Interview Lessons 1-3

What are the two key factors for conducting a good interview?

• Research and preparation
• Interrogation and questioning
• Conversation and comfort
• Statistics and attendance

Why is it important for interviewers to pay attention to the right details?

• To make the interviewee uncomfortable
• To ask irrelevant questions
• To focus on relevant information
• To prioritize social media presence

How can interviewers prioritize research before an interview?

• Check social media platforms for background about the subject
• Talk to friends or family of the subject to prepare
• Collect statistics from a previous year or past record
• All of the above

What type of questions should interviewers avoid asking?

• Yes/No questions
• Feel questions
• General questions
• Leading questions
• All of the above

Why is it important to review your written notes from an interview immediately?

• To ensure accuracy
• To practice good note-taking skills
• To impress your teacher
• To make the interviewee happy

What should you do if you have recorded the interview?

• Delete the recording
• Listen to the recording and compare it to your notes
• Share the recording with your friends
• Ignore the recording

What is one thing you should pay attention to while capturing quotes from the interview?

• The interviewee's tone of voice
• The accuracy of your notes
• The time of the interview
• The speaker's grammar and public speaking skills.

How can you confirm name spellings, stats or other facts from the interview?

• Double-checking other resources
• Omit the questionable items from your copy
• Asking another staff member

Why should you read your quotes aloud to other staff members?

• To see which ones will work best in your story
• To determine who said the quote
• To practice public speaking

Which type of interview is preferable for yearbook interviews?

• Phone interviews
• Email interviews
• Face-to-face interviews
• Text message interviews