Improve Your Interviewing Skills for Podcasts, Blogs, Journalism, and Academic Research
What you'll learn
Create rapport with your interviewees
Ask questions that get them talking
Become The Listener, not just the Questioner
Gain better insight into people's lives
Write up interviews into appealing blog posts or newspaper and magazine articles
Requirements
Students do not need any software or other materials to complete the course.
Description
Do you need to interview someone but don't know where to start? Do you want to create great interviews that attract audiences and listeners? Are you a podcaster, blogger, journalist, or academic researcher;looking;to improve your interviewing skills?
The interview is a staple of podcasting and journalism today, but it's often badly done. Most;interviewers are making key mistakes that are limiting the;potential of their;interviews. In this course, learn;to illuminate a new topic,;tell someone's amazing story, and stand out from the millions of interview recordings;on the Internet;– without ever having to go to journalism school.;
Learn those problems – and how to correct them – in this course taught by an experienced journalist and writing professor.;
The course moves logically through the interview process, including these important topics
Preparation;to make sure you are respected as a interviewer;;Which recording methods to use, as the technological;medium can affect you and your interviewee;How to reduce the inevitable nerves that come with doing interviews;The importance of using open-ended questions to get people to open up and;tell you fascinating stories; and,How to write up;your interviews into blog posts and newspaper or magazine articles that are coherent;and interesting to read.
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