Talk to Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro

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Synopsis
“The perfect guide to interviewing . . . anyone who speaks with fellow humans to acquire information will find Nelson’s guidance priceless.” —Tom Foster, New York Times–bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a ProfessorInterviewing is the single most important way journalists (and doctors, lawyers, social workers, teachers, human resources staff, and, really, all of us) get information. Yet to many, the perfect interview feels more like luck than skill—a rare confluence of rapport, topic, and timing. But the thing is, great interviews aren’t the result of serendipity and intuition, but rather the result of careful planning and good journalistic habits. And Dean Nelson is here to show you how to nail the perfect interview every time. Drawing on forty-years of award-winning journalism and his experience as the founder and host of the Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, Nelson walks you through each step of the journey from deciding whom to interview and structuring questions, to the nitty gritty of how to use a recording device and effective note-taking strategies, to the ethical dilemmas of interviewing people you love (and loathe). He also includes case studies of famous interviews to show how these principles play out in real time. Chock full of comprehensive, time-tested, gold-standard advice, Talk to Me is a book that demystifies the art and science of interviewing. “One of the best interviewers around.” —Anne Lamott, New York Times–bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow
Copyright:
2019

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Publisher Quality
Book Size:
400 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780062825216
Related ISBNs:
9780062825209
Publisher:
HarperCollins
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Copyrighted By:
Dean Nelson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Self-Help, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication
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