Interviewing Skills for Radio Presenters.

Course Content - Day 1

• Preparation – research and advanced question crafting
• Interview types – how to prepare for and conduct short, medium and in-depth interviews •
• Remote interviewing – how to ensure remote interviews are as effective as those recorded in-person •
• Advanced interview techniques – taking control, listening and reacting, the use of silence etc. •
• Mistakes - how to recover from a mid-interview mistake or error in judgement

Course Content - Day 2

• Hostile interviews – preparation and advanced question crafting for hostile scenarios, plus how to challenge and extract information from a reluctant and / or hostile interviewee •
• Vulnerable interviewees – how to glean great content from sensitive subjects and subject matters 
• Breaking news / stories – how to maximise the impact of interviews you are not prepared for
• Tech – the very latest technology and equipment for recording and storing audio-visual content

Paul Connolly, LAPA Communications