Learn more about interviewing people correctly, create rapport, become a better listener, and understand people better.
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Dr. Duncan Koerber has taught writing and communications courses for the past 10 years at six Canadian universities to thousands of students. Oxford University Press recently published his writing textbook, Clear, Precise, Direct: Strategies for Writing (2015). Available on Amazon, the book considers the seven most common errors (interfering factors) in writing and how to improve them (enhancing factors). His second book, Crisis Communication in Canada, is in the revision process for Univers
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Who this course is for:
- This course is useful for beginning podcasters and bloggers and journalists, but intermediate interviewers may gain tips for polishing skills
What you’ll learn:Â
- Create rapport with your interviewees
- Ask questions that get them talking
- Become The Listener, not just the Questioner
- Gain better insight into people’s lives
Requirements:
- No prior knowledge is required to take this course
The interview is a staple of podcasting and journalism today, but it’s often badly done. Most interviewers are making key mistakes that are limiting the potential of their interviews. In this course, learn to illuminate a new topic, tell someone’s amazing story, and stand out from the millions of interview recordings on the Internet – without ever having to go to journalism school.Â
Learn those problems – and how to correct them – in this course taught by an experienced journalist and writing professor.Â
The course moves logically through the interview process, including these important topics:
- Preparation to make sure you are respected as a interviewer;Â
- Which recording methods to use, as the technological medium can affect you and your interviewee;
- How to reduce the inevitable nerves that come with doing interviews;
- The importance of using open-ended questions to get people to open up and tell you fascinating stories; and,
- How to write up your interviews into blog posts and newspaper or magazine articles that are coherent and interesting to read.
The course also explains the importance of using interview recordings to create an online following of fans, which is vital for marketing a product or service.Â
If you’re new to interviewing, the course also provides information on microphones and recording software to get started on interviewing people in-person and online.Â
Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned to interview people correctly.
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Course Curriculum
| Section 1 - Welcome To The Course | |||
| About The Course And The Instructor | 00:00:00 | ||
| Introduction | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 2 - Preparation | |||
| Picking The Right People Makes All The Difference | 00:00:00 | ||
| Who Should You Interview? And How To Find Them | 00:00:00 | ||
| Dealing With Nerves | 00:00:00 | ||
| Interview Length | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Best Interview ‘Channel’ Is None At All | 00:00:00 | ||
| Methods Of Recording In Person | 00:00:00 | ||
| Recording Technology And Software For All Purposes | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 3 - Tips On Asking The Right Questions To Get Them Talking | |||
| Types Of Questions To Elicit The Best Answers | 00:00:00 | ||
| The Questioner Versus The Listener | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 4 - Writing Up The Interview Into A Blog Post Or Newspaper/Magazine Article | |||
| Using Quotations Effectively | 00:00:00 | ||
| Writing Up Interviews | 00:00:00 | ||
| How To Make It Flow | 00:00:00 | ||
| Section 5 - Interviews And Marketing | |||
| Using Interviews To Create An Online Following | 00:00:00 | ||
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