interview

To have an affective and good interview, people must first learn to ask correctly and to listen correctly.  peInterviews isn't just going in with a set list of questions, sometimes you have to go with the flow and ask questions that get triggered by a story or an artifact or something the person said.  You want the interview and the questions that you are asking to flow, and not to be like "a dentist pulling teeth."  There are two types of questions that can be asked: closed questions, which are those questions that most people think of and you may find in like a magazine; how old are you, where did you go to school, ect.  The other type of question is open questions, which is more like a regular conversation.  Some examples of this are: how would you describe yourself, or tell me about a person who you think is your hero.  To have a good interview, you must also learn to listen well.  You must listen to your informant and take what they say seriously and not distract them or change the conversation or interupt them.  The interviewer must be able to listen and at the same time take what they heard and continue to make the conversation flow and ask more questions aswell as continuing to listen.