1. Conducting
Interviews
Notes from Art and Artifact by Lynn
Z. Bloom

2. Keep your Purpose clearly in mind
• Is your focus on the subject’s life or
personality?

3. Set up the interview in advance

4. Do your homework
• Research your subject well in advance of the
interview.

5. Make a list of questions
• Your questions should be specific about the
main issues and subtopics that you wish to
explore.
• Keep values and judgments out of the
questions.
• Avoid questions that lead
• to “yes” or “no” answers.

6. Practice

7. Talk as little as possible during the
interview

8. Be aware of subject when they make self-serving remarks or share biases.

9. Take notes and tape the interview

10. Prepare for the possibility of a return
visit

11. Edit the interview

12. sources
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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/12364944/#/photos/lwr/12364944/lightbox/
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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/3242519210/
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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/helga/4280550413/#/photos/helga/4280550413/lightbox/
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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/missfortune/4745510286/#/photos/missfortune/4745510286/lightbox/
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• http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherie_priest/2385657551/
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