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Interviewing. Hints and Good Advice. Interview Tips and Techniques. The Approach : Getting an Interview The Prep: What to Do Before the Interview The Follow-up: Thank Yous and Write Ups. The Approach. You will be interviewing professionals, so do the following:
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Interviewing Hints and Good Advice
Interview Tips and Techniques • The Approach: Getting an Interview • The Prep: What to Do Before the Interview • The Follow-up: Thank Yous and Write Ups
The Approach • You will be interviewing professionals, so do the following: • Contact your interview subjects now, use these web resources to help you find people: How to Find an Expert Via The Web: http://lib.newpaltz.edu/databases/handouts/find_an_expert.html • Send an email or mail the person. Use the phone as a last resort. When you are approaching the person, be polite, be respectful, set up a timeline for your person to respond via email, phone, or face-to-face.
The Approach: Part 2 • Write down questions—at least ten, sequence them in a logical way. • Make sure you try out your questions on a friend—for grammar and reasonableness. • Make sure that you follow the advice for interviewing at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/06/.
Interview Tips and Techniques • The Approach: Getting an Interview • The Prep: What to Do Before the Interview • The Follow-up: Thank Yous and Write Ups
The Prep: What to Do Before the Interview • Make sure that you show up ahead of time for a face-to-face interview. • Send out email interview questions after heavy editing and trial. Make sure you send them out as early as possible. • For a phone interview or a face-to-face interview, use a tape recorder (Chris has some for loan). Ask your interview subject if you can “use a tape recorder to correctly get what you say?” • Finally, take copious notes. For advice on note-taking, go to: http://www.highschooljournalism.org/Teachers/Teachers.cfm?id=33&ttid=37.
Interview Tips and Techniques • The Approach: Getting an Interview • The Prep: What to Do Before the Interview • The Follow-up: Thank Yous and Write Ups
The Follow-up: Thank Yous and Write Ups • Write up your interview as per the requirements of the assignment—go to moodle or our webpage for the assignment sheet. • Send, via mail, a thank you to your interview subject—even if your subject is a relative or a friend. (This is especially true if it is your mother. )
