Pre-Blog-Interview

These are the seven steps to a good interview:

1)You will need to decide what kind of interview you would like to do.
       -Face to face~ opportunity to see the person and see the expression on their face when they are telling their story
       -Over the phone~ Will most likely make the person feel more comfortable to tell their story.
2)Plan a comfortable place to meet with your subject if you are going to meet them place to plaace.
3)Make sure you bring a recorder, a pen, and notebook, make sure the recorder is turned on so the whole interview wont be a waste of time. Write the important things that were said.
4)Have a conversation with the person instead of strarting off in the interview, so they can feel comfortable with you and the sublects of the interview.
5) Don't be to fast to ask your next question talk time the acknowledge what the person is saying.
6) Let the conversation lead your questions, but dont be afraid to ask your question in a response to what the person has said even though it may not be on your question list.
7) Don't limit the time of the interview, let it go as long as it needs to go. After the person has finished and the interview is finished thank them for their time.