Sessions at BlogWorld New York 2012 about Interview

Tuesday 5th June 2012

• The 411 on Recording and Producing a Great Interview

  by Mur Lafferty and Rob Walch

  Mur Lafferty & Rob Walch have been interviewing guests for their podcasts since 2004. This session covers tips and tricks to put together an entertaining and informative interview. It will cover the technical side of recording, including editing the interview and choosing to using Skype, the phone, or an in-person interview. It will also cover the style side: how to prepare (scheduling high profile guests), how to interact with your guest (the skilled use of pauses), and what to do if the interview goes south (don’t panic!)

  Key Points
  1. How to record an interview – Different tools to use and when.
  2. The Art of the interview.
  3. How to find people to interview
  4. The importance of editing a finished interview.

  • Editing
  • Interview
  • Podcasting

  At 10:15am to 11:15am, Tuesday 5th June

  In 1A15, Jacob K Javits Convention Center

• Reporting for Bloggers

  by Dave Copeland

  Bloggers who break news get followers. This session wil focus on simple reporting techniques bloggers can adopt that will allow them to take a lead on stories within their niche while still preserving the nimble nature of their blogs. Sessions covers how to find sources and get them past the “you’re just a blog” when requesting an interview, as well as places bloggers should be looking to uncover stories.

  Key Points
  1. How to generate original content instead of simply writing about content published elsewhere.
  2. How to find and maintain relationships with sources and turn those relationships into ideas for blog posts.
  3. How to use the smaller, nimble nature of most blogs as an advantage when trying to muscle in on traditional media for interview requests.

  • Blogging
  • Interview
  • reporting

  At 2:30pm to 3:30pm, Tuesday 5th June

  In 1A06, Jacob K Javits Convention Center