I see I see. I have seen a load of vlogs of people interviewing business owners in their community, and often felt perhaps that's something I would want to do, but felt awkward in my approach. Frequently I thought of being frowned upon due to the fact that not many people are aware of vlogs and that they would question the legitimacy of what i was doing.
just a thought really... --- Beth Kanter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >My question is, How do you go about interviewing > the general public > >and approach organizations asking to film for your > vlog? > > I do a lot of live blogging/vlogging at conferences > and interview folks. My > paying job is as a researcher/evaluator/focus group > moderator - so I do a > lot of interviewing. This isn't necessarily > general public. At > conferences, I take extensive notes and photo > document the session as > unobstrusively as possible. If I sense that a > particular speaker is warm, > open, and they said something that I think would be > a good 1-minute capture > to include with the notes/photos, I approach them > and ask for an interview. > If they look like they need to run to catch a train, > I don't ... You have to > read the body lanugage. I introduce myself and my > blog. Then flattery > helps, "What you were saying about xyz was so > important for people who read > my blog to know about, can I get you on video saying > that?" Then I take > them to a quiet corner. We do a quick back and > forth about what they will > say. I smile, tell them to relax. I also warn them > that I have to shove my > crappy digital camera in their face ... That we will > chit chat for 20-30 > seconds with camera rolling and I'll cut it out > later. Then, as the camera > rolls, I say "let's take a deep breath, pause, and > I'll begin the interview > ...." If they screw it up, I tell them it is okay > and we do it again. > > > > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
