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WHAT MAKES A GOOD INTERVIEWEE?
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survived interview with John Humphrys
connected with the audience
should have stayed in bed
enhanced reputation of organisation
survived interview with John Humphrys
connected with the audience
should have stayed in bed
enhanced reputation of organisation
survived interview with John Humphrys
connected with the audience
should have stayed in bed
enhanced reputation of organisation
survived interview with John Humphrys
connected with the audience
should have stayed in bed
enhanced reputation of organisation
survived interview with John Humphrys
connected with the audience
should have stayed in bed
enhanced reputation of organisation
“What on earth was the point of that
interview?”
“Five minutes of my life I won’t get back.”
“Pointless, irrelevant, boring, switching over”
“Where do they learn to speak
like this?”
“She planning on getting to the point any time soon?”
What makes a good interviewee?
“It doesn't matter if you have an accent, are nervous, or have to pause to think of an answer - that’s better than sounding too slick and rehearsed - because normal people don’t talk like that.”
slick and rehearsed
“It doesn't matter if you have an accent, are nervous, or have to pause to think of an answer - that’s better than sounding too slick and rehearsed - because normal people don’t talk like that.”
slick and rehearsed normal
“It doesn't matter if you have an accent, are nervous, or have to pause to think of an answer - that’s better than sounding too slick and rehearsed - because normal people don’t talk like that.”
“It needs to be lively and passionate. Sound enthused to be talking to the world about your specialist subject! A good interview contains plenty of examples, where relevant, and examples that people can relate to.”
“It needs to be lively and passionate. Sound enthused to be talking to the world about your specialist subject! A good interview contains plenty of examples, where relevant, and examples that people can relate to.”
passionate/enthusedpassionate/enthused
“It needs to be lively and passionate. Sound enthused to be talking to the world about your specialist subject! A good interview contains plenty of examples, where relevant, and examples that people can relate to.”
passionate/enthused examplespassionate/enthused examples
“A good interviewee will be able to replace any jargon or technical terms for the subject areas with everyday words...so a postman can understand the answers given by a microbiologist for example.”
“A good interviewee will be able to replace any jargonor technical terms for the subject areas with everyday words...so a postman can understand the answers given by a microbiologist for example.”
jargon
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conversation
knowledge/wisdom
entertainhuman
straightforward
passion/enthusiasmpractice
jargon/languagehonesty
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