The easy thing about the interview was that I new the interviewee, who was my mom, so that part was easy, but it was still weird because am not one to ask much about someone's life, if they don't speak about it I don't ask, because most of the time is something they don't want to talk about, so it's a good idea to get ready if that kind of thing were to happen.
One good way to be ready is to have some background information about the person, and have backup questions in case the interviewee refuses to answer a question or does not know how to answer, also know different ways of wording your questions in case they are not clear the first time.
It's kind of hard to collect information if you're interviewing someone you don't know much about, what if you're interviewing someone who was in the war and doesn't want to talk about and all you researched was about that. It is hard, that's way you better be ready to talk about another subject.
Also don't be to uptight or the interviewee might feel uncomfortable answering, because they might think that you're expecting them to answer in a certain way, and you don't want that; make them feel comfortable but keep kind of professional, make as if you were just having a normal chat and getting to know the other.
One thing am going to keep in mind when collecting information is that I have to look at things from different points of view, search different places and sources, and pay attention, take notes and make sure that when you're putting everything together it's an orderly, understandably way that won't confuse you when you read through it.
One good way to be ready is to have some background information about the person, and have backup questions in case the interviewee refuses to answer a question or does not know how to answer, also know different ways of wording your questions in case they are not clear the first time.
It's kind of hard to collect information if you're interviewing someone you don't know much about, what if you're interviewing someone who was in the war and doesn't want to talk about and all you researched was about that. It is hard, that's way you better be ready to talk about another subject.
Also don't be to uptight or the interviewee might feel uncomfortable answering, because they might think that you're expecting them to answer in a certain way, and you don't want that; make them feel comfortable but keep kind of professional, make as if you were just having a normal chat and getting to know the other.
One thing am going to keep in mind when collecting information is that I have to look at things from different points of view, search different places and sources, and pay attention, take notes and make sure that when you're putting everything together it's an orderly, understandably way that won't confuse you when you read through it.