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Public Speaking, Class 2 (Wednesday, January 15)
Richie was waiting at his desk when everyone arrived, working his way through an insanely large coffee. There was a very large box of Twinkies on the front of the desk.
"Good morning," he said with a grin. "If anyone wants a Twinkie, grab one when you sign in. I, um, bought a lot of junk food this weekend, and I can't look at it anymore."
"This week, we're going to talk about interviewing," he continued. "Mostly, because it's fun, but it's also important. When you're interviewing, you want to make sure that, well, you're in control. If you're being broadcast live, make sure that either you have very laid-back producers, or that you don't ask questions you don't already know the answers to." Richie laughed. "Seriously, though-- always try and have a delay. We'll talk about slander later this semester, but it's always bad form to allow really untrue comments on the air. You want to get the story, not to be part of it. And profanity and crude language is usually frowned on."
"Right now, we're going to focus on getting information out of your subject. Most of the time, when you're doing interviews, the subject will not want to talk to you. Or they'll want to tell you how awesome their cd is, but they'll completely leave out that they were just hit with their second paternity suit in a week," Richie said. "Of course, you don't care about the cd, you want to know about the baby, the baby's mom, and if there are any more surprises for the public."
"Partner up, and take turns interviewing each other. You could lie or make up stories, if you'd like. But what I'm looking for is a solid interview--try and get answers, even if they're lies, that sound substantial. More of a "I killed a man yesterday" than "I made a bad decision".HandwaveyHomework is to hand in a brief summary of how it went."
"Next week, I'm going to show you just how badly interviews can go, so be happy that no one is supposed to be throwing furniture this week."
Richie paused, knowing he was forgetting something. "Seriously, people, eat the Twinkies, or I'll get as fat as I was on Saturday. Oh, and Turtle is the class TA, so if you have any questions, please bother her."
(OCD iscoming up!)
((EDIT--On a side note, if anyone doesn't want to pair up for interviewing, feel free to 'take the assignment home' and 'interview' someone else. Richie fully believes in slacking. If you hand in a 'I interviewed my cat and he said I need to feed him more often,' you'll get credit. I just realized it might be inconvenient for some people to have to pair up.))
"Good morning," he said with a grin. "If anyone wants a Twinkie, grab one when you sign in. I, um, bought a lot of junk food this weekend, and I can't look at it anymore."
"This week, we're going to talk about interviewing," he continued. "Mostly, because it's fun, but it's also important. When you're interviewing, you want to make sure that, well, you're in control. If you're being broadcast live, make sure that either you have very laid-back producers, or that you don't ask questions you don't already know the answers to." Richie laughed. "Seriously, though-- always try and have a delay. We'll talk about slander later this semester, but it's always bad form to allow really untrue comments on the air. You want to get the story, not to be part of it. And profanity and crude language is usually frowned on."
"Right now, we're going to focus on getting information out of your subject. Most of the time, when you're doing interviews, the subject will not want to talk to you. Or they'll want to tell you how awesome their cd is, but they'll completely leave out that they were just hit with their second paternity suit in a week," Richie said. "Of course, you don't care about the cd, you want to know about the baby, the baby's mom, and if there are any more surprises for the public."
"Partner up, and take turns interviewing each other. You could lie or make up stories, if you'd like. But what I'm looking for is a solid interview--try and get answers, even if they're lies, that sound substantial. More of a "I killed a man yesterday" than "I made a bad decision".
"Next week, I'm going to show you just how badly interviews can go, so be happy that no one is supposed to be throwing furniture this week."
Richie paused, knowing he was forgetting something. "Seriously, people, eat the Twinkies, or I'll get as fat as I was on Saturday. Oh, and Turtle is the class TA, so if you have any questions, please bother her."
(OCD is
((EDIT--On a side note, if anyone doesn't want to pair up for interviewing, feel free to 'take the assignment home' and 'interview' someone else. Richie fully believes in slacking. If you hand in a 'I interviewed my cat and he said I need to feed him more often,' you'll get credit. I just realized it might be inconvenient for some people to have to pair up.))
Re: Bother the TA!