Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Blog #2—Excellent Interviews

Interview 1: Steve Jobs In 1994

* The best technique the interviewer uses is not relegating himself to preprepared questions. When Jobs says something interesting, he often asks him to explain or elaborate on it, even though he would have know way of preparing a question based on what he said.

* The best section of the interview is a long soliloquy Jobs makes at the end about moving past Apple and looking towards the future. It is also the final part of the interview. COINCIDENCE????

* I would like to ask the interviewer how much research he did prior to the interview into topics such and the state of the computer industry and Jobs' current scenario at NeXT.

Interview 2: Barack Obama in 2012

* An interesting technique the interviewer uses is to show us some humanizing moments in his meeting with Obama before the interview, to help us become acquainted and comfortable with the President.

* I would ask the interviewer why he thought Obama was being evasive about certain topics, and what the best response is to evasive interviewees.

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