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How a journalistic approach and a magazine mindset improves brand content
Think Like a Journalist
Ten Interviewing Tips
Magazine Mindset
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A journalistic approach
Adopting a magazine mindset
The power of interviews
10 actionable interview tips
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Think Like a Journalist
Ten Interviewing Tips
Magazine Mindset
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Conclusion • Journalists are inquisitive • Journalist are great storytellers
• Journalists think editorially, not commercially
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Ten Interviewing Tips
Magazine Mindset
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Think Like a Journalist
• A magazine is a collection of content around a common interest
• Magazine mindset means producing a body of work that your audience
can enjoy, or find useful
Interviews improve storytelling
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Think Like a Journalist Which is a better, more emotive headline?
Quotes add passion and personality
• What Martin Luther King teaches us about dreams
• “I have a dream,” says Martin Luther
Interview formats
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Q&A format Debate
Feature
Voxpop
Video
Audio
Reactionary
Opinion/Commentary
1st person Guides/How-to
Profile Expose/Confessional
Reviews Expert
Ten Interviewing Tips
Magazine Mindset
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Think Like a Journalist
Interview Tips
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Ten Interviewing Tips
Magazine Mindset
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Think Like a Journalist
STALK BEFORE YOU TALK Research your interviewee
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Interviewing: Tip 1
Ten Interviewing Tips
Magazine Mindset
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Think Like a Journalist
ASK BEFORE YOU TASK Agree interview questions beforehand
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Think Like a Journalist
YOUR PLACE OR MINE? Pick a suitable time and place
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CHECK YOUR TECH Charge your devices and do a practice run
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BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Relaxed interviewees will be more open
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Ten Interviewing Tips
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Think Like a Journalist
CONVERSATION IS KEY Interviews are not an inquisition
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Think Like a Journalist
LISTEN FOR SOUNDBITES Half sentences do not make memorable quotes
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MANNERS COST NOTHING Thank interviewees for their time
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Think Like a Journalist
CHECK YOUR FACTS Send a draft before publishing
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Think Like a Journalist
GET IT UP, GET IT OUT Because unseen content is useless
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Ten Interviewing Tips
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Think Like a Journalist
FINAL THOUGHT: THINKING LIKE A JOURNALIST
Sniff out an angle
Create a great story
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Ten Interviewing Tips
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Think Like a Journalist
