on the StoryCorps.org website. Listen to at least three or four. After listening to "Classic" StoryCorps Recordings, jot your notes on the following:
Part 2
Determine whom you will interview and set up a time to meet. Well ahead of time, Develop your own list of 12 quetions and print it.( dont reply on electronic divese alone!) These questions about the weather, for example, would not lead to a very deep conversation, but questions, click here, neighborhoods, celebrations, school days, work history, et cetera, could. For sample questions click here. Please create your own uniques questions from these suggetions. Additionally, yoy must disclose to your intreviewee, that their answers will be shared in your reflictions ( and may be added to the StoryCorps collection if you to choose).
Part 3
The reflections should be based on the the ideas 
1. How would you characterize the relationships you have with tour interviewe? How long have you known one another? Waht sort of role does this person have in your life?
2. how did you frame the intreview ? What did you say before recording? How did the talk proceed- was it awkward, smooth, halting, fascinating
3. How would you characterize your listening skills in this conversation? what about the person you choose to talk to? What might have impeded your listening or your interviewee?