1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EST
An interview is a conversation with a destination.
These days, knowing how to conduct a standout interview is a critical part of any creator's toolkit, whether you're a journalist, a filmmaker, an entrepreneur, an activist, a nonprofit leader, or an author. Interview podcasts are more popular than ever, but they're hardly all created equal. Live events are taking audiences by storm. Insightful interviews help you stand out as a creator in a field flooded by AI.
But we may not know how to bridge the gap between our normal conversational skills and the interview techniques that result in conversations that hold our attention, offer revealing insights and fresh perspectives, teach us new things, or move us to action. This class, taught by lifelong journalist Elaine Appleton Grant (host of Sound Judgment and writer of the Sound Judgment newsletter), will teach you ten ways to conduct memorable, useful interviews that will have people buzzing long after they read, see, or hear them.
Whether you communicate professionally or write memoir or nonfiction personally, the interview is the fundamental building block for great storytelling and effective communication. Techniques taught in this class are drawn from the instructor’s 30 years of conducting thousands of interviews for magazines, NPR features and podcasts. They’re also drawn from deep-dive conversations with award-winning interviewers for the podcast Sound Judgment, which goes inside the studios — and the minds — of today’s best audio storytellers.
Led by Elaine Appleton Grant
Note: Previous students have loved this workshop, but wanted more time. This workshop is now two hours long (up from 90 minutes) to provide more opportunities for interaction!
What students are saying
"It has made me dramatically rethink my approach to interviewing, and helped me to really sharpen my focus when I'm speaking with someone. I have already put this into practice."
Jim Schneider, author and host, "A Pessimist's Guide to Optimism."
"I'm so glad I took this webinar. I met interesting people, learned new techniques, and became hungry for more like this!"
Neil P. Bardhan
I'm changing things up with my podcast based on what I am learning from you... so thank you!!!
I'm choosing guests better, have a better process to collaborate with them beforehand, know how the professionals plan interview structures (and am emulating them), and get so much more out of the work it takes to produce an episode.
Elaine creates collaborative workshops that are practical and easy for someone like me to follow and start implementing my takeaways."
— Andrew Monaghan, business owner & host, Cyber GTM Talk
"This workshop clarified the importance of preparing for an interview by clarifying my intention as well as learning about the interviewee. It was helpful to articulate the tools and goals of interviewing with new ideas and reminders of strategies that have worked for me in the past. I enjoyed the practice interview with another participant."
— Lauren Kingsland