What did you discover about yourself by doing this interview or working through the questions for this interview?
- Note time, date and place of the interview
- Why did you choose this source for your story?
- How is this source credible?
- How did you to prepare for the interview?
- Which of your questions were most effective, if any? Least effective, if any?
- What did you learn about interviewing, if anything?
- Summarize what information you gleaned from the interview that you can use in your story.
Record your interviews. Transcribe the questions as well as the answers. Do you ask more conversation stoppers than starters? Do you step on your subject’s words just as they’re beginning to open up? Do you sound like a caring, interested human being, or a badgering prosecutor? To be the best interviewer you can be, study yourself and let your failures and victories lead you to rich conversations and richer stories.
