Interview Techniques
Basic Interview Techniques
There are
many tips for radio interviews, the main point is to make sure you don’t rush
the interview even if you only have a limited amount of time. Rushing the
interview will cause you to ramble on, start to stutter using fillers like um
and err.
Another
technique is to make sure you sound clear so you need to make sure you
emphasize words so everyone can understand you. Make sure to speak in short
sentences and don’t rush any syllables to make sure each syllable in a word is
correctly spoken.
You must
make sure to listen to the interviewer because they will assist you on what you
have to say, you need to answer their questions effectively by controlling your
nerves and by taking your time thinking about how to answer the question.
More advanced techniques
Controlling
your nerves can be the most difficult task to overcome, to control them you
need to put yourself in uncomfortable situations which will then seem like its normal.
You must make sure you don’t butt in to the questions asked because it is seen
as rude and unprofessional.
To keep
everyone interested and to make sure self-stand out from others you can tell anecdotes
relating to the topic and also by using humour to keep them interacted. Also
you need to make sure you practice before hand by asking a friend or a family
member to ask you questions putting you on the spot. This will then prepare you
for all possible questions asked so you will eventually know how to answer them
all.
Finally the
most important skills you need to remember when in the interview is to avoid
rushing, listen carefully, be clear and maintain a positive energy.
http://www.skillstudio.co.uk/help/media-skills/media-skills-tips-for-radio-interviews.htm
Below is a short video that explains the do's and don'ts when in an interview. It is useful research gathered as we can apply it to our work when asking the public or specialists questions so they don't feel uncomfortable, however it is more important to make the interview sound interesting and beneficial to the listeners ears as its their opinion that counts. If they don't like it then they will change radio podcast resulting in us losing listeners.