Introduction to Interviewing: The Art of Conversation
What is an interview?
A course by Elvira Liceaga , Broadcast Journalist and Writer
About the video: What is an interview?
Overview
“In this lesson we are going to address this exciting journalistic genre. We will reflect on what an interview is and why we want to do an interview.”
In this video lesson Elvira Liceaga addresses the topic: What is an interview?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Interviewing: The Art of Conversation. Explore research and communication tools to structure interviews for live broadcasting or publishing.
Partial transcription of the video
“What is an interview? The dictionary says that an interview is a dialogue between two people. One person asks the questions and one person gives the answers. For that there is a technique and a technique requires a strategy and a strategy requires a goal. Later we will talk about what the possible objectives are for an interview, but it is important to understand from the beginning that an interview has a defined time and space. It can be 15 minutes, it can be half an hour, It can be two hours What is the duration of a radio program or a newscast, it can be maybe four hours, if it's an inte...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Interviewing: The Art of Conversation
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Communication, Content Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Script, Storytelling, Writing
Elvira Liceaga
A course by Elvira Liceaga
Elvira Liceaga is a broadcast journalist and writer. She currently hosts two cultural radio programs where she invites and interviews guests: Las partículas elementales and the radio supplement for the Revista de la Universidad de México. She is also working on a novel and a collection of essays following the release of her book of short stories Carolina y otras despedidas (Caballo de Troya, 2018).
Throughout her career, Elvira has hosted radio programs in Mexico and New York and interviewed some of her favorite writers like Lydia Davis, Siri Hustvedt, and Selva Almada. She also cowrote and codirected two audio documentaries titled La advertencia, which can be found on any platform, and Mujeres de fuego, which is available on Audible.
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