Interviewing Skills for Journalists

For anyone who undertakes interviews, whether face-to-face or on the telephone, and take notes at the same time. Suitable for anyone in journalism or PR, government or internal communications. This workshop use confidence-building sessions with individual coaching. The course includes:

- Research and interview preparation
- Establishing credibility and building rapport
- How to structure your questions
- Techniques for face-to-face, online and telephone interviewing
- Note-taking - managing without shorthand
- Handling difficult or reluctant people - and getting them on your side
- The role of body language
- On or off the record?
- Videoed practice interview for feedback and analysis

Not for: Those with more than two years' interviewing experience