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.
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.
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.
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