The Art of Interviewing
I talked to Eli 23.1 today and he told me what he's learned about interviewing.
He mentioned two things in particular as greatly improving the quality of the interview. First, meeting the person you're interviewing before you interview them and spending some time getting to know them in general. Ideally, this is an entirely separate event from the interview itself, often at a separate location from the planned interview site.
Second, he's started hand-writing thank you notes for the people he interviews. High-quality paper, carefully written, and placed in a suitable envelope. People are genuinely appreciative of the effort and will often offer additional disclosures or a further willingness to cooperate.
He was hoping to have one in-depth interview before he left Colombia. It's looking like he'll leave with six. All between one and two hours long.
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