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PNME 2007 #07: Interviews that ROCK: Getting the Most out of your Guests

Podcast and New Media Expo 2007:Ever stumble through an interview and realize afterwards that you should?ve asked him THAT? Ever recorded a great interview only to realize that Skype only picked up YOUR half of the conversation? Ever think, ?Yeah, that was fine, but my guest sounded better when she was interviewed for the real radio?? Join Heidi Miller for this session, which focuses on practical interview techniques for podcasters who didn?t happen to start out as journalists. Want your interviews to be not just informative but also engaging and even a little entertaining? Learn interview tips and techniques gleaned from the pros as well as from the podcasting battlefield, supported by audio case studies of successful and less-than-successful interviews. Find out how to prepare for an interview in 15 minutes or less, set your guest at ease, get the most out of book authors, approach an unfriendly interview, sound interested and engaged, even at 5:00 a.m. and avoid common technical pitfalls.

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