Recording Methods
when your listening to a speaker and recording the conversation, there are many different challenges and methods you will come up against.
Challenges
- the speed in which people speak at is quicker than what people wirte at.
- you need to be able to write quickly whilst making sense
- you need to be able to listening to what they are saying whilst writing down what they have already said.
- also if you are listening to them as well as writing, you can muddle up what you want to write down with what is being said.
Methods
- to write in short hand.
- to set a focus from what is being said.
- to listen to key facts
- practise multi tasks
Location
The location of the interview is important as the surroundings around the interview can set the scene at act as a distraction.
For example, if there is only an interviewer and an interviewee in a room, the interviewee can focus on the interviewer and will be able to hear him clearly without being distracted.
Where as a outdoor interview can lead to distractions such as passers by, cars, the weather (rain, wind, hail etc).
The location of the interview can also depend on the seriousness of the interview.
A04
Interview Planning
Interviewer: Nathan Baker
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Interviewee: George Bean
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Date: 15th March 2012
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Time:
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Location: Culverhay School
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Recording Method: video recorder paper
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Topic: Holiday in America
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Consent Statement (To be completed by Interviewer, and to include confidentiality, anonymity, use of data, protecting the rights of the interviewee)
The information received from this interview is only for unit 16 Research skills and will not be passed on to a 3rd party.
The information from this interview will not be passed on to anyone else unless given the permission from the interviewee.
If the interviewee wishes to remain anonymous then his name will not be used during the interview.
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Signed (interviewer)_________
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Signed (interviewee)_________
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Questions
1. Did you enjoy your holiday in the USA?
Answer- yes it was the best thing i have ever done
Who did you go with?
Answer- i went with my mum, dad, brother, 2 cousins and girlfreind
Where did you stay? hotel above times square
· What was the living condition like?
Answer- from the outside it looked dodgey, but from the inside it was the cleanest and best hotel he had been to
it was much different to england as it was packed every day and felt as though everyone was in a rush
2. Was it more of a relaxing holiday or a sight seeing holiday?
Answer- it was a sight seeing holiday
3. What major attractions did you visit?
Answer- stood on top of empire states building, went on a ferry to the statue of liberty, walked over the Brooklyn bridge, went into central park.
· which one did you have more interest in?
Answer- the empire state building
· why? because he went to the top of the building at night time and he could see all of New York lit up.
4. What was the highlight of the holiday and why?
Answer-the Broadway show as he could then say to people i have been to see a broadway show
5. Before you went on holiday what was your opinion on America?
Answer- it was he dream to go to America.
6. How friendly would you say the American people were?
they people were more confident and freindly
7. Did you meet any American families that you got on well with?
Answer- no
· Why do you think you got on well with them
8. Has your opinion changed since your visit?
Answer- yh he always thought america was good but when he got there it was better than he expected
9. Have you learned anything about America that you didn’t know before?
Answer-he thought the food propertions were massive but when he got there he found they were no bigger than one in the UK.
10. Did you notice any difference between their culture differences between the ENGLAND and USA, for example food, shops etc.
Answer-yh again the american people were more confident and the shop sizes in america were way bigger than the ones in the UK and had a bigger selection of items.
Ask another question depending on his answer (why was it different)
11. Would you visit there again?
Answer- yh
· Why
Answer- because its one of the best things he has ever done
· Is there anywhere else in US that you would like to visit
Answer- Las Vegas, because of all the attractions and LA because it another major city
12. Would you like to live in Manhattan?
Answer- yh, every other holiday i have been on i have said i wouldnt like to live there but in mahatten i would
· Why? has this been influenced by you holiday
Answer- yh it has
13. And finally, do you think that you could adapt to living in America?
Answer- yh
· Why?
Answer- although the changes are different, you dont really notice them.
I have chosen to use a structured method so that I have questions planned so there is no stall in the interview. I want a friendly approach to the interview and therefore I want to stick to certain questions that he will be happy to talk about rather than random unstructured questions which he might get offended by.
However in need to make it look as though I seem interested, therefore I will need to ask some unstructured questions about his answers so that he realises I’m listening.
Paper and a video.
I will use a video recorder because I can listen back to the interview to see if I was speaking loud and clear so that I can learn from my mistakes in the future. Also I would like to what uses of body language I used. For example how I was sat, did I smile, laugh, did I keep eye contact, was I sat relaxed or tensed up?
I will use paper recording to jot down any key notes so that George knows I’m listening because I am writing down his answers.
Because it has recently happened and it is fresh in George’s mind.
As a friend I can listen to some of his stories.