Interviews

The notes below are the ones we collaborated on during George Strombolopolous’s interview with Kermit the Frog.  It was a model that can help you improve your own interviews.  You received copies of your Interview with a Star, and tomorrow, we will use the rubric provided and some exemplars from Grade 6 students to self-evaluate our interviews.

Strong Interview Introductions

• Showed a couple of clips of Kermit
• Mentioned what he has been in.
• Described Kermit before he entered the show
• Strong intro will make the audience be more interested in learning about the guest

In my interview introduction

• Acknowledge the crowd
• Have the crowd involved
• Greet the guest and ask how they are?
• Make sure you give some background.

George	Kermit
Asked lots of questions Good questions that make you want to pay attention Sometimes used sentences to start conversations rather than a direct question. Asked about people things that were more broad (the audience would know about) Some serious questions mixed in.	Acknowledge the crowd Kept the conversation going by not giving one sentence answers. Gave examples (anecdote) – short stories to illustrate his point Used humour to engage the audience