Interviewing
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Ian Morris from the BBC World Service shares some tips on how to be a great interviewer
- Always make sure you know the interviewers full name and position.
- Make sure you do background research on the person you are interviewing, or the company they work for etc. this will help the interview to run smoothly.
- Make contact with your interviewees before you go and see them, make sure they know what you are going to interview them about so that they themselves can be prepared.
- Get permission and work out the suitability. For example, health and safety, risk assessment forms, locations etc. (This is more relevant if you are filming the interview).
- Check and test out equipment before you go to carry out the interview,- test the sound levels and make sure to bring spare batteries!
- Sit at an angle to the interviewee so that there is not a barrier between them and you, to portray positive body language.
- Always make eye contact and LISTEN to the interviewees as they speak.
- Go to the location early and set up.
- Press the RECORD button.
- Avoid using closed questions only. Your interview should be mainly open-ended questions, this way the interview will be conversational. Use the W’s- What, Why, When, Where.
- Be prepared for ‘prickly’ situations emotions running high.
- Think about natural sound and make sure to interview where background noise is minimal.
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