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1. Introduction to Public Interviews: Over the last few
years on the Internet, I'm sure you guys
have seen the uprise in the interview
niche on YouTube, Instagram, and
TikTok, whether it's doing a street and
city Public Interview, talking to strangers,
you've probably seen it. You may be wondering
to yourself, how can I integrate that
into my own content? Well, over the last year, that's been a
massive component of my own content on YouTube and redistributing that to other platforms such as TikTok. And in this course
we're going to look at exactly how to do these
kinds of interviews. Hard to come up
with the content, the questions, the
approach, everything. So if that's something
that you are interested in improving and integrating
into your own content, then you have clicks
on the right course. I will see you in
the first video.
2. The Preface: Re-framed for
approaching people now. So you're gonna be
wanting to talk to these people on the street and you want to interview them. So let's get into the
mind of that person. So they're probably on
their way somewhere. They could be in a rush. It can be a busy day. It's also very situational on the kind of environment
that you pick. But you have to go in
there understanding that some people are going to say
no when you go to oxygen, some people are going to say no. In fact, I would say from
probably asking 300, 400 people for an interview
in the last year, I can comfortably say a good
70 to 85% of people said no. People saying no, it's
gonna be very normal. Rejection is a very
normal part of this and you better get used to it because it's just
part of the journey. So be prepared for that. And also what is vital is ensuring you
have a pitch ready. You know exactly what
you're going to say. So you won't waste
any of their time. So let me give you an
example of a pitch. Hey, excuse me, guys,
sorry to bother you. I'm actually filming a quick
little introduced series for my YouTube channel. And I was wondering if you guys would be interested
in taking part. It will only take a couple
of minutes of your time. If you don't like the fridge
with Iran front of you, those are the exact
lines I say. Right? Very nice, very
quick, very snappy. Don't stutter. You gotta know
Stata if you start, you're going to
lose them, right? You have to say
clear and concise. I'm going to say it one
more time for you guys. Hey, sorry to bother you guys. I'm filming a quick
little interview series for my YouTube channel. And I was wondering
if you guys wanted to partake in a very
short interview, only lost in a
couple of minutes. Would you guys? I'd say part. And if you don't
like the fridge, we were to lean in front of you. Just like that. And that sets the vibe initially that you're
quite professional. You know how to speak,
you not to talk. And that will make sure that they will actually
listen to what you're going to say occasionally or to go just walk
off and that's fine. No biggie, but that is
definitely a part of it. So having your pitch ready if you want to use that
pitch, Be my guest. And works wonders, but it's more about how you see and not
exactly what you say. If you say in that
confident tone, you make sure your words
are very articulate. You have a lot more success. But like everything,
it's a skill. You need to practice it. I was not as good as pitching as that one I first
started are often stutter or I would be scared
to go talk to somebody. It's part of the process, is part of the process. But just go in there
with the mindset that a lot of people will
say, no, that's fine. Make sure you have
your pitch ready. You're ready. Very important. And also picking areas
that will actually allow you to get the right kind of
audience that you want. If you e.g. pick a very, very busy train station, a lot of people
who are in a rush. So maybe the ones
walking or not as good, but the one standing around would be a better
target audience. So it's all about using your intuition as you
go about these things. So just keep that in mind as we further
go into the videos. But this video was just setting your mind in the right place
for the rest of the videos. So I will see you
in the next one.
3. Equipment and Presentation: This section of the course
is gonna be devoted to the equipment you need
and the presentation. So I personally recommend
buying the road, go to I'm not sponsored by them, but the equipment is very good. It's just like this. It's
a Bluetooth microphone that the camera
focus there you go. Just like that.
Clips on like that also sums your
clothing like that. And when you have the good and
you want to do interviews, when you actually have
semi-professional equipment. It makes you look like you know what you're doing or you
do know what you're doing. You're gonna be knowing
what you're gonna do after watching this. But you see my point. You have the presentation,
you have the aesthetic, you look a lot
more professional, which is very important
because you need to frame this as g0. We're trying to make a good
piece of content here. So I recommend buying
that the road goes. So you can also use a lavalier, a small clip on one, the
little one that works as well, but that's very important
and having your gear ready for that and
then you would record on your main camera. And then you reduce that. And it would sync up with
the audio in your camera. Now, if you can't do that, one way to do it is to
just use two phones. So one phone to record and another phone to
record the audio. And this is what you
see a lot of online. A lot of people do this, right? And it's a very easy method. It doesn't require
much equipment at all because you can use your you probably have
a phone, right? To use your phone and then your friend probably as a phone. So you guys use your
phones together and then boom, you
can make that. And then afterwards you
have to bring the audio into an editing software
like Premiere Pro, and then you synchronize it. Then you would cut the audio from the camera
because it's too far away and then use the
audio from your phone. And then that'll be
like already like a decent quality in
terms of how it looks. So that is one way to do it. And having that already, it's just going to make
the interview process much, much easier.
4. The Interview Itself: Now let's talk about the
actual interview itself. Now it depends on the kind
of content you're shooting. If you're trying to do
more serious questions, I would really recommend having a list of questions you
want to ask obviously. And then also the
anticipated answers you see a lot of people may give
a very similar response, anticipate that answer, and
have a set of follow-ups. And that's where you can really start to get the good
pieces of conduct. Because imagine if
you ask a question to somebody and they all say
a very similar thing, It's not that very entertaining. It's not really
adding much value. You need to see different views and different points of view. The way you do that is by having good follow-up questions. Ready? Alright, let me
give you an example. I've recently did an interview
around about university. And I asked a question such as, Do you think people often go university for
the wrong reasons? That was the question
I asked two people. A lot of people say yes. And then I ask what
kind of reasons. Some people say
going for the money, and then I already
anticipated that. And then I said
something like, Oh, you think people go for the
money, not for the passion. And you see how you could anticipate and you can
follow it through. You can also think
of questions on the spot that go into that. As I said, it also depends on the type of content
that you're doing. For that kind of content. It works very, very well. You keep going deeper
and deeper into the topic to get a good piece of content,
a good response. It's not about
going super broad. It's not about asking a lot
of unrelated questions. You take one question, you get an answer from it, and then you go deeper
and deeper into that, which actually shows
the person a bit more and actually build that connection
with the audience, which is so important for these. If you're doing more cliche, not as deep topics, you won't need to really
think about it too much. There's a lot of like cheesy interview questions
that people do. E.g. or some guys will ask
some girls, What's your type? Blah-blah-blah. It depends on type
of continental doing that continent
is quite easy to chew and you don't
have to think about too much about going in depth. But if you want a quiet, if you want a more
intellectual interview, then really anticipate
the answers and try be comfortable with follow-ups for that and potential
follow-ups on the spot. If it's an interview that's
a bit more lighthearted, not so deep, a bit more chilled, bit more laid back, then that's not as
much of an option, but make sure you
have your questions ready that is vital
for doing it. And follow up questions. And that's mainly for the actual interview section in terms of like
cameras etiquette. Make sure you're
facing the camera. So your body is
facing the camera, or at least a slight
side, like e.g. farmers have used
something like this and then they're on this
side like that, that's fine. That would work. But don't be fully don't be to your side and don't have
your back to the camera as well because then it's not really involving the
viewer that much. So either front onto the side and make sure that all the
cameras settings are good. You don't want to have it
too bright out with oil. I would personally
make it slightly darker when you do
the interviews. So turn your eye if you're
using an actual camera, turn your ISO down a little bit, and that'll make
it darker, right? And then in post-production, you can make it a bit
brighter if you want. But I would say have a
bit on the darker side. And that's the technical
side of things. But what's most
important is that you anticipate the questions if
there's more intellectual, if it's lighthearted, don't
worry too much about it. And that's pretty much
it for this section.
5. The Target Demographic: Having a target demographic
for your interviews is also very important because you can look at an
audience of people. You can look at
people walking about. Some people may not give you
the desired outcome, right? Some people may have
a better reaction, better pieces of content,
other people might not. And you have to kinda
judge that for yourself. I use the example of the
University question earlier. University students and
people who have recently graduated within the
last couple of years are probably the best people. Also people who are much older, people who haven't yet
gone into university, then that's not as good because they're not as
knowledgeable on that topic. E.g. if you're doing a
cultural interview, right, let's say you're doing
something related to Mexico, then if you can
interview Mexican people that probably supplemented
better, right? That's just finding the correct demographic for the kind of
content that you're doing. If you're doing constant,
as tiny as young people, interview young people
and as according to that, go to locations where
you're going to find those kinds of people. And that's quite common sense. But I felt like I had
to say it anyway. So the demographic
is quite important. And also sometimes when you vary the demographic
little bit where you actually introducing people who you've thought
wouldn't be there, not quiet the target audience. You can actually get quite
a different viewpoints. So as well as having a focus, There's also no harm
in trying around and seeing the different kinds of views and perspectives
people have. But what you often
see is someone will give you a story and they want the interviews to fit
a certain narrative. Now that's up to you. If you want your
interviewees to fit a certain narrative
for your content, that's fine if you don't
do that, be my guess. If you want it to be
more wide than various demographic of the kind of
people you ask, alright? And this just comes
with experience. You're going to need to get
out there in the field, which is the most
important thing. And a lot of things I'm telling you will come to you naturally. I'm just telling you
this beforehand as it gives you a good frame
to go into things. So the correct demographic for your interviews is
extremely important. So make sure you have
to think of that as you're coming up
with your questions before you start filming. See you guys in the next video.
6. Conclusion: So that brings us to a close
on our course for today. I hope you guys have
enjoyed some key takeaways. Most people are going to
say no to an interview. That's just part of it.
It's in the quantity, the number of
approaches that you do ensure that you just
keep going with it. If you get a bad
initial response, it doesn't matter.
Keep persevering. And eventually you'll
get the reactions and the content that you
need for your channel. So keep that in mind. And you do need that
perseverance in this. I will tell you that right now. But in sure you get
the equipment that you need to add that
professionalism, if in doubt, just
use your phone and a friend's phone and
makes life a lot easier. Prepare your
questions beforehand. Very, very important, anticipate answers and overall,
just enjoy the process. You'll meet a lot of
people doing this. I've actually made a couple of good friends from approaching. They were strangers before and I just went out to them. I
just start speaking to them. And it's a great way to just meet people that you would
have never met otherwise. Because right now, the people
that you meet in your life, you probably go to the same
school, same university, you work together, et cetera, your pattern
environment together. But the people on the street, the people randomly, your path would have never collide it. Otherwise, It's a great way
to just meet new people, expand your horizons,
expanded perspectives, and overall just, I think
it's a good thing to do. If you enjoy. Please check
out my YouTube channel. I'll leave it at my
Skillshare stuff and check out my other courses. I hope you found it helpful
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