NR510 Week 3 APN Leader Interview Project Latest 2017 March
NR510 Week 3 APN Leader Interview Project Latest 2017 March
Subject: General Questions / General General Questions
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Interview Suggestions and Tips
STEP1:Research,research,research. Thenresearchsomemore. The onlywaytocome upwith goodquestionsis toknoweverything thereis toknowaboutyoursubject.
STEP2: Contactthe personyouwishto interview.Askwhenagoodtimewouldbetodothe interview. Be polite!Say”please”and”thankyou.”Trytosetuptheinterviewinperson. If thisisn’t possible,thensetupaphoneinterview.
STEP3:Readoveryourresearchandbrainstormalistof 15questions. Themorespecificyour questionsarethe better!Andneverask questions thatcanbeansweredwithasimpleyesorno. Makeyourintervieweetalk!Besuretowriteall yourquestionsdowninanotebook,thenpractice asking themwithapartner. Becomeveryfamiliarwithyourquestionsbeforeyougointothe interview.
STEP4: Arrive preparedwith writing or recording materials. If you plan to use a recording device, always ask permission before recording the interview.Evenifyouarerecording aninterview,take notes
STEP5: Arriveatyourinterviewwithplenty of timetospare. Ifyou’ve neverbeen tothe placewhereyourinterviewis taking place,goearlyandscoutitout. Youcanalsousethetimeyouarewaiting tomake notes aboutthesurroundings. Youwon’trememberdetailslater,sowritethem down.
STEP6: Conduct yourinterviewinanorganized,timelymanner. During theinterview:Becourteous toyourinterviewee. Always taketimetoaskforanexplanationaboutthingsyoudon’tunderstand. Don’t beafraidofuncomfortablesilencesandpauses. Lettheinterviewtakeitsnatural course. Lookthe personintheeyewhenasking questions. Alwayslistencarefullytotheanswers. Eachanswer could leadtomore questionsorincludeananswertoaquestionyouhaven’taskedyet. Don’taska questionthathasalready beenanswered.
STEP7: Don’ttrytowriteeverywordsaid. Justtake downthe highlights. After theinterview,whilethe detailsarestill freshinyourmind,writeeverything downyoucanrememberaboutthe personyou interviewee.Athome,expandyournotesbyfollowing upon thingsyoulearnedinyourinterviewwithmoreresearch!
STEP8:Reviewyourresearchandyourinterview notes. Circle orhighlightquotations thatyouthink will begoodforyourassignment. Nowyou’rereadytobeginwriting!
Reference
Scholastic Inc. (2014). How to conduct an interview. Retrieved from http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/how-conduct interview
