Skip to main content

Home/ LumpysCorner/ Group items tagged preparation

Rss Feed Group items tagged

John Lemke

Conduct Better Podcast Interviews with this Simple 6-Step Preparation Process - Copyblo... - 0 views

  • your interview will fail if you do not display curiosity about who you are interviewing and what he or she might say.
  • an interview is not so much a chance for you to get to know your subject better (though you will) … an interview is your chance to be the conduit that allows your audience to get to know your subject better.
  • f you are not asking this question to yourself before every interview, then your interviews are failing. Because they aren’t delivering the value to your audience that they could be.
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • if you’ve prepared well, then your interview is going to be predictable.
  • If one of your questions is controversial, or you don’t know how your subject will respond, consider the possible responses and plan your own counter-response accordingly. (You might also discuss this with your interview subject beforehand. Let her know you are planning to ask the question and preempt any potential awkwardness.)
  • The more relaxed an interview subject feels, the more likely he or she is to open up and be candid.
  •  
    I can't tell you how often I see people interview others when they are completely unprepared.  These steps may may seem like common sense but how often do you actually follow them.
John Lemke

Suck It Up & Writer Up-Preparing for Greatness | Kristen Lamb's Blog - 0 views

  •  
    A good post... mostly about keeping your chin up as a writer.
John Lemke

» How to Build Residual Income as a Writer for Examiner.com : Freedom With Wr... - 0 views

  • Examiner is very unusual in that writers have some serious perks. If you move your cursor over your name in the top right of your page you will see a drop down list. Choose the ‘Examiner Perks’ option and prepare to be awed. You can get discounts on everything from Insurance to books to concert tickets etc. The discounts alone are worth the 200 words a month!
    • John Lemke
       
      nice perks
1 - 3 of 3
Showing 20 items per page