Interview Strategies That I Use & Others Can Use As Well:
- Preparedness- by this I mean to do my research about my interviewee. You want to come in knowing what are you going to ask and how you are going to get the best answers from that person. Also you do not want to look ignorant, you have to let your interviewee know they are important and you came in prepared to talk to him/her.
- Know your platform- is it a three minute TV interview? A one hour radio segment? 15 minute off-camera interview? These are important answers to know because it tells you how you should approach the interview. Do you want to just dive write in to the important questions because of your limited time or do you want to work yourself in and have a nice casual conversation. You want to make sure you get the best out of your interview with the given circumstances you have.
- Ask open-ended questions- you do not want your interviewee answering your questions by "yes" or "no", you want real answers. Use words and phrases such as, what, how, explain, tell me more about that. You want to have a fruitful interview and have your interviewee tell you as much as he/she can.
- It is about the interviewee- the interview is about the person who you are asking the questions to, not about yourself. Make sure you always keep that in mind. If you notice you are doing all the talking, stop and put the focus back on him/her. Everyone wants to know about that person, not yourself. Let your ego down and do your job.
- Be comfortable and make sure the interviewee is comfortable- if you are comfortable it helps ease the interview. You do not want to be tense and nervous because the energy could spread. Relax and just enjoy the interview. Your body language says a lot and you want your interviewee to feel as comfortable as he/she can possibly feel so the interview could go smoothly.
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