I recall doing an online interview. I can’t remember what it
was for, but I was interviewing a fellow student for something. There were a couple
of times I had to do a follow-up, just to double check if the information I
wrote down was correct. I don’t think I ever used that data. It must have been
for one of my English classes. Well, my first advice is remembering what the interview
was about. Secondly, write down any questions you can think of, even if you
think they aren’t worthwhile. Sometimes these conversations can strike up ideas
for the topic you’re trying to relate it to. Try and make your questions
simples. You want to make your interviewee feel relaxed. If you’re tense while
interviewing, they’ll sense the atmosphere is a little off. Conduct the interview
in a location that is calming, like a local coffee shop. If it’s online or over
the phone, make sure you write down the key points. Also, try and get contact
information in case you need to follow-up on answer or ask questions.
I have also done an online interview for an English class, well I guess mine would have been more of a pole with personal opinions. I posted on my Face Book page three questions that related to the topic and asked my peers what they thought about the questions. Unfortunately I did not get very many responses and me and my group were unable to use any of the information that we collected. I found this process to be frustrating. Because my peers did not participate on the questionaire I then had to do a lot more research and use statistics and interviews that I found on the Internet. I was disappointed because I really wanted to know how my peers felt about the topic. I like your advice about having lots of questions ready, and I think for my next interview I will do more one on one questioning.
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