Interviewing
The Key to a Good
Story
Interviewing
Who tells the story?
They do
To have a good story, you
must have good quotes
Interviewing
n To get good quotes:
n Youneed to ask good
questions
Interviewing
What are good questions?
How about these questions?
How are you today?
Was it exciting winning the State Championship?
How did you feel when you won State?
Analyzing an
Interview
How’s it going?
OK, I guess
What’s up?
Well, I got in a car wreck yesterday
and I just found out I’m flunking math.
That’s lame.
Yeah, I might not even be able to play
baseball now.
Bummer. I guess you’ve come down
a bit from the high of last week huh?
Yeah.
Was it exciting winning State?
Yeah it was great.
How did you feel when you won?
A lot better than I do now.
Great. Thanks for you time.
Sure.
That’s not good enough!!!
Ask more
questions
Dig for more information
Don’t settle for yes, no, or short answers
Let’s give that
interview another
shot.
Was it exciting winning State?
Yeah it was great.
How did you feel when you won state?
A lot better than I do now.
Can you think back to how you
felt right after the game?
Yeah. We were all pumped. We
had worked so hard for so long
and we finally had done it.
Keep Going -
Don’t Stop There
What was the locker room like?
It was crazy.
What do you mean crazy? Describe it
for me.
Guys were jumping up and down, yelling,
screaming, hugging. Some were even crying. It
was emotional. Even coach.
What was Coach Williams doing?
He went up to each of us. Gave us a big hug and
thanked us for such a great year.
Is that enough?
NO!!!
Did he say or do anything else?
etc. etc.
The Point
Ask follow-up questions
Don’t be satisfied with mediocre
quotes
Keep asking until you have what you
need