Introduction to Interviewing: The Art of Conversation
The importance of knowing how to listen
A course by Elvira Liceaga , Broadcast Journalist and Writer
About the video: The importance of knowing how to listen
Overview
“To carry out the conversation we need both to know how to speak and to know how to listen. Finally, in this lesson we are going to reflect on the importance of really listening to the other.”
In this video lesson Elvira Liceaga addresses the topic: The importance of knowing how to listen, 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
“The importance of knowing how to listen To have a good conversation we need to know how to speak, we need to know how to ask good questions. I believe that in order to know how to speak, one must know how to think. We already did that in the preparation, now you are ready to talk. Talking will help them not only to do interviews, but for many other things. In my experience, so many hours in front of the microphone They have taught me to speak, they have given me a voice, I have been given an identity and with that identity and that voice I also write, I also think, I also talk to my friends...”
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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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