Steve Dawson’s Guide to Interview Techniques

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“Set the answer free”

The biggest thing that I have learned from the session is about asking questions starting or ending with “how do you feel,” in order to get more deep answers from the interviewee

Don’t be a fangirl/fanboy

During an interview, it is important to act professionally to gain the respect of the interviewee as it will also build a good relationship between the interviewer and interviewee.

Bad mood

When an interviewee is in a bad mood, it is important to be sympathetic towards them and ask smart and straight-forward questions to bring the most information out of them when they are not in the mood for answering questions.

Listen

Even if the interview is being recorded, listen to what the interviewee has to say so you can ask follow up questions.

Sand, Shoreline, and Ship

Sand: This session has helped me think about what is it like being in journalism and having to keep minimal questions that will somehow give you all the information you need about the interviewee.

Shoreline: The information that I have obtained from the website about Steve Dawson is not really as in depth and complete. After the session, I know more, in detail, about what inspires and how he felt about the decisions he makes and the things that he does.

Ship: Something that will stay with me from the session will be about “setting the answer free,” where a better question during an interview would be questions starting or ending with a “how do you feel.” This is because I realized how much more beneficial asking the question “how do you feel” as it gives the interviewee wider possibilities of answering.

What I used to think and what I have come to realize now

I used to think that the 5W’s are a better way of asking questions during an interview rather than a “how do you feel.” Also, relating to the speaker himself, I thought that his favourite interviews would be a very famous person but instead, Steve Dawson had said that his favourite interviews are with cricket players as they help him understand his late father’s love for cricket.

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