Chapter 6: Interviewing
Chapter Outline:
1. Using Interviews to Gather Information
2. Preparing for an Interview
3. Conducting an Ethical Interview
4. Interviewing for a Job or Scholarship
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Learning Objectives:
Use interviews to gather material for your speeches.
Schedule an interview at a time and place that will increase its chances for success.
Create open-ended questions to draw out the best possible answers.
Dress appropriately and present yourself in a professional manner.
Academic Vocabulary Chapter 6 Review and Enrichment
Academic Vocabulary Chapter 6 Review and Enrichment
Match the following terms to their correct definitions/explanations. You can Copy the Letter and its description and put it next to the term it matches. Be sure to change the color of your text/highlighting for your answers on the page.
1. Pollster
2. proxy
3. vicariously
4. grovel
5. chauffeur
6. embalm
7. unobtrusive
8. canned
A. to treat a corpse with preservatives
B. overly rehearsed or memorized
C. to cringe or humble oneself
D. someone who drives a car for someone else not easily noticed
E. not easily noticed
F. one who acts in place of someone else
G. in a way that involves participating through imagination in someone else's experience
H. a person who takes opinion surveys
Chapter 6 Review and Enrichment Questions
Chapter 6 Review and Enrichment Questions
Respond to each question below in complete sentences using your information from the textbook.
Respond to each question below in complete sentences using your information from the textbook.
1. What do an interviewer and an interview subject want from an interview?
2. If, as an interviewer, you find yourself overly concerned with your next question or whether your subject likes you, you may lack an important quality. What is it?
3. What are some reasons that a subject's office, though convenient, is not the best place to conduct an interview?
4. Why is it important to dress appropriately for an interview? Describe the style of dress that both women and men should wear for a job interview.
5. What are some of the reasons you might want to use a voice recorder or camcorder during an interview?
6. What are the advantages of writing out your questions before conducting an interview?
7. Name three opportunities that may present themselves during an interview--opportunities for you to talk about your own positive points.
Chapter Terms to Know:
interviewer
subject
rapport
verbatim
open-ended question
follow-up question
yes-no question
leading question
portfolio
puff ball
pause
bridge
sparkler
sound bite
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Section 1 Review
Section 1 Review
1. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it will help you be a good interviewer. What role does curiosity play in an interview?
2. Provide three short comments you could make during an interview that would encourage your subject to continue talking.
Section 2 Review
Section 2 Review
1. What are three things you should do to prepare for an interview?
2. What are two kinds of questions that you should avoid during an interview?
3. Describe three kinds of questions that you should try to use during an interview.
4. Why is a digital or tape recorder an important tool for an interviewer?
5. What is a follow-up question?
Section 3 Review
Section 3 Review
1. What is the best way to begin an interview?
2. What question should you use to end an interview?
Section 4 Review
Section 4 Review
1. Why is it wise to arrive ten to fifteen minutes early for an interview?
2. How can you make a positive point even if you aren't directly asked about it?
3. Do a little research: What types of questions is an interviewer NOT allowed to ask a person being interviewed for a job? (These can be both illegal or unethical questions.) Here's a good website to use: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/job-interview-questions-that-are-illegal-1918488
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