L2

• Effective strategies for conversation or dialogue

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• What to do to prepare for an interview

  1. Have some background knowledge on the subject matter

  2. Prepare the questions you want to ask

  3. Have a notebook ready for notes

  4. Remember your manners
• Preparing questions for an interview

  Have an idea, beforehand, what kind of information you need. Most resource persons are busy. Do not waste their time with irrelevant questions. Besides, a delay between questions results in periods of uncomfortable silence.
• Using a notebook for an interview

  Use a notebook with hard covers so that you can write in it without resting it on a table or other hard surface. Bring along several pencils or ball pens. It is best not to write notes during the interview. Listen well so you will understand what is being said. If you do not trust your memory, bring a tape recorder, but first, ask your interviewee's permission to use one. If a tape recorder is not available, keep your notes very short – simple key words to serve as a reminder. Write down your report immediately after the interview while it is still fresh in your mind.
• Manners during an interview

  Greet your interviewee politely. Be liberal with your use of please and kindly. After the interview, thank your interviewee. If your purpose for the interview is to get information about another person, be sure that your questions are not blunt nor too personal. The interviewee may, himself or herself, volunteer a very private information, but you should never ask questions on sensitive issues that invade his/her privacy.