1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST
Please note the new date: 11/6/2024. It will not be held on October 9, 2024.
We all admire a great interview, but we may not know how to bridge the gap between our normal conversational skills and the interview techniques that result in conversations that hold our attention, offer revealing insights and fresh perspectives, teach us new things, or move us to action. This class, taught by lifelong journalist Elaine Appleton Grant (host of Sound Judgment and writer of the Sound Judgment newsletter), will teach you ten ways to conduct memorable, useful interviews that will have people buzzing long after they read, see, or hear them. Mastering the Art of the Interview will also help you get better sound bites for everything from a simple blog post to a complex documentary film.
Whether you communicate professionally or write memoir or nonfiction personally, the interview is the fundamental building block for great storytelling and effective communication. Techniques taught in this class are drawn from the instructor’s 30 years of conducting thousands of interviews for magazines, NPR features and podcasts. They’re also drawn from deep-dive conversations with award-winning interviewers for the podcast Sound Judgment, which goes inside the studios — and the minds — of today’s best audio storytellers.
Led by Elaine Appleton Grant
Note: Previous students have loved this workshop, but wanted more time. This workshop is now two hours long (up from 90 minutes) to provide more opportunities for interaction!
What students are saying
"This workshop clarified the importance of preparing for an interview by clarifying my intention as well as learning about the interviewee. It was helpful to articulate the tools and goals of interviewing with new ideas and reminders of strategies that have worked for me in the past. I enjoyed the practice interview with another participant." — Previous student
"I'm so glad I took this webinar. I met interesting people, learned new techniques, and became hungry for more like this!"
Neil P. Bardhan