INTERVIEWING

Whether you become a print, broadcast, online or social media journalist, or public relations practitioner, interviewing will be an important part of what you do. Professional communicators need to be experts at talking to people and eliciting information from them.

Consider this as you complete the following lessons below:

WATCH: The Art of the Interview

Marc Pachter has conducted live interviews with some of the most intriguing characters in recent American history as part of a remarkable series created for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Click the WATCH NOW button below to check it out!

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WATCH: Joe Rogan's Style...

A dissection of Joe Rogan's interview style and how his singular way of posing a question has catapulted The Joe Rogan Experience into the history books as one of the most successful and profitable podcasts or all time. Click the WATCH NOW button below to check it out!

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READ: 10 Tips for Successful Interviews

Click the READ NOW button below to read an article that overviews ten journalist techniques for successful interviewing.

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READ: Chapter #7

Read Chapter #7 - The Art of Interviewing in your MediaWriting textbook - specifically pages 153 to 174.

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PRACTICE: Virtual Interview

Pick a person of interest to you and conduct a virtual interview with them about their life. Attempt to practice the various interviewing techniques outlined above. Record the interview using Zoom / Webex and upload the recording to Youtube / Vimeo / GoogleDrive / etc.

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QUIZ: The Art of Interviewing

After completing the assignments outlined above, specifically the Virtual Interview, click the TAKE QUIZ button to answer some questions about Interviewing.

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