Typewriter interview with Chase Jarvis
“I’m not trying to create a better interview, I’m trying to create a different experience both for the guest and the audience”
Rolf Potts • Conscious Creators — Make A Life Through Your Art Without Selling Your Soul: Rolf Potts — How to Find Soulful Success and The Dance Between Creativity and Business
Over time I’ve learned that your best next question is hidden in the subject’s answer to your last question. I’ve interviewed thousands of people as a journalist, podcaster, and investor, and in that time the best interviews are the ones that morph into conversations.
Jason Calacanis • Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 into $100,000,000
Short who/ what/when/where/why/how questions typically work best. Watch what they do, and compare their actions with what they say.
Josh Kaufman • The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume
The key to interviewing well is to distinguish what you are trying to learn (your research questions) from what you ask in the interview (your interview questions).
Teresa Torres • Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value
that’s what an interview is: a purposeful series of questions that leads to understanding, insight, and perspective on a given topic. What these people do next depends on the quality of the answers they get. And the quality of those answers has a lot to do with the quality of the questions.
Dean Nelson • Talk to Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro
Start with questions. Asking good questions is the simplest way to demonstrate your expertise. Experts know what to ignore and what to capture, and they can gently guide conversations to meaningful conclusions.
David C. Baker • The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
FOR PODCASTS: CONVERSATION > INTERVIEW
Many people treat podcasts like interviews, and some podcasters think of themselves as interviewers. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can be if done robotically—I’ve had a few where the podcaster reads out a question, stares impassively at me as I answer, and then moves to the next. Boring for me and ... See more
Many people treat podcasts like interviews, and some podcasters think of themselves as interviewers. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it can be if done robotically—I’ve had a few where the podcaster reads out a question, stares impassively at me as I answer, and then moves to the next. Boring for me and ... See more