A good way to get information for essays and
reports is to interview people who are experts in --71.
your topic or whose opinions may be interesting.
Interviews are also a good way to get a sampling of
people's opinions on various questions. Here are
some suggestions that will help you make most of a --72.
planned interview:
1. If the person to be interviewed (the
interviewee) is busy, cancel an appointment in --73.
advance.
2. Prepare your questions before the interview so
that you make best use of your time. In preparing
think about the topic about what the interviewer is --74.
likely to know.
3. Use your questions, but don't insist in sticking to --75.
them or proceeding in the order you have listed.
Often the interviewee will have important
information that was never occurred to you, or one --76.
question may suggest another very useful one.
4. If you don't understand something the
interviewee has said, say politely and ask him or --77.
her to clarify it or to give an example.
5. Take notes, if the interviewee goes too slowly --78.
for you, ask him or her to stop for a moment,
especially if the point is important. A tape
recorder lets you avoid this problem. Therefore, --79.
be sure the interviewee agrees to be taped.
6. As soon as possible after the interview, read
over your notes. They may need clarified while the --80.
topic is still fresh in your mind.