Episode 50 | Interviewing 201 | 7 Tips To Doing Successful Pre-Interviews

If you're going to do a pre-interview, you should do it well. Pre-interviews can be powerful ways to build intimacy and discover where to focus in the interview before you ever show up with you interviewee.

In this episode, I talk about seven tips for rocking your pre-interviews, including:

• Do it well before the interview takes place


• Be totally present


• Focus less on ideas, more on story


• Follow the energy


• Find the story for each individual


• Keep detailed notes to reference later on


• If possible, finish up by scheduling the interview