Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – rein in wordy interviewees
September 24th, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Journalism, Top tips for journalists
Interviewing: If you’re interviewing in person, and your interviewee is giving a long-winded, irrelevant answer and shows no sign of stopping, put down your pen to show that you have stopped taking notes. If this doesn’t work, stand up. That should get their attention. Tipster: Sean Armstrong
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