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Interviews

Interviews

Questions, listening & diving deeper

Interviews

When conducting interviews for podcasts, it’s crucial to be well-prepared. Start by researching your guest thoroughly so you can ask informed and relevant questions. Create a comfortable atmosphere to encourage them to open up and be honest. Listen actively and follow up on interesting points, allowing the conversation to flow naturally. Be respectful of your guest’s time and opinions, but if you think your audience needs clarity or accountability then don’t be afraid to ask for additional explanations.

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Tips & Tricks

Determine where your subject meets your audience. Your interview is for your audience, so it’s important to determine what your interviewee knows that appeals to your listeners. There’s no sense going over things your audience already knows or things they don’t care about. Emotions and subjective impressions play a role in engaging your audience. But be careful about putting too much emotion from the people you interview in the final podcast – you don’t want to seem like you are exploiting them or their situation.

Burning Question

Should I take notes while recording? Even when you are recording everything out in the field be sure to take notes on what’s happening and what you’re seeing around you so you can write exciting, immersive narration when you write the script.

Common Mistake

Asking closed questions. Make sure that your questions don’t only prompt yes or no answers. That won’t lead to an interesting conversation. Asking plenty of “how” and “why” questions will spark longer, fuller answers – and result in a better conversation.

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TIPS from OUR Network

  • Everybody is interesting if you ask the right questions.
  • Being famous doesn’t make someone a compelling guest.
  • Don’t just sit there and read questions to your guest. Be an active podcast host and try to go with the flow [Mohamed el Abed]

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