TECHNIQUESTECHNIQUES

Your way to a better interview.

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CLOSE PROXIMITYCLOSE PROXIMITY

Photographer, reporter, and subject stay within 3 ft. of each other

(UKC, 2006)

FRAMINGFRAMING

•Subject left or right•Head & chest•Reporter criss-cross

(UW, 2006)

MICROPHONEMICROPHONE

Keep microphone under speaker’s chin.

(Moon of Japan, 2005)

TIPSTIPS

•Ask to interview.•Smile.•Look and respond.•Thank them.•Use bumper shots.

GOING OUTGOING OUT

•Ask Mr. Porter.

•Sign out.

•Send one person to request permission.

• Interview one student at a time.

•Thank subjects.

REFERENCESREFERENCESMoon of Japan, Inc. (2005). Hot Rod Country 2003 Sweden. Retrieved May 26, 2007, from http://www.mooneyes.co.jp/sweden/index-e.html.

The Media Training Company. (2007). Welcome to the Media Training Company.com. Retrieved May 26, 2007, from http://www.themediatrainingcompany.com.

University of King’s College. (2006). Journalism. Retrieved May 26, 2007, from http://www.ukings.ca/uimages/tv_interview.jpg.

University of Wyoming. (2006). Distributed Robotics Laboratory: Videos of Our Current Research. Retrieved May 26, 2007, from http://www.cs.uwyo.edu/~wspears/ap.html.