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27.10.2019

Hello!

Today we are visiting our old friends, like-minded people and just good people - Tanya and Vanya. We decided to torment them with questions and try out the invaluable experience of becoming two freelance travelers.

After all, every heard or read real story about how people make their dreams come true, brings us closer to understanding - everything is possible and everything is in our hands.

And now I propose to get comfortable, pour some tea and get to know two very creative and very brave people.

1. A little about myself. What are you doing now and what did you do before you started traveling?

T: I'm doing psychological counseling , graphology and photography, and various hobbies and projects periodically appear and disappear. Before I started traveling, I tried myself in many areas of activity - I was engaged in design, and illustrations, and handmade, and writing articles, worked as a psychologist in a government institution and an administrator in a photo studio. During our first six-month trip, I earned money with photography (on site) and design (freelance, remotely), and also drew pictures for one children's site. In the future, she went into photography, and then into psychology - her main specialty.

AT: I'm currently doing music(writing, speaking) and making exotic musical instruments, happy drum.
Prior to that, he worked as a programmer in the office, after that he worked as a freelance web designer and remotely.

2. How did it all start? What prompted you to travel?

T: We don't like winter :)
Personally, I was most inspired by your example with Shoma. I was working as an administrator in a photography studio when you went on your first six-month trip. Blog entries about palm trees, the sea and sunny India were a sip for me fresh air, freedom, adventure.

I looked forward to each new post and hatched plans for the next winter, especially after our short “trial” vacation in Goa. At the same time, I read the stories of the same travelers - more precisely, travellers. It seems that there is still no adequate name for such a way to live :) Also reinforced her intention and received a portion of inspiration from the book "Downshifting" by Sofya Makeeva. Then - the transition to freelancing and ...

AT: One winter I took a vacation and we bought a 14 day tour to Goa. It was our first trip abroad, apart from Belarus and Ukraine.

And at that time our friends wintered in Goa for the first time - in fact, you and Syoma =) You did not let us get bored, helped to rent a scooter and took us from boring Candolim to cheerful Arambol, which we immediately fell in love with. Actually, you have become our travel gurus, role models and inspirers, no less =)

When I returned, I could no longer live as before. After a while, I quit my job and wished we could spend the next winter in India. By the way, I was so inspired by the example of Syoma that I also started creating websites and web design, and began to try myself in freelancing.

3. What were the difficulties during the preparation and at the beginning of the journey?

T: It was necessary to resolve issues with housing, work and reassure parents :) Well, I didn’t believe in it all until the end, until our plane touched the runway at Delhi airport. However, everything fell apart quickly and in the best possible way - the Universe always knows how best;)

AT: Following the example of Sema, who inspired me to travel and freelance, I began to make websites. Or rather, try to do it. At the beginning it was very hard, it brought little money, there was no experience, and laziness was strong =)
But nevertheless, by the time of the first independent long-term trip, I had already worked in this way for half a year. But it was still a leap into the unknown.

4. Impressions from the beginning of travel. From the first country where they arrived.

T: The first country is India. Everything was new and very unusual: people, streets, houses, nature, smells, food, customs. In general, everything!

AT: The first country was India.. Mom-India =) Actually, we have already been to this wonderful and controversial country, but only in Goa and for two weeks. And then we flew to Delhi .. Only a person who has been there can understand what it is =) If in a word - chaos. And of course, from the very first minutes, all the “helpers” we met, starting with the taxi driver, tried to swindle us for money in the most amazing and unpredictable ways. But we did not succumb. Then there were the most terrible 6 hours in the history of our travels in the local bass, filled to capacity with Indians, constantly chewing something and throwing garbage under themselves and out the window.

Only when we got to Pushkar and met our experienced friends Ksyu and Semu there, we were finally able to relax. Well, then everything was fine =)

5. Where did you go after that? Where did you like it the most? Where do you want to return?

T: We traveled half of India, including on our motorcycle, were in Nepal, lived in different parts Thailand. in Indonesia (in Bali), spent a couple of days in Malaysia, looked out to Singapore :) We also traveled a lot around Russia both before and after the six-month trips.

I also somehow completely atypically visited Turkey, Egypt, a day in Israel and Palestine, and a day in Jordan.
Not so many countries yet, but with a fairly deep dive into some :)

I like everywhere we go. I was pleased to return to Bali, to Pai (Thailand), and I would also like to live once more in Dharamsala in northern India, and in Pokhara (Nepal). And, of course, Arambol in Goa is a second home.
And at the same time, I understand that there is so much unexplored, but so far it is not possible to cover everything.

AT: In my personal rating, Arambol (Goa) is always in the first place, I have not yet met a more native place. I love Pai in Thailand, Dharamsala in the north of India, I like to periodically stop by for a few days in Rishikesh, Pushkar, Udaipur. Pokhara (Nepal), Ubud (Bali).

6. How did you choose new places to travel?

T: Places were chosen spontaneously. At some point, information itself began to come from everywhere - from friends, acquaintances, from the Internet. This is how you constantly hear the mention of some places and a description of how good it is there - and then rrraz, and you go there. Or you see some attractive picture, and you think - why not?

And, of course, a lot depends on the budget, work, air tickets. So, for example, we spent a couple of days in Kuala Lumpur, although we did not originally plan to fly there. However, such tickets turned up that it was more convenient and cheaper.

AT: Tanya usually does this, she likes to read forums and blogs about travel, to be inspired by them. Of the two of us, she is the more active in terms of travel. I am more often guided by an inner feeling and inspired by travel stories in person.

7. The most burning question is about money and making money while traveling. How is it with you? What are the challenges/opportunities of travel and remote work?

T: Unfortunately, we do not have savings, apartments for rent and other sources of income, so we earn money ourselves while traveling.
This is not so stable, it imposes certain restrictions (we constantly need the Internet, equipment for work, and if this is work on the spot, then the place must be quite popular and touristy, plus constantly be in touch), this slightly reduces the effectiveness of word of mouth (we now in one place, now in another, and customers also come and go).

But! For me, taking pictures, for example, is much more pleasant standing knee-deep in the ocean or climbing far into the jungle than in some Moscow studio.

If we talk about freelancing / own business / private practice in general, it's nice to realize that everything depends on you. Your income, your schedule. No bosses, no obligations, no 9 to 18.

Here I can’t help but note, remembering myself 3-4 years ago: instead of “from 9 to 18”, I had from 10 to 23, without holidays and weekends. The photo shows exactly that period :) But this is already a matter of correctly building your schedule, your boundaries and the ability to relax. At first, freelancing is not easy for everyone, especially if it suddenly turns out that you are a latent workaholic, but at the same time you cannot adequately evaluate your work :) Therefore, at first we traveled very economically, and sometimes I had to ask my parents for help.

In general, working for yourself, doing what you love - what could be better? :) This approach gives a lot of opportunities. For me, this issue has long been resolved, and my freedom is much more important to me than stability, guarantees and social packages. Every year everything gets better, I develop my skills, and everything is still ahead :)
As for the crisis, we have organized our income in such a way that now we practically do not care about the ruble exchange rate. We earn mainly in local currency and dollars, and are not tied to the ruble exchange rate.

In general, the problem of the presence / absence of money, in my opinion, is much more related to internal settings limiting beliefs, following one’s own path or not, and some karmic moments than with the external situation, demand for a specialty, crisis, etc. Therefore, work on yourself, your attitudes and beliefs is our everything :)

AT: This question was the most difficult long time. Freelancing did not bring much income, for one season I worked as a web designer at a distance with an average salary in Moscow. There was enough money, but there was neither time nor satisfaction. Now we have found our ways, everything is getting better and better. I have enough money and I love my job. Although the word “JOB” is not very suitable here, rather its own business. I don’t want to describe in detail what I do, I’ll just say that I found my Way. Everyone has it, other people's recipes will not help here, but only confuse. So at one time I was doing something other than my own and for a long time could not understand why it is so hard for me and I don’t want to develop, why does it bring so little money?

8. Another topical issue for many is about things, backpacks and their quantity. Your experience, advice to beginners.

T: Usually we travel with small (50 liters each) backpacks, plus small (but heavy!) backpacks with equipment. By the end of our semi-annual trip, we are overgrown with things, and some other backpack or bag is formed, plus yoga mats. Not very convenient, of course.

On our current trip, we finally gave up and bought suitcases on wheels :) So far, we have little experience in using them, but I can already say that they have certain advantages. It is especially valuable when you walk somewhere in the heat and look for a place to live - your shoulders do not fall off, things obediently follow you, beauty :)
There is only one advice for beginners and it is extremely banal: do not take too much!

AT: When traveling, the fewer things, the better. But there are nuances =) The number of things is proportional to the number of hobbies. The deeper I dive into music, the more instruments and devices I get. I recently had to move from Goa to Thailand with 37 kg of luggage =)
At the same time, personal belongings and clothing are always at a minimum. Clothing in Asia is cheap, pharmacies are also usually everywhere, and household cosmetics can also be bought on the spot. As a rule, you will not need half of the things that you take with you.

9. What is the strangest or most atypical thing you have done while traveling?

T: It's hard to say what is atypical for me :) Traveling teaches flexibility, the ability to adapt to any situation. Before starting all the travels, 90% of what I do now every day was probably atypical for me. Get on a scooter and go for breakfast fruit, wander all day long on business in several Goan villages, take off your shoes at the entrance to a store or temple, go to meet the sunset by the sea, meet and make friends with a lot of interesting people from different countries and cities, to communicate in English - all this would have seemed so strange before, but it has become so firmly established in everyday life.

Of the most unexpected - to spend a day bypassing Mount Govardhan in Vrindavan under Vedic lectures and chanting mantras; ride a scooter dodging buckets cold water and shooting back with a water pistol; be mistaken for Iranian spies in some small Indian town and have breakfast in the company of a pot-bellied policeman there.

A little more than a month ago, we were completely untypically separated for us, and I spent a month alone in Bali, and Vanya lived in Goa for a couple of weeks, and then moved to Thailand. This experience was very interesting and productive for us.

10. The most vivid impression of all the time of wandering?

T: It is difficult to single out one thing. In addition, the emotional significance of impressions is very subjective. I can completely forget about some landmark I saw, but remember, for example, one sunset that we saw on our bike trip on the way to Goa and which for some reason aroused a lot of emotions in me.

Of course, natural beauties leave vivid impressions - the Himalayas, the sky and nature of Bali, the beaches on the islands in Thailand, the incredible canyon in Jordan. And such unique cities as Varanasi.
And a lot of vivid impressions were received in the process of communicating with people you meet on your travels. And this is also not obvious at first side of travel.

11. Why are you returning to Goa? To India?

T: This is our home :) We found a place that is always nice to come back to. This is the village of Arambol in Goa - the concentration of the energies of creativity and knowledge. It is warm here, the sea, fruits, interesting creative people, various seminars and courses, practices, concerts. I like the atmosphere, there are all conditions for life and self-development, self-realization. It is a catalyst for development.
And India as a whole is something that attracts us the most. There is a soul here.

AT: For me, in India, in Goa, in Arambol, the fastest development is happening, here is the largest concentration of inspiring, interesting and creative people. Well, just the heart calls to return every time.

12. A little about India on a motorcycle. How did you decide on a motorcycle trip? What difficulties were with the purchase and operation? What pitfalls can be expected by those who want to also drive around India on their own?

AT: After traveling a couple of seasons in Goa on rented bikes and going to Gokarna, we realized that it was cool and we could ride across the expanses of India. For the next season, we planned to buy a bike in Delhi, trip around the cities around Delhi and then move to Goa on our own.

The first time everything was chic and perfect, there were no problems with the bike at all. Only once, after several hours of jogging on gravel, which according to the map should have been a road, did one of our shock absorbers break. But 30 Indians who don't understand English and 50 rupees solved the problem. That's all, I've never even checked the oil.

The second time was more interesting. We again flew to Delhi, went to the same seller from whom we took the bike, first we took Anfield from him.

We loaded it with things and ourselves, we had already driven 100 km from Delhi, when suddenly it began to rhythmically shake from side to side with increasing amplitude at a speed of 70 km / h. We laid down a ton of bricks, but I held the bike, gently braked, we exhaled, moved away from stress and decided to return.

In the evening we drove back, brought the bike to the seller, asked: “What's the matter?”. He replied, they say, I don’t know anything, you overloaded him. Yep, overloaded. Enfield. In total, we weigh 110 kg, luggage is another 30-40 kg, like nobody goes to the mountains with things on it? But no, if you gave money in India, it is very unlikely that you will get it back. Therefore, I had to pay extra and take Avenger, the same as last time .. But it’s not necessary once at a time.

At first it turned out that he had a crack in the crankcase. It turned out when all the oil had leaked out and the engine was dead dead. It was funny to carry the bike in the back of a cargo rickshaw, in which it barely fit, to the nearest service. And there is the replacement of the piston and cylinder and more details on the little things. In fact, we fixed it in every city we stopped in. But it is worth noting that every time it broke exactly at that moment and in the place where we could quickly get help.

T: So you need to keep in mind that there can be anything here, and be prepared to linger on the way or spend a few extra thousand rubles on repairs. But now even I understand the insides of the bike and know where to look and what to check, which has already helped me when renting a scooter :)

13. What myths about India have you debunked while getting to know the country?

T: I didn’t have any special ideas about India, so I probably won’t be able to say that they would directly debunk something. I heard that in India it is dirty, there are a lot of poor people, spicy food, but at the same time it is good there, there are many opportunities for spiritual development and beautiful nature - everything is true.

As for Goa, there are many myths about it. For example, that this is an expensive resort or vice versa - a very cheap hippie place. That this is a purely party place, where there is nothing else to do except go to parties and lie on the beach - and that here yogis sit on each other's heads, and the chakras will be cleaned from half a turn :)

All this has a place to be, but life is multifaceted, and in Goa layers of reality coexist at the same time, which sometimes do not intersect with each other.

If you came to relax, hang out and swim, then you won’t understand how in Goa you can work from morning to evening or learn something, develop, fulfill yourself. And vice versa.
And if you are used to eating in expensive restaurants, then it would never occur to you that here you can eat quite densely and tasty food for 30 rupees or even for free :)

Everyone sees some side of himself, hence such conflicting ideas about Goa.

14. Traditional advice and wishes for beginners and contemplators: where to start, what to prepare for. Maybe there are some secrets about buying tickets / visas / housing that you are ready to reveal?

T: You need to prepare for the fact that travel is not only beautiful views, new places, vivid impressions. It is also a deep work on oneself, which is not at all obvious at the beginning. Here you go out of your comfort zone, and you have to solve a lot of issues with housing, transport, and household items every day.

You learn to be flexible, not to be attached to food, rituals, habits. You have a minimum of things, a minimum of comfort. If you also work while traveling, then you learn to work in any conditions, adapting to the presence / absence of the Internet, electricity, sockets, a table, etc. In this regard, it is easier if you live in one place for a long time, then the level of comfort increases dramatically.

We don’t have any special secrets when it comes to buying tickets, issuing visas and finding accommodation, and even here it’s difficult to give universal advice. The only advice can be to read thematic forums, blogs, groups in social networks. Find out how things are with this in each specific country or city, and look for fresh information, because. everything is changing fast.
And of course, you need to be open and trust the world. Everything will work out)

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Hello, dear readers! Have you ever wondered why we read one interview like a fascinating story, while another resembles a standard questionnaire and yawns with boring formulaic questions? It turns out that it’s not enough – you also need to learn to ask questions!

The outcome of the interview depends on how well you prepare for the interview. Sometimes questions are given to the interlocutor in advance so that he has the opportunity to think and prepare answers to them. But this is not at all necessary. If you skillfully conduct a conversation and direct it in the right direction with the help of additional questions, your interlocutor will quite cope without homework.

What you need to know to make a successful interview

Undoubtedly the right questions to interview with successful person and important, but not only they are the key to good reporting. There are many nuances that a professional journalist must take into account before conducting an interview.

Topics you cover

Biographical note. You can do without it only in cases where you have an interview with a star whose main life milestones are already known to everyone. In all other cases, do not neglect this issue, but do not get too carried away by the childhood years of a celebrity.

Professional activity. As a rule, a significant part of the interview is devoted to this. Whoever is sitting in front of you: a politician, a children's writer, a singer or a fashion designer, you will definitely touch on issues related to their profession.

Go beyond the standard “Why did you choose this particular activity” and “Who was your mentor and helped you develop”. Prepare questions that involve engaging or funny stories as answers.

How was your first day in your new position?
Do you remember the funniest thing about your job?
What would you like to achieve in your activity in 5 years?

Questions of this kind will shake off officialdom and make your interview alive and human.

Worldview. Be careful here - so that your conversation does not take on a negative connotation, avoid provocative questions. At a minimum, do not ask the interlocutor about his attitude to religion and. An exception is possible if one of the sensitive topics underlies the interview and your opponent is made aware of the upcoming “uncomfortable” questions.

Gen. Readers and listeners are always wondering how many rooms are in the apartment of a famous person, what car is in the garage, what is served for breakfast and who washes star socks. Do not disappoint those who like to spy on the life of celebrities - prepare a few questions about the life of their idol.

Personal life. Such questions require delicacy. Before asking them, carefully probe the soil. Some easily share the details of their personal lives, while others, on the contrary, jealously protect it from prying eyes. If you see that the interlocutor is not set up for a heart-to-heart conversation about the personal, it is better to switch to another topic.

Create a pleasant atmosphere

Often, novice journalists choose the wrong tactics of behavior, which is why the invited guest closes and answers questions crumpled or refuses to talk at all.

Most common mistake— rough undisguised flattery. Pompous praises will please only those who are blinded. In people, such praises cause only bewilderment and irritation. Talk to the star on an equal footing, as with a friend - this way your dialogue will be the most organic.

Another common mistake is an exercise in eloquence and wit. Sometimes a guest's vocabulary and sense of humor are inferior to yours, and that's okay. A good journalist will adapt to the manner of speech of the guests and make them feel comfortable. The desire to shine against the background of the interlocutor is a sign of unprofessionalism.

Off the cribs

Of course, you need to prepare for the interview. But there is nothing sadder than a journalist reading questions from a piece of paper. Therefore, do not be too lazy to study your abstract in advance.

Do not spray and do not prescribe a few dozen questions. It will be difficult for you to remember them, and during the interview, instead of listening to the interlocutor, you will frantically remember your preparations. The best option- a few key questions on each topic. Formulate additional questions based on the answers of the interlocutor.

Be original

Agree, it is difficult to create a unique material if the interview with your interlocutor has already been published by all the leading print and online publications. But difficult does not mean impossible.

First of all, study available materials and proceeding from them, avoid banal questions, the answers to which have long been known. Instead, based on common knowledge, prepare unusual questions that will allow you to learn something new.

For example, do you know what educational institution and when your guest finished. Instead of asking him about it again, ask him what he remembers about his student years, whether there were enough scholarships and whether he had to work part-time at night. This approach will allow you to collect unknown facts and make a truly exclusive interview.

9 questions that will make your interview more interesting

I warn you right away - these are not universal questions that can be asked to everyone and in any situation. Therefore, before voicing them, try to feel the interlocutor. If he is not set up for a heart-to-heart talk, most likely you will receive on-duty, meaningless answers.

If your guest is frank, feel free to ask him questions from the list. Interesting, unexpected answers are guaranteed!

If you were to be born again, what trait of your character would you definitely want to have again?
About what or who can you say “I hate it”?
Imagine that now you have the opportunity to get any ability. Which one would you choose? Why?
Would you continue to do what you are doing now if you suddenly found out that you only had a month to live?
How often do you decide to experiment if your loved ones do not believe in success and dissuade you?
What would you do if you lost everything and had to start from scratch?
Have you achieved what?
Is there anything you're passionate about doing but have been putting off for now?
Are you looking for opportunities to benefit those in need?

And finally, a small, but very valuable advice. When your guest answered a question and fell silent, do not rush to immediately pick up the conversation and ask the next one. Pause for a few seconds. In most cases, this forces the interlocutor to return to the question again and supplement his answer with new details. This is one of the simplest and effective methods get detailed answers from a taciturn interlocutor.

For more working techniques to help you get your opponent to talk, see Larry King's book “ How to talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere”.

Do you have any tricks and secret tricks? If you have experience and can advise readers on how to interview, be sure to write about it in the comments.

During my journalistic career, I have taken more than 3,000 interviews with a variety of people: from Alla Pugacheva and Roman Viktyuk to Ivan Urgant and Keanu Reeves. Also, as part of our TALK Business column, I interview the best businessmen in Russia.

1. Give yourself enough time to prepare.

Many people think that interview questions can be sorted out along the way. However, this is not the case. If you do not prepare for the interview, then most likely it will be a failure. I usually spend about 4 hours preparing. The first three hours I study the materials, and the next hour I prepare questions.

So, the preparation must be thorough. In addition to studying the professional activities of the interviewee, be sure to review the following materials:

Biography and official website, if any.

Latest news from the life of the interviewee. This is very important, because something very serious can happen in his life, for example, the death of a spouse. If you don’t know about it, although they wrote about it a lot where, then the question “How is your husband doing?” could be the most embarrassing thing of your life.

Interviews he gave recently. This is necessary in order to understand what he has already been asked most often, and not to ask such questions.

Video of his performances.

Evgeny Demin and me during an interview

2. An interview is not a conversation

The second rule is short: remember that an interview is not a conversation. In a conversation, both people are equal, and in an interview - you ask, and your interlocutor answers.

3. Set a goal for the interview

In Alice in Wonderland, there was a very interesting dialogue between Alice and the Cheshire Cat. Alice asked the Cheshire Cat:

Where should I go from here?

Where do you want to go?

I don't care... Just to get somewhere.

Then it doesn't matter where you go. You are bound to get somewhere.

It's the same with interviews. Without a goal, you can go somewhere, but it is not clear where.

What is the purpose of your interview? Tell your readers about this man, his life story? Learn the secrets of his success in professional activities? Learn more about his new project?

The interview must have a purpose, otherwise it won't work.

Now let's move on to the rules for writing questions.

4. Start by warming up

An interview is also an acquaintance. Do not immediately ask very deep or provocative questions. It is better to approach this gradually.

Start with warm-up questions. In another way, this technique is called "ice breaking", which means "melt the ice", and is used, for example, in negotiations.

Your task is to talk a person and defuse a tense situation. For example, you might ask, “What were you doing before we talked?” or “What are you planning to do after?”. You can start with a compliment. Let's say: “I see you have such interesting paintings in the office. Did you choose it yourself?"

That is, at first you need to ask 1-2 fairly easy questions that will not make you think much.

During an interview with one of the best Russian entrepreneurs Andrey Krivenko

5. Down with trite questions

The list of the most boring questions looks like this:

Tell us about yourself or your business. Such a question can be asked to a person who is not yet known to anyone and is just starting his career, but in no way famous person. Just imagine that you start an interview with Donald Trump with the question "Tell me about yourself."

How did your company / your book / your project come about. Imagine you are interviewing IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad. The company is over 70 years old and you ask him the question: “How did your company appear?”.

Most likely, your question will remain unanswered. Can you imagine how many times he has already heard this question? Millions. Here it is necessary to reformulate the question so that it sounds interesting. Let's say: "Invar, what does it feel like to create a company that survived the Soviet Union?"

What are your plans? Another question that is not very popular. Of course, the topic is interesting, but the question itself is boring. You can reformulate it like this: “Which of the goals you have in front of you in the near future inspires you the most?” or like this: “What victories can we still expect from you in the coming year?”.

I advise you not to ask questions that are too heavy or too vague.

For example, "What is the meaning of life?". It is better to ask a simpler question that characterizes a person: “What is the most important thing in life for you?”.

Or here is another strange question “What do you dream about?”. In my experience as a journalist, this is a question that baffles almost anyone.

7. The interview must have integrity.

I used to make this mistake very often: I made up a chaotic list of witty questions when preparing for an interview. The interview in this case turned out to be entertaining, but aimless. Each interview should have its own dramaturgy and its own integrity. First, you introduce readers to the interviewee, then you start asking questions related to the purpose of the interview.

Remember: 70% of the questions should be designed to achieve the purpose of the interview.

8. Ask questions that you are interested in hearing the answers to.

When I prepare questions, I always proceed from what questions are interesting to me.

Of course, the questions should not be very narrow. For example, I do not ask what color your kitchen towel is, even if you really want to.

One day my Master said a great thing: "The right question is the question, the answer to which will give you something."

I suggest starting from the fact that we are doing smart interviews. And so when you prepare questions, ask yourself: “How will the answer to this question change my life?”.

9. Be sure to coordinate the interview

After you have taken the interview, you must send it for approval to the interviewee and warn about when it will be published. Do not forget to coordinate not only the text, but also the photos that you will use.

By the way, my favorite interview.

10. Set up a quick survey

This is not a rule, just an addition to the interview, which I often use myself. I conduct a quiz at the end of the interview. Usually these are 5 questions in the style of “The best book for a businessman?”, “What are you ready to spend the last money on?” etc.

You can come up with your own questions for the blitz. The main thing is that it is interesting and useful.

That's all. I wish you good and interesting interviews!

Hello dear readers! Today I have prepared for you questions for an interview with a successful person. What is the easiest way to get answers to questions? You need to talk with a person who has the necessary amount of information on a topic of interest.

If you want to become successful, it is wise to consult with someone who is already successful about how best to do it. But it’s not enough just to have a conversation, you also need to be able to ask the right questions. To do this, it is worth preparing a series of questions for an interview with. How to do it and what is better not to do, today I will tell you about it.

How to script a conversation?

Before proceeding with the selection and design of questions, it is important to consider the following points:

Who are you interviewing? Name, achievements, personal characteristics, etc.
Who are you taking it for? Target audience who will read/watch this interview.
Why are you doing this? Target. What exactly do you want to know? What achievements of this person are you focusing on?
Will there be climactic questions– the most important and interesting for the target audience?
The size of the final version of the conversation.

The interview should not sound even, otherwise interest in it is quickly lost. Climax questions act as a trigger for interest, so they must be included if you want to attract the maximum amount of attention from the audience to the interview. The interview is compiled in blocks and schematically looks something like this:

Problem + Tie (1-2 questions);
Culmination (1 main question + 2-3 clarifying questions);
Interchange (1-2 questions).

The number of blocks depends on the allowable amount of information.

In an example, this can be shown as follows:

When did you decide to go into business, and what obstacles were there in the beginning?
Reveal the secret of how to start a business from scratch? On a small budget? With no connections? What are the loopholes? What to avoid?
When did your first result appear? To what extent did it live up to your expectations?

The first block can be conditionally called “Starting a business”, then you make up the same blocks “Promotion”, “Pits”, “Takes”, etc.

Conclusion

Of course, when compiling an interview, it is necessary to take into account the topic, and add directly professional questions related to techniques, methods, plans and schemes. But starting from the proposed questions, it will be easier for you to create a conversation frame, which you can later thoroughly supplement.