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Local business story worksheet

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Organization / business: ____________________________

Participant and role: _______________________________

Interview date: __________ Interviewer: _____________

Audience: __________________________________________

What should this audience understand or do? __________

Seven questions

1. What happened here recently that you are still telling people about?

   Notes: __________________________________________________________

2. What was difficult, and what did you try?

   Notes: __________________________________________________________

3. Who made the difference? What did they do?

   Notes: __________________________________________________________

4. What about this community helped you do it?

   Notes: __________________________________________________________

5. What can you show us?

   Notes: __________________________________________________________

6. What changed, and how can we check it?

   Notes: __________________________________________________________

7. What should the right person do after hearing this?

   Notes: __________________________________________________________

Turn the answers into a brief

Person + moment: _________________________________________________

Challenge + action: ______________________________________________

Community connection: ____________________________________________

Visual / demonstration: __________________________________________

Supporting fact + source + date: _________________________________

Next step + destination link: ____________________________________

Before production

• Participant is willing and available; photo/video use is agreed.
• Location, access, safety, and any confidential material are addressed.
• Names, roles, quotes, dates, and numbers have a source and reviewer.
• Results have a defined period; observations are attributed as observations.
• One example is not presented as proof of the entire local economy.
• Factual-review owner and deadline are agreed.
• Audience and next-step link are clear and current.

Missing item / owner / due date: _________________________________

Final factual reviewer: _____________ Review deadline: ___________

Production owner: __________________ Planned publication: _______

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