Interviews are a fundamental part of many podcast. However, breaking the ice with your guest can be a challenging task. In this article, we share 6 powerful tips that will help you start your interviews with confidence and create a comfortable environment for your guest.
We gather the best advice from our team:
- Juli likes to ask the guest questions that have nothing to do with what we are going to talk about: hobbiesfavorite foods and beverages, musical tastes...
- It works very well for Mile to show her vulnerability or tell something personal about herself to connect with the other person. That works very well because it automatically creates a calm environment with simple language, which works much better than just telling her to "relax."
- It is useful for David to ask himself, before the interview, about his interviewee: how well he knows him/her, what might be necessary to approach him/her, what makes him/her curious about his/her story... An indispensable tip is always to get a lot of information about the person you are going to talk to.
- A drink, no matter if it is liquor or not, is a good way to oil the conversation so that it flows naturally. That's what Manu recommends.
- Nieves finds it valuable to schedule the conversation at the end of the day. That increases the likelihood that the person will be calm. In addition, of course, she recommends looking at the camera and making gestures that show that you are listening attentively, so that you are in the interview, but you are aware of the notifications or anything else! That our mind is not present in the conversation is a big mistake in all interviews, and even becomes evident in virtual ones.
- Finally, Yuli told us that it works very well for her to tell the interviewee that they are the ideal person for that conversation and for the episode that is being created. Showing them the importance and value they have in the content and in the process has helped her to have better interviews and much more confident and empowered sources.
Let's make the bridge... I already told you from the Orange side what works for you, now I propose that you write me what has worked for you to share your tips with the rest of the team.