[videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
One of the most important things is to really enjoy interviewing people. Be happy to be there. Your subject will sense that and loosen up. You may be nervous (a la Scoble interviewing Gates) but if you are genuinely interested in what that person has to say and are excited about having the chance to find out their story, your subject will respond to that. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ed Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Robert, wow, what a great list of things to do/not do in order to conduct a knockout interview. You really hit on some good stuff there. I like the point of clarifying jargon with the point of view of the listener in mind. You see that missed so many times I know we all need to hear that again and again. I just added a post to the http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ that suggests we move our dress code up a notch when doing interviews that the guest and/or listeners will not see. I think our dress affects our performance in subtle ways and will help us focus on the things you have suggested. OK, Robert, thanks for that great info, and please continue to offer suggestions, comments, etc. Edward W. Smith. On 9/2/07, Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've interviewed many of tech's biggest names (Gates, Schwartz, Chambers, Ballmer, etc) for my video show, ScobleShow.com. Some things I've learned: 1) Don't go for gotcha questions. These people all are very astute at answering questions (at Microsoft they prepare execs for the press by doing rude QA sessions). They'll turn your rudest question into something they want to ask. That strategy never works and usually ensures you won't be invited back. 2) Instead, ask at least one question they've never been asked before. With Gates I knew he'd been asked any question I could come up with so I turned it around: asked him what he'd ask the world's richest guy if he were in my position. 3) Do your homework. Know what your interviewee will probably say BEFORE he/she says it. 4) Listen. My best questions came AFTER they said something and I asked for more in depth. Best followup? Why do you say that? 5) If you hear jargon ask them to clarify. Often times this brings up some interesting stuff. For instance, if I were interviewing Marc Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, and he talked about the social graph I'd ask some of my listeners don't know what you mean by 'social graph', can you give us a short definition and explain what you mean by that? 6) Have a thesis for the interview. If you interview someone interesting there are 100 ways you could take the interview. I'd focus it on one theme and try to get them to tell a story with your questions. Lead them down a path. If you're asking Gates about how he took over the operating system business, for instance, I'd ask him a question about his high school/college experience, then early days at Microsoft, then ask about the DOS purchase, etc etc. 7) Have an outline of questions to ask, particularly if you'll be nervous. With Gates I started out very nervous, but then I calmed down and my brain started working again. That's when you can start having a conversation and not just going off of your prepared questions. 8) Listen, listen, listen. I always look my interviewer in the eyes and try to give them 110% of my attention. That leads to a better interview. When I'm distracted or not totally focused for some reason I find interviews don't get as interesting. 9) Start out with stupider questions just to get you both going. That's why I ask EVERY INTERVIEW who are you? and what do you do? Those two questions aren't really all that important, but they both get us going and also give your heart a chance to calm down (if you're interviewing someone famous) and also get you into the listening mode. Often times people will say something interesting in response to the what do you do? question. John Chambers, CEO at Cisco, for instance, talked about his being a father. That opened up a part of his life that makes for great conversations. 10) Listen, listen, listen. It's amazing when I listen to podcasts and I can tell the interviewer isn't really listening and isn't asking for clarification of jargon, or more depth on something really interesting that was put on the table. Can you explain more about what you mean by that? I really hate it when an interviewer is clearly NOT having a conversation and, rather, only has 10 questions that were prepared and is rushing to get through those. Use your prepared questions as a guideline, or a way to start a conversation but DO NOT be a slave to them. That's the quickest way to a boring interview that sounds stiff and stupid. (out of 600 interviews I've done I've only gone into two with prepared questions for just that reason). PR people, by the way, will ask
Re: [videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
Hi Jonny, thanks for that comment, I couldn't agree with you more, and really wish more of the hosts out there would really be into their guests. I just put a post on my blog http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ that touches on this issue. I single out Ms. Paula Zahn as an example of a host who time after time, seems to ignore her guests, run over them, or not be interested in them. OK, Jonny, thanks again for your solid advice, Edward Smith. On 9/4/07, jonny goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the most important things is to really enjoy interviewing people. Be happy to be there. Your subject will sense that and loosen up. You may be nervous (a la Scoble interviewing Gates) but if you are genuinely interested in what that person has to say and are excited about having the chance to find out their story, your subject will respond to that. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com, Ed Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Robert, wow, what a great list of things to do/not do in order to conduct a knockout interview. You really hit on some good stuff there. I like the point of clarifying jargon with the point of view of the listener in mind. You see that missed so many times I know we all need to hear that again and again. I just added a post to the http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ that suggests we move our dress code up a notch when doing interviews that the guest and/or listeners will not see. I think our dress affects our performance in subtle ways and will help us focus on the things you have suggested. OK, Robert, thanks for that great info, and please continue to offer suggestions, comments, etc. Edward W. Smith. On 9/2/07, Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've interviewed many of tech's biggest names (Gates, Schwartz, Chambers, Ballmer, etc) for my video show, ScobleShow.com. Some things I've learned: 1) Don't go for gotcha questions. These people all are very astute at answering questions (at Microsoft they prepare execs for the press by doing rude QA sessions). They'll turn your rudest question into something they want to ask. That strategy never works and usually ensures you won't be invited back. 2) Instead, ask at least one question they've never been asked before. With Gates I knew he'd been asked any question I could come up with so I turned it around: asked him what he'd ask the world's richest guy if he were in my position. 3) Do your homework. Know what your interviewee will probably say BEFORE he/she says it. 4) Listen. My best questions came AFTER they said something and I asked for more in depth. Best followup? Why do you say that? 5) If you hear jargon ask them to clarify. Often times this brings up some interesting stuff. For instance, if I were interviewing Marc Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, and he talked about the social graph I'd ask some of my listeners don't know what you mean by 'social graph', can you give us a short definition and explain what you mean by that? 6) Have a thesis for the interview. If you interview someone interesting there are 100 ways you could take the interview. I'd focus it on one theme and try to get them to tell a story with your questions. Lead them down a path. If you're asking Gates about how he took over the operating system business, for instance, I'd ask him a question about his high school/college experience, then early days at Microsoft, then ask about the DOS purchase, etc etc. 7) Have an outline of questions to ask, particularly if you'll be nervous. With Gates I started out very nervous, but then I calmed down and my brain started working again. That's when you can start having a conversation and not just going off of your prepared questions. 8) Listen, listen, listen. I always look my interviewer in the eyes and try to give them 110% of my attention. That leads to a better interview. When I'm distracted or not totally focused for some reason I find interviews don't get as interesting. 9) Start out with stupider questions just to get you both going. That's why I ask EVERY INTERVIEW who are you? and what do you do? Those two questions aren't really all that important, but they both get us going and also give your heart a chance to calm down (if you're interviewing someone famous) and also get you into the listening mode. Often times people will say something interesting in response to the what do you do? question. John Chambers, CEO at Cisco, for instance, talked about his being a father. That opened up a part of his life that makes for great conversations. 10) Listen, listen, listen. It's amazing when I listen to podcasts and I can tell the interviewer isn't really listening and isn't
Re: [videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
Hi Robert, wow, what a great list of things to do/not do in order to conduct a knockout interview. You really hit on some good stuff there. I like the point of clarifying jargon with the point of view of the listener in mind. You see that missed so many times I know we all need to hear that again and again. I just added a post to the http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ that suggests we move our dress code up a notch when doing interviews that the guest and/or listeners will not see. I think our dress affects our performance in subtle ways and will help us focus on the things you have suggested. OK, Robert, thanks for that great info, and please continue to offer suggestions, comments, etc. Edward W. Smith. On 9/2/07, Robert Scoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've interviewed many of tech's biggest names (Gates, Schwartz, Chambers, Ballmer, etc) for my video show, ScobleShow.com. Some things I've learned: 1) Don't go for gotcha questions. These people all are very astute at answering questions (at Microsoft they prepare execs for the press by doing rude QA sessions). They'll turn your rudest question into something they want to ask. That strategy never works and usually ensures you won't be invited back. 2) Instead, ask at least one question they've never been asked before. With Gates I knew he'd been asked any question I could come up with so I turned it around: asked him what he'd ask the world's richest guy if he were in my position. 3) Do your homework. Know what your interviewee will probably say BEFORE he/she says it. 4) Listen. My best questions came AFTER they said something and I asked for more in depth. Best followup? Why do you say that? 5) If you hear jargon ask them to clarify. Often times this brings up some interesting stuff. For instance, if I were interviewing Marc Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, and he talked about the social graph I'd ask some of my listeners don't know what you mean by 'social graph', can you give us a short definition and explain what you mean by that? 6) Have a thesis for the interview. If you interview someone interesting there are 100 ways you could take the interview. I'd focus it on one theme and try to get them to tell a story with your questions. Lead them down a path. If you're asking Gates about how he took over the operating system business, for instance, I'd ask him a question about his high school/college experience, then early days at Microsoft, then ask about the DOS purchase, etc etc. 7) Have an outline of questions to ask, particularly if you'll be nervous. With Gates I started out very nervous, but then I calmed down and my brain started working again. That's when you can start having a conversation and not just going off of your prepared questions. 8) Listen, listen, listen. I always look my interviewer in the eyes and try to give them 110% of my attention. That leads to a better interview. When I'm distracted or not totally focused for some reason I find interviews don't get as interesting. 9) Start out with stupider questions just to get you both going. That's why I ask EVERY INTERVIEW who are you? and what do you do? Those two questions aren't really all that important, but they both get us going and also give your heart a chance to calm down (if you're interviewing someone famous) and also get you into the listening mode. Often times people will say something interesting in response to the what do you do? question. John Chambers, CEO at Cisco, for instance, talked about his being a father. That opened up a part of his life that makes for great conversations. 10) Listen, listen, listen. It's amazing when I listen to podcasts and I can tell the interviewer isn't really listening and isn't asking for clarification of jargon, or more depth on something really interesting that was put on the table. Can you explain more about what you mean by that? I really hate it when an interviewer is clearly NOT having a conversation and, rather, only has 10 questions that were prepared and is rushing to get through those. Use your prepared questions as a guideline, or a way to start a conversation but DO NOT be a slave to them. That's the quickest way to a boring interview that sounds stiff and stupid. (out of 600 interviews I've done I've only gone into two with prepared questions for just that reason). PR people, by the way, will ask for your questions in advance. I always answer that I don't prepare questions in advance, but will give them some examples of things I'd like to talk about. Again, talk about themes, not specifics. I'd like to talk with Steve Jobs about the development of the iPhone and the design process that led to that. Hope these help you with your questions. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
Thanks Irina, I will work my way through them all, looks like good stuff, thanks again, Ed. On 9/1/07, Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: here's all of us http://blip.tv/learning/veterans/ On 9/1/07, Ed Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] edd66%40gmail.com wrote: Hi Irina, thanks for that info, I did not know about the learning center, I thought they had some good tips, I know I learned something in that I have a number of different vids on youtube, but the sample pic always looks the same, so even though I have them numbered, they do look like they are all the same. Could you please send me a link to the episode in which you discuss interview skills, I would like to see it. OK, thanks again Irina Edward W. Smith http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ On 9/1/07, Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] irinaski%40gmail.comirinaski%40gmail.com wrote: hi ed someone prolly already mentioned it but justin case there is the learning center at blip in my episode i discuss interview skills and there are many others thanks! irina -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
I've interviewed many of tech's biggest names (Gates, Schwartz, Chambers, Ballmer, etc) for my video show, ScobleShow.com. Some things I've learned: 1) Don't go for gotcha questions. These people all are very astute at answering questions (at Microsoft they prepare execs for the press by doing rude QA sessions). They'll turn your rudest question into something they want to ask. That strategy never works and usually ensures you won't be invited back. 2) Instead, ask at least one question they've never been asked before. With Gates I knew he'd been asked any question I could come up with so I turned it around: asked him what he'd ask the world's richest guy if he were in my position. 3) Do your homework. Know what your interviewee will probably say BEFORE he/she says it. 4) Listen. My best questions came AFTER they said something and I asked for more in depth. Best followup? Why do you say that? 5) If you hear jargon ask them to clarify. Often times this brings up some interesting stuff. For instance, if I were interviewing Marc Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, and he talked about the social graph I'd ask some of my listeners don't know what you mean by 'social graph', can you give us a short definition and explain what you mean by that? 6) Have a thesis for the interview. If you interview someone interesting there are 100 ways you could take the interview. I'd focus it on one theme and try to get them to tell a story with your questions. Lead them down a path. If you're asking Gates about how he took over the operating system business, for instance, I'd ask him a question about his high school/college experience, then early days at Microsoft, then ask about the DOS purchase, etc etc. 7) Have an outline of questions to ask, particularly if you'll be nervous. With Gates I started out very nervous, but then I calmed down and my brain started working again. That's when you can start having a conversation and not just going off of your prepared questions. 8) Listen, listen, listen. I always look my interviewer in the eyes and try to give them 110% of my attention. That leads to a better interview. When I'm distracted or not totally focused for some reason I find interviews don't get as interesting. 9) Start out with stupider questions just to get you both going. That's why I ask EVERY INTERVIEW who are you? and what do you do? Those two questions aren't really all that important, but they both get us going and also give your heart a chance to calm down (if you're interviewing someone famous) and also get you into the listening mode. Often times people will say something interesting in response to the what do you do? question. John Chambers, CEO at Cisco, for instance, talked about his being a father. That opened up a part of his life that makes for great conversations. 10) Listen, listen, listen. It's amazing when I listen to podcasts and I can tell the interviewer isn't really listening and isn't asking for clarification of jargon, or more depth on something really interesting that was put on the table. Can you explain more about what you mean by that? I really hate it when an interviewer is clearly NOT having a conversation and, rather, only has 10 questions that were prepared and is rushing to get through those. Use your prepared questions as a guideline, or a way to start a conversation but DO NOT be a slave to them. That's the quickest way to a boring interview that sounds stiff and stupid. (out of 600 interviews I've done I've only gone into two with prepared questions for just that reason). PR people, by the way, will ask for your questions in advance. I always answer that I don't prepare questions in advance, but will give them some examples of things I'd like to talk about. Again, talk about themes, not specifics. I'd like to talk with Steve Jobs about the development of the iPhone and the design process that led to that. Hope these help you with your questions. Robert [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
hi ed someone prolly already mentioned it but justin case there is the learning center at blip in my episode i discuss interview skills and there are many others thanks! irina -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
Hi Irina, thanks for that info, I did not know about the learning center, I thought they had some good tips, I know I learned something in that I have a number of different vids on youtube, but the sample pic always looks the same, so even though I have them numbered, they do look like they are all the same. Could you please send me a link to the episode in which you discuss interview skills, I would like to see it. OK, thanks again Irina Edward W. Smith http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ On 9/1/07, Irina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi ed someone prolly already mentioned it but justin case there is the learning center at blip in my episode i discuss interview skills and there are many others thanks! irina -- http://geekentertainment.tv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
Hi Gena, thanks for that great reply. First let me say that if the moderator or participants in the group feel this discussion is going off topic, just let me know and I will take it off list. Gena, the sources you listed for info on interviewing were totally new to me and represent the very reason I am doing this. I know I don't know everything, I just don't know what I don't know. You asked why I am asking videobloggers about this when I am a broadcaster? Well Gena, in researching what is out there book wise on the subject I discovered what little it out there, does not cover emerging things like podcasts, videoblogging, even material being transmitted to ipods and cellphones. Interviews are showing up in all of this media and brings special demands never covered before. I want to cover it, so the book is not out of date the day it is printed. I am a motivational speaker and Verizon is putting my One Minute Motivator out as a cellphone movie message and that brought up challenges for me I never encountered before in terms of how to present it on camera. That made me realize there are many new areas, each with it's own challenges. So I want vbloggers input to make sure other vbloggers can learn from them and perhaps find techniques useful in other areas as well. I do not plan to put video on my blog for several reasons. First is that I am not a techie and just getting the blog to the point it is, almost killed me. The idea of learning to post video seems beyond me at this point. Secondly the video would only be useful to the blog and not the book, so unless I can figure out how to use it, say for instance in a separate program on DVD, I wouldn't get any payback. See Gena, perhaps I am limiting myself, but I don't see a large audience for this material, it is a small niche at best in my opinion. Thanks for pointing out that my blog content just consisted of a list of questions. I am really new to this and now I realize that just posting a questionnaire on line, will not cause people to flock to the site and respond. I went back and fleshed out the questions and made some progress in that regard, and will work on it some more. OK, Gena, thanks again for giving this the thought you did, it was very helpful and please feel free to keep the comments, questions, coming, Ed. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
Hi Bordercollieaustralianshepherd, thanks for taking all the time and effort you did to answer my request for advice, you sure came through. I think all of your tips are right on and useful. Although I plan to avoid covering how to interview kids, you tip about getting the camera rolling early is useful for all guests. I find have nervous guests is one of the biggest problems I have to deal with. I once had a guest who was a member of an elite military group, actually leap out of his chair and run out of the room when the stage lights were turned on. Many of my guests are authors and I have found that allowing them to hold their book during the interview seems to work like a pacifier when they get crazy on me. I also like the fact that you brought up the physical production side of the interview process. Some people take that for granted and wind up not even being able to do an interview because they took for granted that things like that would be covered. I plan to put a section in the book explaining the importance of covering those kinds of details and making sure you have the right guest, in the right place at the right time. Details can kill you. I think you said you had a follow up question but I am not sure I saw it, if I missed it, please let me know. OK, thanks for your great input and feel free to come back to me with any other questions or comments. Ed W. Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.brightmoment.com, or http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
ED You're welcome. The nervous guest is a tough one. Many a brilliant mind has been reduced to uh and ums, when the self conscious takes over. http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2007/08/20070829_b_main.asp Two examples are in this interview of Michael Erard. The first is when Michael looses his train of thought, the process can be heard as he drifts and then admits he is lost. The interviewer is quick to save him embarrassment. The second is a story Erard relates about T S Elliot. Elliot received a Nobel Prize in Literature, but he may not have always been so eloquent with the spoken word. Your tip of holding the book might have saved T S Elliot's flub and changed history (at least my including the mention of it here). I have a picture in my minds eye of the member of that elite military group leaping from his chair. Must assume he was a Frogman. This is totally off the top of my head. It comes under the heading tips and tricks. When shooting outdoors and/or in below freezing temperatures a cold beverage or ice will reduce the vapors that are visible on the breath. I know, you are thinking where did that come from. We are approaching winter. Once on a job the crew and interviewee all contributed to fogging up the room we were shooting in (deep freezer), I remembered this trick and all hot drinks were replaced. Colder were we, but it did not look like we were filming in a steam bath. I was goofing around (as usual) and having fun with questions (Diablo). I mentioned the followup as a great way to keep control (press pool style). Depending on the answer, you have a bonus or second bite of the apple. In a friendly interview (in a way how I consider this exchange) it provides fair warning. I had no followup. You can relax. That's a wrap. --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ed Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bordercollieaustralianshepherd, thanks for taking all the time and effort you did to answer my request for advice, you sure came through. I think all of your tips are right on and useful. Although I plan to avoid covering how to interview kids, you tip about getting the camera rolling early is useful for all guests. I find have nervous guests is one of the biggest problems I have to deal with. I once had a guest who was a member of an elite military group, actually leap out of his chair and run out of the room when the stage lights were turned on. Many of my guests are authors and I have found that allowing them to hold their book during the interview seems to work like a pacifier when they get crazy on me. I also like the fact that you brought up the physical production side of the interview process. Some people take that for granted and wind up not even being able to do an interview because they took for granted that things like that would be covered. I plan to put a section in the book explaining the importance of covering those kinds of details and making sure you have the right guest, in the right place at the right time. Details can kill you. I think you said you had a follow up question but I am not sure I saw it, if I missed it, please let me know. OK, thanks for your great input and feel free to come back to me with any other questions or comments. Ed W. Smith, [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.brightmoment.com, or http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Re: If you conduct interviews, I would like your opinion
Ed Why all those 6's ie... edd666 666, are you the Double Bad Diablo? What was your childhood like and what influences guide you in your adult life and the career path you have chosen? Your photo, http://tinyurl.com/27h9rg reminds me of a dreamy eyed Rupert Murdoch. When you rest your head to sleep at night, is this image (what the heck is that, a flower pot? Hot Air balloon? Close up of a Lava Lamp?) a inspiration or aspiration? I think most every successful interview I have worked on has three things: Knowledge of subject (both interviewer and interviewee) and the inquisitive interviewer's instinctive ability to lead, follow and hand hold which educates, informs or entertains the intended/general audience. Dick Cavett, Steve Allen (old school), Brian Lamb, Ed Bradley, Christian Amanpour, are a few that come to mind first. Though more of the above, the setting/stage where the interview takes place. On location it is easy. Conduct the interview where that person will be at home, comfortable, relaxed (unless this is ambush journalism in which case all is (un)fair). On a stage/studio or the unfamiliar, the less distractions in the eye line the better (especially a On Air or Live monitor). The average joe is going to be nervous/self conscious. Depending on ethical or legal constraints (and kids) the best is to roll tape on the pre interview. When someone assumes that the camera is not rolling they are often less inhibited. They are not thinking to hard about the 8oo things that flash through their head when words Roll Tape is called. Kids especially can be extremes when they know they are on or off camera. Art Linkletter, Mr Rodgers, Soupy Sales, Allen Funt. A good equipment package. Everything is checked before you depart for a location and/or the interviewee is brought to the set. Lighting should be comfortable, KinoFlo's or LED kits. Small grip package (stands, flags, bags, rags, gel). Good microphones and a digital or tape backup. Redundancy is important spare spares (bulbs, cables, anything that can HALT a production TAPE AND BATTERIES). KinoFlo, DedoLights, Element Labs' L.E.D. Barbazon. Conducting the interview itself ... straight line or zig zagging. It depends on so much. Marilyn Manson vs The Pope. Scientist vs Injured Vet. And of course everything is out the window with a real media savvy subject. Ground rules are often set by their agent/manager/handler/image consultant/owner. Questions, location, time etc will be dictated (yuck, you become a puppet) or they may require the submission of the questions you plan to ask prior to the day. Additional thoughts for you to look into further: Scout the location, know before you go. A makeup person or familiarity with applying makeup. Clothing (wardrobe person)and colors (Art Director). Material (silk, wool, cotton, polyester) can be kind or a nightmare. To deep a subject for this space. Colors of clothing and the location/set should compliment not contrast to harshly. White walls, White suit, Lime green Vase, plaid upholstery, and then sit a Asian, Mexican Caucasian or African-American down and each scenario would have distinct disadvantages in this example. In most cases it would not be pleasing to the eye. If at all possible use a GOOD wide angle lens or shoot in a room large enough to work the zoom (for depth of field). Don't shot against a window (fight exposure) or flat wall (boring). Now I don't mind answering a question or sharing my opinion in this forum. What I would not want to see is this forum mined for profit. Diablo, as an author, Radio TV show Host, Producer and motivational speaker, how would you feel if someone used your experience/work for their own profit? And I have a followup question. Look forward to reading in this forum what you learn. And good luck with your site and book(s). --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, if you conduct interviews as part of your videoblog, you probably have some thoughts about do's and don'ts of conducting an interview. I have started a blog that covers how to conduct an interview in the broadcast media. It is at: http://www.conductknockoutbroadcastinterviews.com/blog/. I would welcome your comments on what makes for a good interview, who your favorite interviewers are, or whatever. You can mention your videoblog so not only will people learn from you, you will get some exposure. OK, thanks, Ed Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
