SPEECH 325--Friday, May 22nd

Hi All,

While one group works on their Storycorps interviews, I'm hoping you'll spend an hour or so exploring something relating to the art of interviewing.

You can skip down to the entry immediately below this one and learn more about Studs Terkel, listen to some of David Isay's audio work, etc.  Those of you interested in audio work will find all kinds of links here on the blog of potential interest.

Or here are a few other options...

1) Listen to a story on "new" job interview questions...

2) Review the overall job search strategy--much of this was covered by Matt in his presentation..

3) Read a bit about what makes job interviews go wrong...

(I can't speak to the overall quality of this website, but the observations above look good).

4) Many of you seemed to like that first article from Pete Seeger (to Seventeen Magazine).  Learn a bit more about him here...

5) And here's a bit about Richard Russo...the guy who wrote the commencement address you read on day one.

6) Back to job interviews--this site from Boston College is excellent.  You may want to review those behavioral interview questions a touch

Introduction to Audio Interviewing--SPEECH 325

This entry outlines a day or two  in a 4.5 hour class being taught on interviewing.  We spent some time yesterday learning how to use audio equipment, but have done fairly little to think about structuring an interview, writing questions, etc.

Our day (or two) will go like this...

1) Meet Studs Terkel...

Also might check article and video from Chicago Tribune after his death

2) Learn about Storycorps

3) Listen to a couple more sample interviews conducted and edited by students and housed on the Voices from the Valley web page.  

3) Practice using the equipment once more.  Guide for how to do so is here.

4) Discuss Holding On...We'll listen to one from the book as well--Robert Shields and the world's longest diary.

5) Writing Questions for Storycorps-like interview focusing on your college career.  View links above on conducting interviews--several of them relate to writing questions.

6) Practice using equipment once more--asking a few of our Storycorps questions.

7) Listen to a couple samples from Day in the Worklife

Listen to sample from Dan's Barber Shop

8) Assign people to interview for Mankato Works Project--Begin thinking about interview questions