14 min

150: 10 Listening Tricks to Get the Most Out of Every Interview Indestructible PR Podcast with Molly McPherson

    • Society & Culture

Interviewing someone for a news story, video, or podcast can be extremely stressful.

As an interviewer, part of your job - after you conducted your research - is knowing how to ask the right questions to get your source talking, while keeping them comfortable.

To do that, an interviewer needs to understand how to listen well. The trick is listening in a way that gets your subject talking and sharing. 

Before you jot down your notes or hit record on the conversation with your source, use these 10 listening tricks to get the most out of your interview.

Including: 
Make eye contact. Be conversational. Listen for what isn't being said. 

Listen + Subscribe Stitcher or Apple Podcasts

© Molly McPherson 2021
More from Molly McPherson:
Join PR Confidential on Patreon Getting flamed on Social Media? I can help you. Click here for Crisis Communication Support. Linktree Instagram TikTok Twitter/X YouTube Facebook Listen and Subscribe to Apple Podcasts Indestructible: Reclaim Control and Respond with Confidence in a Media Crisis Indestructible: Reclaim Control and Respond with Confidence in a Media Crisis - Audio Book © 2024 Indestructible PR Podcast

Interviewing someone for a news story, video, or podcast can be extremely stressful.

As an interviewer, part of your job - after you conducted your research - is knowing how to ask the right questions to get your source talking, while keeping them comfortable.

To do that, an interviewer needs to understand how to listen well. The trick is listening in a way that gets your subject talking and sharing. 

Before you jot down your notes or hit record on the conversation with your source, use these 10 listening tricks to get the most out of your interview.

Including: 
Make eye contact. Be conversational. Listen for what isn't being said. 

Listen + Subscribe Stitcher or Apple Podcasts

© Molly McPherson 2021
More from Molly McPherson:
Join PR Confidential on Patreon Getting flamed on Social Media? I can help you. Click here for Crisis Communication Support. Linktree Instagram TikTok Twitter/X YouTube Facebook Listen and Subscribe to Apple Podcasts Indestructible: Reclaim Control and Respond with Confidence in a Media Crisis Indestructible: Reclaim Control and Respond with Confidence in a Media Crisis - Audio Book © 2024 Indestructible PR Podcast

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