Skill sharing- Basic Interviewing Skills

Hallo there!

I would like to share with you some basic Interviewing Skills:

1. Know what your story is-in other words why you are doing the interview?

2. Know what role this person is playing in your programme.

3. Brief yourself-find out as much background on the story as possible.

4. Decide on your angle. What line are you going to take?

5. Keep your questions brief and simple.

6. Decide when you are going to use open/closed questions.

7. Try not to write down the questions-use key words to jog your memory.

8. Tell your interviewee what you are going to talk about. But do not spell out each question to him/her.

9. Don’t let them tell you their best stories in the chat. They’ll never repeat them in the same way and they will use “as I said earlier”.

10. Remember to give them the context of the interview. Which programme and why.

11. Remember body language is most important for you and for the interviewee.

12. Don’t let interviewees pull rank. This is your interview and you are finding answers for your audience.

13. Keep eye contact.

14. On the phone SMILE and soften the voice.

15. Enjoy it.