2. THE INTERVIEW!

Unit 32 Interview & Presentation Skills
Session 2: The Interview!

Lecturer: Lynda Bryans
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Unit 32 Interview & Presentation Skills
Session 2: The Interview!

Lecturer: Lynda Bryans

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You were asked to...
Watch or listen to an interview between a recognised journalist and a celebrity or expert in something.
List the questions asked.
Does the interviewee answer the questions directly?
Then...

Watch or listen to an interview between a recognised journalist and a politician.
List the questions asked.
Does the politician answer the questions directly?


Let's hear from you...
What interview did you watch?
What did it teach you?

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Today you will...
  • Review the assignment for this unit (linked)

  • Discuss some of the key features of broadcast interviews

  • Identify and discuss the SOUNDBITE

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Important Dates!
FORMATIVE FEEDBACK:
9th November - for task 1
6th December - for task 2
13th December - for task 3

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FORMATIVE FEEDBACK:

9th November 
for task 1

6th December  
for task 2

13th December  
for task 3

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SUMMATIVE SUBMISSION: 

13th January 2023
   (final date 
for everything!)

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Learning Outcome 1 and 2 
in this unit
  • You will write bullet points (or paragraphs that will help you present a podcast)
  • Will be assessed in a podcast, which you will do as part of Television Studies 
  • The CONTENT about interviews will be prepared/researched in this class with me
  • LO1: Explain the key features and purposes of interviews and presentations
  • LO2: Illustrate the technical requirements for the set up and recording of interviews and presentations for different media

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KEY COMPONENTS...

What MUST an interview have?

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What's an interview...and why?

A structured conversation
A series of questions and answers
Part of the news/information gathering process
Conducted to get information
To challenge authority or hold authority to account
About listening to the answers as they're given

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          The 5 W's...

Who, What, Where, When, Why 
And an 'H'... How?

But first...
WHY?
Why do you want to talk to this person?
Why are you conducting this interview?
Why will this person's interview help to tell the story?

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And when you know WHY you're doing the interview, you can decide WHAT you want to ask... 
WHAT do you want to know?
Facts or information to support a story?
To challenge authority? (Investigative)
To add human interest/gain a personal response ?(emotional)
Because they're a celebrity?
...Be POLITE.
...Don't be afraid to be NOSY! Journalism is about CURIOSITY

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The SOUNDBITE - Watch the video and listen to the INTERVIEWS (soundbites).
Note the following:


Who's being interviewed?
Why are they being interviewed?
How long is their contribution?
How does the reporter introduce the clip?



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Watch an extended interview and p
ick out the SOUNDBITE for yourself 

Watch here from 18 minutes in...

Find a 20 second soundbite you could use in a report

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Reminder...
Your Assignment task 1 (LO1 part)


Discuss broadcast interviews.
Purpose.
Features.
Examples that illustrate your point.
ANALYSE interviews.

(Technical aspects - in LO2 part)

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Over to you..
Interview someone and make sure you...


Know WHY you're interviewing them.
Ask OPEN questions.
Actively listen to the answers.
Ask a follow up question (at least one)



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