The Art of Questioning.
Notes for the TV Presenters' Course for On Camera Connections.
For Hard News:
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How
For People's Life Stories:
How did this begin for you? What happened then?
And the future, what does that hold?
To Elicit Passion:
What's important about that to you?
(and continue that until you get a core value)
Open and Closed Questions: An open question is one that allows the interviewee to express an answer that gives more information. A closed question only allows a simple yes or no answer.
Be aware that you can, for deliberate effect, put assumptions into your questions
"Are you aware how unfair these laws are?"
"Should Peter Hollingworth be sacked, or should he resign?"
"Does testosterone cause violence?"
"Was this a cock-up or a cover-up"
Other Tips:
Listen to people's answers. Consider how they'll look in the finished programme.
Avoid asking two questions in one.
Think about what the audience would want to know about the subject.
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