From the course: The Art of Video Interviews
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Audio interview techniques
From the course: The Art of Video Interviews
Audio interview techniques
Male 1: When it comes to getting a good audio interview, most of the things you know about video interviews will apply. But there are a few things I'd like to point out that you pay extra close attention to. First off, it's critical that you ask open ended questions. You want people to give you adequate details so you could really tell the story. Plus audio interviews frequently run longer than video interviews. It's very common for audio podcasts to be 30 minute shows, even an hour long, while a video segment on the web is typically about three minutes. This is just a huge difference in the medium, and most people listen to audio a bit more passively. Rather than taking time out just to watch that video, they're doing things like listening in the car or taking it to the gym. Thanks to the rise of portable media players, audio interviews are often much more in depth. So, it's important you remember that for the audio interview, you should dig deep and really let the person explore the…
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Essential equipment5m 58s
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Testing the recording gear5m 50s
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Recording an interview remotely with Skype2m 15s
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Building rapport3m 7s
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Audio interview techniques6m 3s
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Recording impromptu interviews2m 45s
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Challenge: Cut together a three-minute interview for a podcast47s
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Solution: Cut together a three-minute interview for a podcast3m 17s
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