Things You Should and Shouldn’t Ask in an Interview
It’s hard to be a good, professional interviewer. Celebs, artists and famous people in general can get easily offended. By being diplomatic, you can manage to get a fine interview that your readers and followers will definitely appreciate.
Being a professional when it comes to interviews, will make famous people be more inclined to offer you exclusive details about their plans and lives. They are also more likely to agree to a second interview with you in the future.
Test the Waters
Do your research in advance. Is the person you’re going to interview friendly, reclusive, hostile to interviews? Depending on the answer, adjust your questions and behavior. Some people can even get verbally and physically abusive if you ask the wrong questions.
Respect Their Private Lives
If you know this person doesn’t give out too many details about their private lives, focus on important things regarding their professional career and their latest achievements. It’s news, it’s appropriate and the fans won’t mind finding out more information about the professional life of their favorite star.
Agree to Show the Questions in Advance
Some people won’t agree to an interview until you show them the questions beforehand. If the interview is really important to you, agree to this request. After all, if you don’t plan on changing the questions, it won’t make too much of a difference to you.
Set the Mood
You can have some ambient music in the background to make people more relaxed in your presence. You can also bring the star’s favorite candies or sweets as a way to break the ice and make the star more comfortable. You can also make a few jokes to make the awkward things fade away. But don’t abuse the joke repertoire. Keep it short, simple and sweet.
Be More Aggressive
If, however, the person that you are interviewing can be a threat to other people (maybe this person is a corrupt politician or a bad example to society) don’t go easy on this person and ask questions that might make this person uneasy. It’s your job to expose the truth to the public and you have to be more aggressive about it. Let the world see how people react under pressure. Reveal their true face. You will definitely not get the chance to interview this person again, but you should be happy that you made the right thing.
Creepy Questions
Some people don’t know what questions to ask in an interview. Asking way too private and weird questions can instantly turn you into a fanatic, a creeper, a stalker. Nobody really wants to hear the answers to these weird questions so focus on the latest news, gossip about this person and ask a few questions regarding his or her private life but try not to be intrusive. You can ask this person about how she or he spends free time, what hobbies this person has etc. Things that are and aren’t too personal.
Be Original
Take a look at other interviews that this person had and make sure you won’t repeat the same questions. An interview that has the same questions will become useless. The fans will get bored, the famous person will think you are being unprofessional etc.