Interviewing Tips

Last Friday The News Record hosted a writer's workshop for News Record journalists and those interested in becoming a part of our team. Our focus was interviewing and lede writing, two very important parts of the journalistic puzzle, and, yet, one of the aspects that I don't think gets enough attention.

I think the workshop went well, there were things I wish we would have done differently -- I wish we would have had more time to show examples of great ledes or express how it's best to 'dare to be dumb,' a phrase my aunt used in a presentation about science writing. Dare to be dumb. That says it all ... But not quite. If it did say it all, then what would be the point of the awesome video we created with some interviewing tips? Certainly we could have made a three-hour long video to express the billion different tips we have for interviewing, but that would take way too long to edit, and, lets be honest, nobody wants to look at our faces for that long.

So, enjoy. Please feel free to share your tips for a successful interview in the comments section.

-- Taylor