Interviewing
- 1. Interviewing AND SELECTING QUOTES FOR THE YEARBOOK
- 2. 1) Ask good interview questions You will be able to… 2) Select good quotes for the yearbook 3) Do so in a professional manner
- 3. How are quotes included in the book? Included inside of articles Stand-alone: Quotes are separate from articles Stand-alone: Quotes are separate from articles
- 4. Define the Purpose You can’t know if something is good or bad until you define its purpose. What is the purpose of a cup? What are cups supposed to do? example So what is a good cup? What is a bad cup?
- 5. What is the purpose of a yearbook quote? Good yearbook quotes have these qualities… Bad yearbook quotes have these qualities…
- 6. “Dig! Dig! Dig!” Five Tips for Choosing Good Yearbook Quotes: 1.Look for the unusual 2.Seek comments that play on readers’ emotions 3.Seek comments that are specific (not vague/general!) 4.If anyone else can say it, it’s not a great quote (be personal!) 5.Keep digging until you get the type of quote you’re seeking Read the article & discuss
- 7. Publication Critique Look through old issues of the yearbook and use sticky notes to mark quotes that you think are good and bad. Don’t forget the “Dig Dig Dig” tips: use them to help you determine which quotes need improvement. Group Activity
- 8. Good or Bad? Why? “I loved Fall Festival!!!”
- 9. “Fall Festival was so exciting. Everyone had a great time looking at the different booths.” Good or Bad? Why?
- 10. “It was the first year we held Fall Festival on the soccer field, so there was twice as much space for booths. I think I only saw half of them.” Good or Bad? Why?
- 11. “Emily has terrible aim, but on her first try, she hit the target on the water splash game and gave Mr. Wilkins a shower!” Good or Bad? Why?
- 12. “I worked at the TAIL club booth this year!” Good or Bad? Why?
- 13. “I worked at the TAIL club booth this year! We sold all 200 of our goodie bags and raised money for the Seogwipo Animal Shelter.” Good or Bad? Why?
- 14. “Mr. Wilkins forgot to publish the date of Fall Festival in the Dragon Descant, so we didn’t know when it was. When we found out it was October 23, we only had one week left to create a whole new dance routine! We practiced every day after school and during lunch so we would be ready in time, but it wan’t enough to prevent our performance from being sloppy. I was embarrassed that the dance wasn’t our best quality, but at least everyone thought it was funny when Jane and Emily ran into each other and fell over.” Good or Bad? Why?
- 15. What is the purpose of an interview question? Good questions have these qualities… Bad questions have these qualities…
- 16. How to “Dig! Dig! Dig!” Four Tips for Asking Good Interview Questions: 1. Ask open-ended questions (questions that have many possible answers and that require explanation). Never ask questions that can be answered with “yes / no”! For example, “what was the biggest challenge the team faced during the tournament?” 2. Ask fact-finding questions: questions to help you learn more about a topic from interviewee. For example, “how did the varsity boys team do in the tournament?” 3. Prepare for the interview in advance! Understand who your interviewee is, and write your most important questions before you speak with them. 4. Ask follow-up questions to keep the conversation flowing and to prompt your interviewee to share more details. For example, ask “how?” or “why?”
- 17. Good interview behavior looks like… Bad interview behavior looks like… Why should you have good interview manners?
- 18. How to behave in an interview Four Tips for Having Good Interview Manners: 1. Ask the interviewee if you can have their permission to quote and include them in the yearbook / video yearbook. Ask if it is ok to record their voice or to film them. 2. Be polite and courteous to the interviewee. Say "please" and "thank you,” and be an active listener while they are talking. 3. Treat the interview like a natural conversation: don't read through your questions one right after another like you can't wait to be finished. Respond to the interviewee. Ask follow-up questions. Let the conversation take its natural course. 4. Demonstrate good body language. Smile at the interviewee, look them in the eyes, and practice good hygiene. Don’t slouch, roll your eyes, or lean away from the interviewee.
- 19. Body Language eye contact Welcoming hand gestures warmsmile paying attention leaning forward
- 20. How to record an interview Four Tips for Recording an Interview: 1. Use an audio recording device like a “voice memos” app on your phone or computer. This ensures that you will write accurate quotes in the yearbook. 2. Interviewing someone in person is best because it demonstrates greater respect, but if you can’t talk directly, email your questions to the interviewee. 3. It’s ok to fix minor grammar mistakes when copying down quotes, but never change someone’s words. 4. If recording quotes using paper and pencil, don’t rush and don’t try to write down everything the interviewee says. Feel free to ask, “can you say that again?” to make sure you are copying their words down accurately.
- 21. How to record an interview Right after the interview, review your notes or recordings. If you took notes by hand, circle the quotes that would be good for the yearbook and save them for future use. If you used a recording device, write down the quotes that would be good for the yearbook on a document to save them for future use. write down and save the best quotes
- 22. How to format quotes “Most people think Fall Festival is lame, but it’s my favorite school event because it makes me feel like part of a community.” Emily Smith (G10) “Most people think Fall Festival is lame, but it’s my favorite school event because it makes me feel like part of a community.” - Emily Smith (G10) Never forget to ask their grade level!
- 23. Partner Interviews PART 1: Use the tips from “Dig, Dig, Dig” as well as the work we did in class to help you write six open-ended interview questions. Your interview should be about a club, sport, or activity that they participated in last year! PART 2: Trade your questions with a person sitting near you who is not your interview partner. Read their questions and check to make sure they are high quality. Provide suggestions if you can think of any. PART 3: It’s time to interview your partner. Ask your six questions, and record your partner’s answers as accurately and succinctly as possible using paper and pencil. You don’t need to write down every word they say, just the details that seem valuable for the yearbook. Be careful: don’t change someone’s words! PART 4: Review your notes and highlight/ circle the quotes that would be best to use in the yearbook.