Chapter Nine Interviewing Others

1. Chapter Nine Interviewing Others • Interviews are the best way to find out something new. • Interview- conversation controlled by one person who asks questions about another person. • Interview comes from French word entrevoirwhich means to “see one another”.

2. A good interviewer asks questions she or he knows the audience wants answered. • Subject- the person who answers the questions in an interview • Task of an interviewer- keep the interests of your potential audience in mind.

3. Keys to a Good Interview • The quality you need most as in interviewer is curiosity. • Keys to a good interview: • 1. select the subject carefully • 2. respect your subject’s feelings • 3. Choose a place and time for interview • 4. Dress for success

4. What you need to conduct an interview • Rapport- feeling of trust and cooperation between subject and interviewer. • What you need to conduct an interview: • 1. pen • 2. notebook • 3. recorder

5. Questions for an Interview • 1. must be brief • 2. use a variety of questions • 3. avoid leading questions

6. Definitions • 1. Pollster- a person who takes opinion surveys. • 2. Grovel- to cringe or humble oneself • 3. Tedious- tiresome • 4. Yes-no question- a question that requires a one-word answer. • 5. Leading question- a question that hints at the answer • 6. Follow up question- a question that follows a train of thought.

7. Chapter Nine Test • 1. What three things should an interviewer take to an interview? • 2. What is the most important quality an interviewer must have? • 3. What is the definition of tedious? • 4. The feeling of trust and cooperation between subject and interviewer is called ________________. • 5. The word interview comes from the _____________ word ____________.

8. 6. The person that answers the questions in an interview is called the ______________. • 7. To cringe or humble oneself _______________. • 8. A person who takes opinion surveys is called a ___________________. • 9. A question that follows a train of thought in an interview is called____________________.

9. 10. Questions for an interview should follow what three guidelines? • 11. List two keys to a good interview. • 12. A question that hints at the answer is called ________________. • 13. What is the main task of an interviewer? • 14. Why is it important to dress nicely for an interview? • 15. Why is it important to research your subject before you conduct the interview?