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The First Question

The First Question

You press record and ask the first question. Your grandmother pauses — and in that pause, decades of untold stories shift toward the surface. Coax them out before time runs out.

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The First Question

The first question that opens the floodgates, the hard part nobody wants to revisit, the details that bring the past alive, and the recording that preserves it all. Navigate the first question in this interactive journey.

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The Oral History

The first question that opens the floodgates, the hard part nobody wants to revisit, the details that bring the past alive, and the recording that preserves it all. Capture your family's oral history before it's too late.

What you'll learn from The First Question

This scenario focuses on The First Question — a critical skill inside the broader family domain. You'll face a decision where the instinctive response is often the wrong one. After you make your choice, you'll see exactly what happened in the other person's head and why it mattered. The scenario is part of The First Question, a full interactive story inside the The Oral History quest.

Skills you'll build in The Oral History

Interview TechniquesSensitive NavigationDetail ElicitationActive ListeningStory PreservationEmpathic Questioning

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