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Tips
for Preparing Your Biography Interview
Select Your Partner: Your first
step is to get comfortable with your partner and to develop a sense
of trust between you. The success
of your interview depends upon your ability to support and to motivate
one another.
Discuss some of your
favorite American heroes.
Consider famous presidents, scientists, entertainers, statesman,
inventors, and athletes. Select
to begin preliminary research on two of these Americans.
Research: Your instructor
will do some investigation of your selected celebrity and you are expected
to know more than she does about your American. At minimum, you should consult Who’s Who
in America (found in the reference section of the library) and
Besides the fame this
person has gained, how has this American used his/her fame to make a
positive difference in the lives of others?
What foundations, scholarships, projects does this celebrity
support that is/was beneficial to others?
What awards, commendations,
and honors has your American received?
Why and how are these noteworthy?
Plan the Presentation:
An interview is a formal conversation between two people
who have prepared for the questions and answers being exchanged.
Interviewers are the
hosts of the occasion and have the task of being in charge of the process. The interviewer greets the audience and the
guest celebrity. The interviewer
ensures that there is rapport between the audience and the guest. The interviewer orients the guest and the audience
to the interview purpose and process.
Interviewees provide
the expert answers to questions posed.
The answers are conversational and well organized.
They must be accurate and verifiable.
Interviewers listen
carefully and summarize main ideas for the benefit of the audience. The interviewer thanks the celebrity for coming.
The interviewer provides a brief summary of ways that the audience
can learn more about the celebrity. The interviewer then thanks the audience for
listening.
Prepare
a Power Point Slide Presentation: Refer to tips on this subject at http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak/deliver/ppoint.html.
Practice and Present
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