Interviewing Notes

• Choose 3 interviewees and write 10-15 questions for each person.
• Want to aquire an anecdote(a brief story told by the interviewee which is usually paraphrased by the author), a revealing quote(said by the interviewee and gives insight to personality;unique and adds to the story), and a portrait from the interview(a description created by the writer that is based on observations of the interviewee;relevent to topic).
• Interviewees who trust you will talk more.
• Opener: beginning question or remark.
• First Step: question about the topic.
• Qualifier: find out if the source is qualified.
• Routine Factual: who, what, where, when, why, how.
• Numerical Questions: statistical information.
• G-0-S-S-E-Y: a way to ask deeper questions (goals, obstacles, solutions, start, evaluation, why).
• Responder: clarification.
• Soliciting a Quote: a specific question.
• Soliciting an Anecdote: prompts a short story.
• Imaginative: strays from the routine.
• Grenade: difficult questions.
• Recover From Grenade: a nuetral question.
• When you conclude say thank you, sign documentation sheet, and ask any further questions or answer further questions.