Interviews: Preparing questions and Interviews

Dealing with Sources

1. How do you avoid one-word answers, according to Larry King? (2:15)

Ask questions, and ask "Why" a lot since if why is answered in one sentence it cant be a one word answer.

2. What does Linda Ellerbee say is the question that all interviews have in common? (2:55)

 All questions are "What it would like to be you" and all have the same in common.

Interviews: Preparing Questions

3. What problem can occur if you stick to a list of questions during an interview, according to Elizabeth Arnold? (5:30)

 What can happen is that your asking questions and not listening to the answers, and if you just ask questions and have a real conversation with them you can get a natural conversation and the person will be more out to give more interesting answers.

4. What is the example that Sam Donaldson gives in respect to sticking with a list of prewritten questions during an interview (6:30)

Sam Donaldson says "Where were you born," and the person reply "I'm gonna declare world war lll tomorrow" and then the interviewee ask "how old are you".

 5. What is Shirley Biagi's rule about what happens if you are talking more than 10 percent of the time? What is the result if you do this? (7:45)

 Shirley Biagi says "If your talking more than 10 percent of the time your talking to much..." . She says if you talk much during the time then the story will come about you and not the person your interviewing at the end.

Interviews: Listening

6. What does Joyce Davis say a reporter can get if you just "shut up" and listen? (9:00)
The interviewee will open up and talk more if you just sit there and listen to them.

7. What does Roger Ebert say is often more interesting than the answers an interviewee gives to a reporter's questions? (9:40)
 Roger Ebert says to watch people how they act is more interesting than the answers an interviewee.