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The document provides strategies for conducting an effective interview. It recommends starting with easy, open-ended questions to make the interviewee comfortable. The interviewer should have a conversational style without reading questions directly and should pay close attention to details. Preparation involves understanding the purpose, researching the topic, learning about the interviewee, and developing good questions while avoiding closed-ended, leading, or nosy questions. During the interview, the interviewer should introduce themselves, get permission to record, listen carefully, take notes, be courteous, and thank the interviewee at the conclusion.

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Strategies

The document provides strategies for conducting an effective interview. It recommends starting with easy, open-ended questions to make the interviewee comfortable. The interviewer should have a conversational style without reading questions directly and should pay close attention to details. Preparation involves understanding the purpose, researching the topic, learning about the interviewee, and developing good questions while avoiding closed-ended, leading, or nosy questions. During the interview, the interviewer should introduce themselves, get permission to record, listen carefully, take notes, be courteous, and thank the interviewee at the conclusion.

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Strategies Used in

Conducting an
Effective
Interview
Interview. A meeting at which
information is obtained (as by a
reporter, television, commentator)
from a person.
INTERVIEW STRATEGIES:

1. Start Easy - Make your interviewee


comfortable/relaxed and start with
short, simple questions.
INTERVIEW STRATEGIES:

2. Ask the right questions - Use


open-ended questions and prompts.
Avoid leading questions.
INTERVIEW STRATEGIES:

3. Have a Conversation - Do not


read a question from a page as it
interrupts the flow of conversation
and seems artificial.
INTERVIEW STRATEGIES:

4. Find an anecdote (small story) to


illustrate your point for example “Tell
me about a time when.”
INTERVIEW STRATEGIES:

5. Pay attention to details - write


down important details--spelling,
address, ages, and statistics.
Double-check the information.
BEFORE INTERVIEW CHECKLIST
● Purpose of the interview and
location
● Time and length of time needed for
the interview.
● Research the subject in which the
interview should be discussed.
BEFORE INTERVIEW CHECKLIST
● Find out as much as possible
about the person being interviewed.
● Part of the preparation phase
consists of forming questions. Good
questions are the key to successful
interviewing and take careful
planning.
BEFORE INTERVIEW CHECKLIST
● Always remember that the
questions should be written in
advance.
● If the information desired involves
detailed facts, a list of questions
could be given to the person prior to
the interview.
EFFECTIVE QUESTIONS

Open-ended Questions - they are


designed to encourage the
interviewee to share experiences,
emotions, attitude or opinions.
INEFFECTIVE QUESTIONS

● Closed-ended questions like


Yes/No questions or those that have
a limited set of answers
E.g
Which color do you like, pink, green,
violet or orange?
INEFFECTIVE QUESTIONS

● Leading questions --Could result to


misleading assumption or conclusion
E.g
Do you get along with your parents?
INEFFECTIVE QUESTIONS

● Nosy questions -- How often do you


take a bath?
● Obvious questions-- What color is
your hair?
DURING THE INTERVIEW
CHECKLIST

● Introduce yourself and state the


purpose of your interview.
● If you want to record the interview,
ask permission to use it from the
person being interviewed.
DURING THE INTERVIEW
CHECKLIST

● Have your questions written down


so that you can stay with the topic.
● Phrase questions carefully.
● Listen carefully. Ask politely for
more details when necessary.
DURING THE INTERVIEW CHECKLIST

● Take notes during the interview.


● Be courteous.
● Find an appropriate way to end the
interview when the allotted time has
been reached.
● Thank the person for the interview
and the information.
EXERCISE

Directions: Write the things that you need to


do during preparation for an interview.
Your task is to write the sentences on its
corresponding column. If the sentence/phrase
is a good one, write it under the Effective
Column, but if the sentence/phrase needs to be
avoided, write it under the Ineffective Column.

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