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ENGLISH
QUARTER 3 – MODULE 3
WEEK 3

Conducting
an Interview

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 What I Know

Before you advance to the next part of this material, let’s check first your knowledge
on the lesson that you are about to learn. Test yourself by answering the activity below.
Take note of the items that you will not be able to answer correctly and look for the right
answer as you move along.

Activity: Choose the Right One!

Directions: Identify what is referred to in each number. Then, encircle the letter
of the correct answer.

1. It is a type of interview where only the interviewer and the interviewee are present.
a. one to one c. panel
b. group d. committee
2. It is a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another
person.
a. team-building c. idea-sharing
b. innovation d. interview
3. This type of interview is conducted by a group of two or more interviewers.
a. one to one c. panel
b. group d. committee
4. An interviewer must have this so that he/she could ask hard-nosed questions without
being rude.
a. knowledge c. politeness
b. eagerness d. talent
5. This is used when the interviewer has little time and needs to nail down an answer.
a. channel c. funnel
b. inverted funnel d. inverted channel

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 LESSON CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW

What’s In

Previously, you learned about how to analyze propaganda devices. Let us see if
you can still remember some of the important concepts.

Activity: Do You Still Remember?

Directions: Identify the propaganda technique used in each statement. Choose

from the word pool below.

Plain Folks Bandwagon Testimonial

______________1. In a commercial video, you see old and young people drinking
Nestea juice drink.
______________2. In a huge billboard, you see a politician shaking hands with the
local vendors of a small market.
______________3. In an interview, the famous mayor of Bergville said, “Robinsons
has never let me down, so I promise to support and promote its products.”

Take a look at the last sentence of the activity above. It shows that through
an interview, you can get the story of any important issue of a person‘s life.
As you advance to the next part of this module, you would learn more about
the proper ways on how to conduct an interview.

What’s New

Interviews, in general, are useful as a source of information and enlightenment. The

interviewer has the obligation to plan the details of the interview so that she or he can save
not just her or his time but the interviewee‘s time as well.

As you go through, you are expected to enhance your knowledge and improve your
skills in determining various social, moral, and economic issues discussed in the text
listened to through conducting an interview. Does it sound exciting? I know you are now
enthusiastic to experience the thrilling ways of learning as we proceed to the next part of this
module.

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 What is It

What is an interview?

 A formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another
person
 A meeting or conversation in which a writer or reporter asks questions to one or more
persons from whom the material is sought for a newspaper story, television broadcast,
etc.

Types of Interview

 Interviews in terms of number of people involved:

o One to one Interview – It is the most common interview where only the
interviewer and the interviewee are present.
o Panel Interview – It is conducted by a group of two or more interviewers.
o Group Interview – A group interview consists of a single interviewer
interviewing multiple candidates at the same time.

 Interviews to be broadcast/published as a whole:

o Informative Interview – about facts & figures in certain topics
o Opinion Interview – about what the interviewee thinks of a specific issue, event
or development
o Personality Interview – about personality of the interviewee

 Interviews as tools:
o Research Interview – aims to research or double-check information to get
additional information for writing reports/commentaries.
o Statement Interview – aims to get an individual statement which becomes a
part of another journalistic piece.

Structure of Interview

 Funnel
o Easy questions first
o Provides time to build trust with
your interview subject

 Inverted Funnel
o Tough, specific questions first
o Use if you have little time and
if you need to nail down an answer.

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Tips in Doing an Interview

BEFORE DURING AFTER

 Research and focus on  Gain trust of the
one topic. interviewee.
 Make sure to define the  Listen carefully to the
goal of the interview. interviewee.
 Organize your  Maintain good eye
questions. contact.
 Prepare an interview  Make the interviewee
protocol. relax and really talk
 Schedule a time and instead of just
location for the answering questions.
interview.  Know when and how to
 Inform the interviewees interrupt to keep the
about the topic and interviewee from
format of the interview. rambling.
 Make sure that your key
questions are answered.
 Anticipate answers as
part of the plan.
 Ask follow-up questions.
 Write up a summary
and clean up your
notes about the
interview.
 Send the interviewee a
thank you note.
 Double-check the
information gathered.
 Be prepared to confirm
all statistics with an
independent source.
 Keep in touch – like
wine, a good source
improves with age and
occasional care.

General Guidelines

DO’S
 Make your first question friendly and
easy.
 Ask critical questions after you’ve
established a rapport.
 If you don’t get a direct answer, ask
later in different words.
 Be polite. Politeness allows you to ask
hard-nosed questions without being
rude.
 Make your question short and precise.
 Ask one question at a time.
 Listen carefully, but not passively.
 Be honest, neutral, and emphatic as
possible.
DON’TS
 Don't be fixated on your notebook
 Don’t gaze at your watch showing
that you’re in a rush (if you are not)
 Don’t carelessly interrupt when the
interviewee is talking
 Don't try to shut down the
interviewee or get defensive
 Don't be afraid to ask stupid or naive
questions.

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 What’s More

What have you understood from the lesson just discussed? Gradually, you are
getting better and better! This time, you may further test your understanding to enrich
yourself by doing the activity below.

Activity: Do It the Right Way!

Directions: Imagine yourself as an interviewer. Pick the tips from the tip box
below and determine when you would do such tips in an interview. Put them
under the appropriate labels.

Tips in Doing an INTERVIEW

Before During After

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TIP BOX
 Prepare an interview protocol.
 Maintain good eye contact.
 Send your interviewee a thank you note.
 Listen carefully to the interviewee.
 Double-check the information gathered.
 Schedule a time and location for the interview.

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 What I Have Learned

What are your takeaways after going through this lesson? Before you proceed to the
next part, reflect on the important points that you found helpful and challenging by completing
the following sentences.
After doing all the activities in this module, I learned that an interview is __________
___________________________________________________________________________
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For me, the most difficult part of the lesson is ______________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
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I believe conducting an interview is important because _______________________

___________________________________________________________________________
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What I Can Do

Activity: Road to Success

Directions: Imagine yourself as an interviewee who is looking for a job and today is
the interview schedule set by your interviewer. Read the given steps of the interview
process below and fill in the organizer with the appropriate responses.

Source: https://www.recruiter.com/i/how-to-conduct-an-interview-in-5-easy-steps/.

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 Assessment

Name: ________________________________ Date: ___________

Section: ___________________ Subject: ____________ Score: __________

Test A. Directions: Identify what is referred to in each number. Then, encircle the letter of the
correct answer.

1. This type of interview is used when you want to get additional information on writing
reports/commentaries.
a. survey b. informative c. research d. analytical
2. It is an attribute of the interviewer which enables him to understand and share the feelings
of the interviewee.
a. friendliness b. empathy c. kindness d. compassion
3. These are the information that you want to get if you are doing an informative interview.
a. facts & figures b. traditions c. beliefs d. history & culture
Test B. Directions: Read the following questions carefully. Then, encircle the letter of the
best answer.
4. Which of these is the main goal of an interviewer during the interview?
a. To get information as soon as possible
b. To ask a series of follow up questions
c. To make sure that key questions are answered
d. To know when to interrupt the interviewee
5. How would you change the question below in order to make a good question for an
interview?
“What is your native language?”
a. What language do you often speak? c. Can you speak English or Filipino?
b. Do you prefer Filipino over English? d. What languages are you fluent in?

Additional Activities

Activity: Asking Questions

Directions: Imagine that you are going to interview your school principal
regarding the Self-Learning Modules. Write a sample question for each of the
following interview question tips. (Refer to the rubric provider as your guide)

Questions should be open-ended. (Ask questions that can’t be answered with a simple ‘yes’
or ‘no.’)
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Questions should be as neutral as possible. (Avoid words that might influence answers,
for example, evocative or judgmental wording.)
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Rubric for Evaluating Interview Questions

Needs
Excellent Average Improvement
Criteria Score
(5) (3) (1)

One of the
The questions All questions are
Content of questions is
are all related not related to the
Questions related to the
to the topic. topic.
topic.

Generally free Has a few Has serious and

Grammar, from errors in errors in persistent errors
Usage and grammar, grammar, in grammar,
Mechanics usage and usage and usage and
mechanics mechanics mechanics

The two questions made will be graded as a whole Total

Score

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 Answer Key

What I Know: What I Can Do

Activity: Choose the Right One! Activity: Road to Success
1. A Answers may vary
2. D
3. C
Assessment:
4. C
5. B Test A.
1. C
What’s In 2. B
Activity: Do You Still Remember? 3. A
1. Bandwagon Test B.
2. Plain Folks 4. C
3. Testimonial 5. D

What’s More: Additional Activities:

Activity: Do It the Right Way! Activity: Is It Qualified?
Before During After Answers may vary
Prepare an interview Send your
Maintain good eye
protocol. interviewee a thank
contact.
you note.
Schedule a time and
Listen carefully to
location for the Double-check the
the interviewee.
interview. information gathered.

What I Have Learned

Answers may vary

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