Demonstrating a basic understanding of the topic can motivate the interviewee to participate. After researching the topic, interviewers need to identify who has the information they want, if interviewees are available, and how willing and able interviewees are to provide information. Unstructured, impromptu research interviews typically fall far short of achieving their purpose. Interviewers need to develop an interview guide for each interviewee, listing primary questions and possible probing or secondary questions that are based on the interview's purpose and previous research you've conducted. Conducting the interview.
Flexibility is key to a successful interview.
Interviewers need to practice active listening, critical thinking, and effective notetaking during the interview. Preparing the report. In this stage, you must analyze, evaluate, and synthesize all the information you've gathered for your project. Then, based on ethical principles associated with information interviewing, you must determine what information to include and what to edit out. Presenting the report.