1. How did you prepare for it?
I was working in a partnership with Samantha Soto since we both wanted to interview the same person, our tennis coach, Robert Pe. We prepared by doing some background research on historical events we thought were important to him such as, San Diego Gang Culture and Gun Violence. We also had a list of questions ready for him as we started the interview. I was surprised how open he was about discussing sensitive topics. A couple times we told him it was okay if he didn't want to answer but he said he wasn't uncomfortable in any way.
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1. Look over the attached document, "Week 8 - what we did and why we did it." What, from what we did this week, do you think will be most helpful for you when you're conducting your interview?
What helped me the most was on Thursday when saw the model interview and focused on follow up questions. This helped me get a good idea on how to ask questions based on the subject your on. Also noting the posture that was being used and even the little details like nodding your head, leaning forward and more. 2. How will you apply what you're learning about interviewing to other aspects of your life, now or in the future? It's really going to help in any professional environment. You learn how to be alert, attentive and most importantly how to be prepared. We did a lot of background research about where we wanted to aim the topic of the interview at and that's something that I believe will help in so many different circumstances, 3. How are you going to take your work on this project to a higher level than the work you've done in the past? In the 8th grade we did a very similar project where we brought in veterans and interviewed them asking them about there past experience and stories. What I think will take this project to a higher level is the fact that this is more of an individual project whereas the 8th grade one was done in a group. This will force me to really get everything done and put a lot of effort into it. OPEN 1. What do you remember best from the interviews you heard/read this week? Why do you think that is?
The story that really stayed with me was the one about Will Smith and his daughter. I think this stayed with me because I can really imagine how hard it must have been to balance school, a job and on top of that, a child, 2. What was the most interesting interview you witnessed in class? Were you a participant or an observer? What made it so interesting? The most interesting interview I heard in class was the one between Liesel and Dr. P where they had to every time respond with, "Yes, and..." The topic was really interesting and it was a fun activity to learn how to keep the interview going and not let it die down. 3. Who do you want to interview? Why? What do you want to hear stories about? Someone I have in mind to interview is my mom. I have never really had a good deep conversation about her past, where she came from, etc. I hope to discuss how she grew up and any general advice about life she has. |
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