Select someone with whom you feel comfortable and someone you would like to learn more about. Prepare a list of at least ten questions related to your topic to ask at your interview. Open-ended questions that allow the person to explain and talk about the topic are better than questions that require only a yes or no response. Conduct the interview. Be prepared to spend about 30-40 minutes on the interview and be sure to tape record it.
Videotapes are also acceptable.
Observe your interviewee's physical gestures, facial expressions and the way they speak, because you will need to include them in your performance. No one person is identical in these areas to another person. Prepare your transcript. After listening to the tape, choose a portion of the interview that you feel is the most pertinent or interesting. Create a 2-3 minute script, using only their words.