Comments on: Interview Basics http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/ An Expert, Not a Know-it-All Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Queen of Norway http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-8327 Queen of Norway Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:16:16 +0000 http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/#comment-8327 Hi there Adam, Greetings from Norway - and thanks for sharing great advice! I was really happy to find your web site "out there", as I've been doing my Skypecast THE QUEEN LIVE CHAT for about two months now, and I'm just about to start recording my shows to podcast them. Best wishes, Layla Hi there Adam,

Greetings from Norway – and thanks for sharing great advice! I was really happy to find your web site “out there”, as I’ve been doing my Skypecast THE QUEEN LIVE CHAT for about two months now, and I’m just about to start recording my shows to podcast them.

Best wishes,
Layla

]]> By: Chuck Olsen http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Chuck Olsen Thu, 22 Mar 2007 22:40:24 +0000 http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/#comment-376 Great points! Not sure if this was mentioned, but be careful not to ask "yes/no" questions because they're not useful. Ask more "how/why" questions. Better yet, get them to answer in such a way that you don't need to hear the question: "Explain your philosophy on... what's your approach to..." Great points!

Not sure if this was mentioned, but be careful not to ask “yes/no” questions because they’re not useful. Ask more “how/why” questions. Better yet, get them to answer in such a way that you don’t need to hear the question: “Explain your philosophy on… what’s your approach to…”

]]> By: Adam http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Adam Thu, 15 Mar 2007 19:12:46 +0000 http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/#comment-53 Joe, Good points! #6 is one reason that interviewing face-to-face can be easier than on the phone. You can react to your interviewee silently (e.g. nodding), giving feedback without interrupting the listening experience. Adam Joe,

Good points! #6 is one reason that interviewing face-to-face can be easier than on the phone. You can react to your interviewee silently (e.g. nodding), giving feedback without interrupting the listening experience.

Adam

]]> By: Joe from The SalesRoundup Podcast http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Joe from The SalesRoundup Podcast Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:17:25 +0000 http://www.podcastconsultant.net/2007/03/14/interview-basics/#comment-52 Hey Adam Wow Great piece! You hit all of my rules of a good interview. I just want to second your point on “Don’t be too smart.” It’s a pet peeve of mine… I really hate it when an interviewer rambles on and on about a point or says something like; “in my experience” or “I have been involved in [insert subject] for over 10 years” Warning Rant (;-) It’s not about you! It’s about your guest. This is their time to be on the pedestal. I’ve listened, much too often, to interviewers who have such a big ego that they can’t get past this rule. End Rant When you replay your interview check the following: 1.Are you asking questions verses making long statements? 2.Do you sound like you are truly interested in learning about the interviewee? 3.It’s Okay to ask questions if you personally know the answers… chances are your audience wont. 4.Don’t correct the interviewee on trivial points. 5.Check your percentages. You should be talking 10 to 15% tops during the interview. 6. This one may feel awkward but if you explain it to your interviewee up front you will sound much better. Try to avoid saying things like “ahhhha, okay, ya, right, Yes, yup etc. When we talk on the phone it’s natural to mutter some kind of acknowledgment or the person on the other line might say “are you there?” It sounds awful in a recorded interview. I will brief my guest up front so they are aware of this phenomenon… IMHO Joe Hey Adam

Wow Great piece!

You hit all of my rules of a good interview. I just want to second your point on “Don’t be too smart.” It’s a pet peeve of mine… I really hate it when an interviewer rambles on and on about a point or says something like; “in my experience” or “I have been involved in [insert subject] for over 10 years”

Warning Rant (;-)

It’s not about you! It’s about your guest. This is their time to be on the pedestal. I’ve listened, much too often, to interviewers who have such a big ego that they can’t get past this rule.

End Rant

When you replay your interview check the following:

1.Are you asking questions verses making long statements?

2.Do you sound like you are truly interested in learning about the interviewee?

3.It’s Okay to ask questions if you personally know the answers… chances are your audience wont.

4.Don’t correct the interviewee on trivial points.

5.Check your percentages. You should be talking 10 to 15% tops during the interview.

6. This one may feel awkward but if you explain it to your interviewee up front you will sound much better. Try to avoid saying things like “ahhhha, okay, ya, right, Yes, yup etc. When we talk on the phone it’s natural to mutter some kind of acknowledgment or the person on the other line might say “are you there?” It sounds awful in a recorded interview. I will brief my guest up front so they are aware of this phenomenon…

IMHO

Joe

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