INTER VIEWS

The Art of
Questioning

WHAT IS AN
INTERVIEW?
An interview is a structured conversation where
one participant/s asks questions, and the other/s
provides answers. In common parlance, the
word "interview" refers to a one-on-one
conversation between an interviewer and an
interviewee.
Interviewer/s : Ask the questions
Interviewee: Answers the questions
TYPES OF INTERVIEWS
01 STRUCTURED INTERVIEW - THIS INVOLVES
ASKING THE SAME PREDETERMINED
QUESTIONS TO ALL INTERVIEWEES
02 UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW -IS AN
INTERVIEW IN WHICH QUESTIONS ARE
NOT PREARRANGED.
SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEW-AN
03 INTERVIEW MIGHT HAVE SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER, BUT THEY HAVE
THE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE CHANGES. THIS
INTERVIEW TYPE ALLOWS CREATIVE
ADVANTAGE
 INTERVIEWS
Entertainment - The Graham
Norton Show

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Political & economic purpose-

wi t h a Larry King show

Interviews , as with all modes of communication , has a

purpose. The purpose can be :
• To collect Data and information for research
• To find a suitable candidate for a job vacancy
• To explain and understand Political agenda and public
policies
• To gain insight into unique personalities and celebrities
• To entertain an audience with brief snippets of celebrity
life

Job interview
 A GOOD INTERVIEW
NEEDS :
The interviewer requires to spend time
REASEARCH researching the subject and the interviewee

The interview needs to begin with basic

introductory questions ; gradually moving onto
PLANNING THE FLOW OF
more detailed questions; ending with questions
QUESTIONS
that lead to broad summation of the topic

The questions must focus on the subject or

FOCUS information that interview is based on; the
questions must be purposeful yet varied enough
to cover all areas of the topic
 TYPE OF
QUESTIONS
• The Questions need to be asked based on audience
interest
• They should be age approprate
• They should Non -aggressive
• They should not be personal and prying
• There should be a careful balance between
structured and unstructured questions
• The unstructured questions should be open ended;
allowing the interviewee space to explain, share an
opinion, provide a suggestion
TONE OF THE
INTERVIEW
• The Tone of the interview should be friendly and
conversational.
• The interviewer should make the interviewee feel
at ease ; allow the interviewee to share his/her
ideas comfortably without interruption.
• The interviewer must guide the interview along to
see that there isn’t too much of jargon; in case
technical terms are used , the interviewer must see
that these terms are explained, for the benefit of the
audience
Resource :
https://in.indeed.com/career-advice/interview
ing/interview-methods
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