Ch 6 Speech

What should you do during a phone interview?

Listen to each answered, ask new questions that aren't on your prepare a list of questions based on the responses

What should you strive to do when developing questions?

Make them open ended, similar to essay questions on a written test

Why could an interview possibly not work?

No matter how skillful you are, and interview won't work if you haven't chosen the right person

What is the last step before your interview itself?

Preparing questions

Leading questions

Questions that contain their answers

When you arrive for an interview, what should you do?

Remind your subject of who you are and why you want to interview them

What are celebrities are public figures who have been interviewed often more likely to do?

Respond at length to open ended questions

What do inexperienced interviewers tend to look for?

Safety in long lists of prepared questions

How do you remind your interviewer that you were interested in the job?

Send a thank you card or letter after the interview

What is necessary to do before you interview for a job?

Submit a resume, or summary of your job experiences and accomplishments

What is the most important thing you can do while conducting an interview?

Listen well

What should you do if you offer a story about yourself during an interview?

Make sure that is true and actually did happen

Follow up question

A question you ask during an interview that results from the answers to your primary questions

What should you make a distinction of?

A simple question and a foolish one

How should you dress for an interview?

Appropriately, wear whatever you think will bring the best response from the person you are interviewing

What type of listener should you be during an interview?

Attentive and active

What should your questions be like?

Brief and to the point: avoid complicated two or three part questions you see television reporters use during press conferences

What should you do if you are running late for an interview?

Call your interviewer

What should you do before your interview?

Collect as much background information about your subject as you can: newspapers, libraries, and the Internet are useful resources

What is the quality you need most to become a good interviewer?

Curiosity

Verbatim

Word for word

Can how well you do in an interview determine whether you are accepted by the college of your choice?

Yes

What type of specific questions should be avoided in an interview?

Yes or no questions

What happens if your questions are superficial and limited?

Your answers will be too

Interviewing

communication that proceeds by question and answer, to see one another

What can interviewing a person result in?

Learning things that you won't find in any book or on any website

How do you know which topics might be sensitive to talk about?

If you research a person's background, especially a public figure or celebrity

When are strong interview questions even more important?

In situations where many people will be asking questions

What does having questions prepared do?

It will Force you to think through the entire interview and plan the best order for your questions: the answer to one question will leave naturally into the next question

4 pieces of advice:

1) be alert and energetic 2) pay attention 3) get there on time 4) rehearse tough questions

What are two main tips for an interview?

1) be ready to react and think on your feet, but don't lose control over the interview 2) prepare a list of questions, but remain flexible

Nonverbal:

1) keep eye contact with your subject 2)gestures can be useful during a job interview; they can burn off tension, add life to your voice, and help you seem energetic

What do interviews do?

1) play a vital role in how we communicate with each other 2) One of the best ways to find out something new

What happens if any interruption occurs during an interview?

1) the subject will be distracted 2) the rapport will be broken 3) the time the interview takes will stretch as a whole

What does a lack of curiosity lead to?

Lazy thinking

Where is the best place to conduct an interview?

A quiet location where you have your subjects undivided attention

Portfolio

A tool for sharing information about yourself and examples of your work with others

When is a person more likely to open up?

If he or she feels comfortable

What should you build your most important questions on?

The famous five Ws and an H: 1) who 2) what 3) when 4) where 5) why 6) how

Rapport

The feeling of trust and cooperation

Subject

The person who answers the questions

Interviewer

The person who asks the questions

What should you take with you to an interview?

The right equipment: a small notebook, pen, voice recorder, and camcorder

What happens if there is no person to talk to?

There is no interview at all

What is your goal when developing questions?

To use short questions to produce long answers

What does a good interviewer do?

Travels to many different places to ask questions of many different people