WRITING AN

INTERVIEW
GROUP 2:
Buen, Montezor, Ortiz
MOTIVATION
The process of carefully planning,
preparing, and organizing questions
before conducting an interview.

PARAPREPTION
The process of carefully planning,
preparing, and organizing questions
before conducting an interview.

PARAPREPTION
Answer: PREPARATION
The act of composing and crafting
the final written piece based on the
information obtained from the
interview.

ITRINGW
The act of composing and crafting
the final written piece based on the
information obtained from the
interview.

ITRINGW
Answer: WRITING
An ____ is a structured conversation
where one participant asks
questions, and the other provides
answers.

INWEIVTER
An ____ is a structured conversation
where one participant asks
questions, and the other provides
answers.

INWEIVTER

Answer: INTERVIEW
A meeting in which someone asks
you questions to see if you are
suitable for a job.

LARO VIEWINTER
A meeting in which someone asks
you questions to see if you are
suitable for a job.

LARO VIEWINTER

Answer: ORAL INTERVIEW

An _______ interview is an interviewing
technique that allows interviewers
to use a scoring system to
accurately evaluate your answers.

VALUEANOIT
An _______ interview is an interviewing
technique that allows interviewers
to use a scoring system to
accurately evaluate your answers.

VALUEANOIT
Answer: EVALUATION
Information intended to advise
people on how something should be
done or what something should be.

GUDELINEIS
Information intended to advise
people on how something should be
done or what something should be.

GUDELINEIS

Answer: GUIDELINES
right or appropriate for a particular
person, purpose, or situation.

ESUTAIBL
right or appropriate for a particular
person, purpose, or situation.

ESUTAIBL

Answer: SUITABLE
Have you ever
experienced an
interview ?
 Interview
An interview is an art of asking
questions to obtain information. But
technically speaking, it is asking
questions to obtain opinions, ideas, or
special information on topics of interest
to the general public from a prominent
person or from a recognized authority.
KINDS OF
INTERVIEWS
Informative -is an art of asking questions to obtain information.
Opinion - is conducted to obtain opinion. What does the source
think.
Feature - is the group interview of which there are two types: the
"inquiring reporter type" and the symposium type.
Group - is an interview technique in which several candidates
are interviewed simultaneously for similar positions
Symposium interviews - the reporter asks one question or
related questions from specialists in a given field
STAGES IN
INTERVIEW
Here are some steps in conducting an interview using the
formula known as the GOSS, developed by Rue de Guilleland.

1. Know your Goal or purpose.

2. Present Obstacle encountered.
3. Offer Solutions to these obstacles
4. Start writing the interview
 1. Define the purpose
2. Conduct a background research of
the topic you are assigned to.
3. Set an interview appointment.
4. Make preliminary planning by listing
down possible questions. what,
where, when, who, why, and how?
5. Meet the interviewee. STEPS IN
6. Get down to business. Ask the first
question.
7. Establish early rapport, that is, from
CONDUCTING
AN INTERVIEW
formal to less formal.
8. Tackle the more sensitive topic with
respect and tactfulness.
9. Tackle the more sensitive topic with
respect and tactfulness.
10. Leave a thank you note.
THE EASY METHOD
Interviewing is not just a matter of hoping for
the best.
The reporter should understand exactly the
assignment given to him by his editor.
The reporter should know beforehand about his
subject, his position, accomplishments, or
personality.
The reporter should be alert to new unexpected
angles of the topic that usually pop up.
General questions should be avoided
Questions should be definite and specific.
The story should be written right away after the
interview.
DOs and DONTs
in conducting
Interviews
DO’s
1. Know your subject thoroughly and jot down
exactly what questions you want clarified.
2. Know your interviewee - his habits, strengths,
opinion on the topic, achievements, even
weaknesses.
3. Make an appointment and be there ahead of
time. Be prepared to listen, and take brief
notes when advisable.
DO’s
4. Introduce yourself again even if you have an
appointment. Always be courteous in requesting
clarifications, and be friendly and grateful for
concessions like the repetition of an explanation
you are getting down verbatim, and for being
allowed to tape his explanation.

5. Offer to show him your write-up before its

publication.

6. Respect "off the record" comments.

DON’Ts
1. Never demand. Request and say "Thank you."
2. Don't react unfavorably to whatever he is
saying. Even when asked, be neutral if you
cannot honestly agree with him. Remember,
you will write down his answers, not your
ideas.
3. Don't hesitate to request repetition or
clarification of anything not fully understood.
4. Don't take down everything; abbreviate long
words and use only key words for main ideas.
5. Don't overstay.
6. Don't postpone writing your notes. Do so as
soon as you get out of the interview room.
 1. Be interested in what your subject

Guidelines to has to say. Show it. Give him

importance. Do not interrupt while he
is talking
observe 2. Do not talk too much yourself. Your
views are not relevant to pump out

during the
information and to stimulate a lively
However, be sharp. Your subject may
only be using you as a vehicle for

interview propaganda. In this case question

him.
3. Positive questions are preferred to
negative or rambling questions. Take
notes unobtrusively. Some
interviewees get frightened or
 4. Take notes unobstrusively. Some
interviewees get frightened or bored with
reporters who take down everything they
GUIDELINES TO OBSERVE

say.
DURING THE INTERVIEW

5. Get your subject's name correctly

spelled, his middle initial, his address, age
(but do not insist if refused), occupations,
among others anything that is relevant to
your story. It would be very embarrassing
to return for these after you have left his
office.

6. Show your quotes or even the whole

report in proofs on a technical subject -
but do not promise to.
 Guidelines to observe
writing an interview
1. Correct all grammatical errors and awkward sentences made by the
interviewee unless they are necessary to reveal his personality. In
doing this, don't change the interviewee's meaning.
2. Make the quotes clear and compact.
3. avoid any reference to yourself unless needed
4. to avoid monotomy, don’t use “he said’ many times. Use synonyms of
“said” like remarked, stated, concluded, or stressed.
 Guidelines to observe
writing an interview

5. use noun substituets like”the speaker,” “the principal,” and the like, to
avoid overworking the interviewee’s name.
 Writing It Up
After selecting and evaluating his notes carefully, the
reporter decides the kind of interview story he wants
to write. Then, he writes an appropriate lead, which is
usually a summary lead- the summary of the
whole story: ora quotation lead-the most striking
statement made by the interviewee.

The body follows. Informative and opinion interviews

are arranged into alternating paragraphs of direct
quotations and summary statements.
 FOR NEWS INTERVIEW
THE MAIN POINT SHOULD BE PICKED. WHAT WAS THE CORE
TALK? WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT THE
MAN SAID?

FOR FEATURE INTERVIEW

HAVE NO SET PATTERNS SINCE THEY DEPEND UPON THE
INDIVIDUALITY OF THE INTERVIEWEE AND THE ORIGINALITY OF
THE INTERVIEWER. BUT THIS KIND OF WRITING IS COLOR
NEEDED.
MODELS
SPEECH INTERVIEW

SUMMARY LEAD
The Philippine press today is
becoming conscious of the need for
budding writers and the future of
young campus writers. However,
these writers should turn their
attention towards development
reporting.
MODELS
SPEECH INTERVIEW

NEWS PEG
this was the core of the speech
delivered by Supt. Josefina R. Navarro,
DCS, Manila, Sept 11, when she talked to
budding student journalists at Araullo
High School in connection with the
celebration of National Press Week.
MODELS
SPEECH INTERVIEW

NEWS PEG
this was the core of the speech
delivered by Supt. Josefina R. Navarro,
DCS, Manila, Sept 11, when she talked to
budding student journalists at Araullo
High School in connection with the
celebration of National Press Week.
MODELS
SPEECH INTERVIEW

DIRECT QOUTE
“Under the New Order, high school
papers should be catalysts for social
change and national development,” Dr.
Navarro said.
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SPEECH INTERVIEW

INDIRECT QOUTE
According to her, under the New
concept, the school paper should no
longer be a mere recorder of campus
activities but an effective medium of
community development.
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SPEECH INTERVIEW

PARTIAL QOUTE
Speaking of the school paper advisers’
role, the superintendent stressed that
they should make the campus
publication a potent instruments for
galvanizing the community into a
cohesive force of growth “to
differentiate it from th commercial
paper.”
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SPEECH INTERVIEW

DIRECT QOUTE
“As a medium of information, it should
help advance national, social, economic,
and educational program,” Dr. Navarro
said.
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SPEECH INTERVIEW

ANSWER TO QOUTE
Asked how this could be done she
answered, “By simply implementing
social action, food production
reforestation, cooperative promotion,
and the community development.”
MODELS
SPEECH INTERVIEW

CONCLUSION
Finally, the superintendent advised the
student writers to develop independent
thinking, interprise, and willingness to
respect the right of others” to make the
student press more decent,
respectable, and honorable.”
 MODELS
FEATURE INTERVIEW
HINDRANCE TO POVERTY

QUOTATION
“Equal opportunities for all is one of the basic
foundations of Philippine democracy. Rich and
poor alike can rise to the highest peak of any
career. Even an employee from the lowest
rung of society can conquer his own place
under the sun. That is, if he wants to."

Thus spoke an 18-year old, fourth year evening

student, Manuel Hubilla, who in spite of
poverty has been able to work himself through
high school.
MODELS
FEATURE INTERVIEW

During the day, with his push cart, he collects

sawdust (kusot) from nearby lumber yards and sells
it to Chinese stores in the community. From this, he
earns from P200 to P300 a day.

His father, Mr. Antonio Hubilla is a teacher at Paez

Integrated School.

"But I enjoy my work, not only because I want to

augment our family income, but also because I
firmly believe in seli discipline. I plan to pursue my
college education as a working student," he said.
MODELS
FEATURE INTERVIEW
Manuel, despite his limited time for his studies, is a vey
active boy scout. At present, he is a Junior Assistant Scout
Master of the night BSP.

These days, Manuel is busy culture. demonstrating on

mushroom culture.

Manuel's name is familiar in school. Many students and

teachers often mistake him for a janitor because there is
no affair in school where he isn't seen swceping the social
hall, operating the sound system, cleaning the school
surrounding, or helping serve refreshiments whether he
belongs to the club sponsoring the affair or not.
MODELS
FEATURE INTERVIEW

Manuel urges all students to join the scouting

movement.

If all young people are boy scouts or girl

scouts, there will be no juvenile delinquents,
no criminals," he added.
Thank you!