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Corinne Weisgerber
Corinne Weisgerber

This document provides tips and strategies for conducting effective interviews and recording high quality audio for storytelling. Some key points covered include establishing rapport with interview subjects, using open-ended questions, actively listening without interruption, selecting a quiet environment, and properly positioning microphones. It emphasizes the importance of planning the interview location and questions in advance, and avoiding issues like background noise, improper microphone placement or levels that could undermine the audio quality.

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Interviewing Strategies
Interviewing Tips •Establish rapport •Probe for more information •Use transitions to make connections between parts of the interview •Paraphrase often to check for understanding •Demonstrate supportiveness •Remain flexible and adaptive •Avoid simple yes/no questions
Listening = Key •How is that? •Tell me more! •In what ways? •How do you mean that? •What would be an example of that? •Let the informant fill in the silence •Give encouraging nonverbal feedback (verbal will end up on the recording!) •Direct the flow of conversation (redirect)
The Environment • Pick quiet place with good acoustics • If outdoors, consider potential problems: • wind, noise • Environment should put your interviewee at ease • Plan for natural sound Carefully select where you will conduct the interview
Describe 1-2 pieces of must-have “tape.” What kind of story is this? What will you leave out? What elements do not help to answer your central question? Questions to ask:
Work out what the story is, prepare questions, pick people to interview, select the right location and record natural sound
Interviewing 2
1. Interview clips (actualities, acts) 2. Voice-overs (or trax) 3. Natural sound (or nat, ambient) 4. Sound track or music
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In your group identify the “4 ingredients.” Include a time stamp for each ingredient
In your group identify the “4 ingredients.” Include a time stamp for each ingredient
In your group identify the “4 ingredients.” Include a time stamp for each ingredient
Recording Strategies
7 DEADLY SINS of audio recording 1. Poor choice of location 2. Ignoring the effects of weather 3. The wrong mic in the wrong place 4. Not understanding levels 5. Blind faith in post-production 6. Failure to recognize your own limitations 7. Radio-mic abuse – poor techniques that lead to rustling and other unwanted noises
Tips for recording audio with your phone
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Interviewing 2

  • 2. Interviewing Tips •Establish rapport •Probe for more information •Use transitions to make connections between parts of the interview •Paraphrase often to check for understanding •Demonstrate supportiveness •Remain flexible and adaptive •Avoid simple yes/no questions
  • 3. Listening = Key •How is that? •Tell me more! •In what ways? •How do you mean that? •What would be an example of that? •Let the informant fill in the silence •Give encouraging nonverbal feedback (verbal will end up on the recording!) •Direct the flow of conversation (redirect)
  • 4. The Environment • Pick quiet place with good acoustics • If outdoors, consider potential problems: • wind, noise • Environment should put your interviewee at ease • Plan for natural sound Carefully select where you will conduct the interview
  • 5. Describe 1-2 pieces of must-have “tape.” What kind of story is this? What will you leave out? What elements do not help to answer your central question? Questions to ask:
  • 6. Work out what the story is, prepare questions, pick people to interview, select the right location and record natural sound
  • 8. 1. Interview clips (actualities, acts) 2. Voice-overs (or trax) 3. Natural sound (or nat, ambient) 4. Sound track or music
  • 10. In your group identify the “4 ingredients.” Include a time stamp for each ingredient
  • 11. In your group identify the “4 ingredients.” Include a time stamp for each ingredient
  • 12. In your group identify the “4 ingredients.” Include a time stamp for each ingredient
  • 14. 7 DEADLY SINS of audio recording 1. Poor choice of location 2. Ignoring the effects of weather 3. The wrong mic in the wrong place 4. Not understanding levels 5. Blind faith in post-production 6. Failure to recognize your own limitations 7. Radio-mic abuse – poor techniques that lead to rustling and other unwanted noises
  • 15. Tips for recording audio with your phone