From the course: The Art of Video Interviews

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Interview don'ts

Interview don'ts

Amy: Well we've talk a lot about what to do during interviews but let's talk a little bit about what to avoid. Male 1: Well, one of the things that I think is really easy to fall in the trap, is that your client or the agency you're working for may provide you questions. Lotta times when I'm doing work with non-profit or association clients, they have talking points that they want to see addressed, or they'll give me questions. You need to acknowledge that the client sometimes booking you, or working with you, is also a professional. And they may have some great questions. But, you need to look at those questions, and typically what I do, is build upon them. I don't throw them out, if my client gave me those questions they probably want those things asked, but they might not be in the right order. Maybe I need to rearrange them a bit and put some followup questions in. It's important that you acknowledge the receipt of that and that you work it into your repertoire, but don't only use…

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