Hints on Using Skype for Interviews

There are many occasions where you will want to interview your research participants by phone, especially when seeking people who live far away from your Uni or study site but how can this best be done? Whats the best way to record interviews done on the phone? How do you get quality without resorting to taping a speakerphone through the air?

Heres some hints thanks to a Sydney Psych research student PatrickL...

Skype can be used to make calls to landlines as well as to other Skype users.

If you use Skype to make a call, I can highly recommend using  Replay Telecorder to record the Skype session.

The software creates and MP3 or even an avi file if you decide to record video. I having been using it for a long time and it works well.

Cost is $30.  Skype to Skype calls sound quality is outstanding, but if respondent doesn’t have Skype, you can call their land line from Skype at a cost of 3c per minute.  Min. credit purchase is $16AUS.

For more details go to  

http://applian.com/replay-telecorder/

and http://skype.com/intl/en-us/home

thanks Patrick, this ones just for you!!!!!!!