Effective interview techniques

1. Effective interview techniques How to structure an interview

2. Overview of lesson • the purpose of the interview • The three phases of an interview • Introduction phase • Interaction phase • Concluding phase

3. What do you know • Construct a KWL on interview techniques

4. What to do and what not to do • What not to do. Your questions should not be over complicated. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVPdT5ib7F4 • What to do! Questions should suit the audience. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKmmVRauXT0

5. Plan your questions and answers • Plan • Plan • Plan • If you do not have a plan you plan to fail, Or have an ineffective interview that does not convey any information to the audience,

6. Know your audience • Remember your audience is those who watch video hits. • It is not a formal interview, so relax have fun.

7. Interaction phase • Vary your questions, to get short and long answers. • Some times closed questions can be just as effective. • Make sure that you have questions that will highlight the social ill and the group/s being marginalised. • Do not be to wordy with both the question and answers to the point and concise.

8. Conclusion phase • This is where you sum up • Do not just abruptly end the interview because you have run out of time. If you run out of time it is poor planning. • Thank the lyricist for coming on the show • Response and reply technique

9. Body Language • What is your body language saying to the audience, the interviewer, the interviewee. • Relax, relax, and enjoy the experience.