Interview and Talk Programs

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Interview and Talk Programs
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Interview and Talk Programs

• Do not require fully-prepared scripts
• Detailed outlines
• In rundown or routine sheet form
• Requires some extemporaneous discussion.
• Based on
• Questions
• Probable Answers
• Follow up questions

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• Key Preparation
• Styles
• Interrogation
• Empathy
• Academic
• Enthusiastic and chatty
• Reverent and fawning
• Crossfire

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• Research
• Chronology of life
• Childhood, family, education
• Career
• Personal
• Questions what will you focus on?

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• Ad-libbed interviews require different set of
  demands
• Careful, thorough preparation precedes the
  broadcast.
• Host and guest cast their questions, answers,
  comments in final form while on air

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• Interviewers are also performers
• Oral writers
• Good interviewers
• Are good conversationalists
• Are interested in the views and feelings of
  others
• Are good listeners
• React to mood and meaning of what is said, unsaid
• Put their guests at ease
• Draw their guests out of their shells extract
  information
• Respond to the unexpected
• Remain flexible

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• Interviewer responsibilities
• Flexible discard questions if more interesting
  topic comes up
• Be firm redirect the evasive guest
• Be respectful usually agree in advance on topics
  to cover dont ambush
• Raise the questions that audience members would
  raise
• Be thorough researchers

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Interview Types

• Interviewees selected with audience in mind
• Plan the public conversation
• Develop questions and observations to capitalize
  on what guest has to offer audience.
• Type of guest usually determines type of
  interview.

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• Format
• Opening
• Closing continuity
• Introductory Information
• To each section of the program
• Lead in
• Lead out
• Close

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• Structure
• Clearly establish who the interviewee is
• Identify purpose
• Lead into the interview

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• Reminders
• Technique
• Types

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Principles of Interviewing

• Four Principles
• Preparation
• The Questions
• Direct Quotations
• Open- and closed-ended questions
• Tough questions
• Intrusive question