There is an assumption that conducting
interviews and giving interviews are easy tasks. They are tough tasks indeed
especially when you conduct interviews with celebrities. If becoming a
celebrity and giving interviews is one thing, interviewing a celebrity is
another thing. Both tasks need the right platforms to share ideas and build
leadership brands. In this post, I will discuss interviewing celebrities, etiquette,
and tips to interview celebrities successfully.
You must join appropriate
platforms to connect with celebrities and use your connections wisely to reach
them through various means including email, telephone, and personal
interaction. It is advisable to approach them through your reliable connections
because they give comfort and confidence to the celebrities. Additionally, celebrities have their apprehensions
and insecurities.
How to Interview Celebrities?
Prepare a template and
customize your questions according to the interests of the celebrities and
their profession. Here is a blueprint to interview celebrities successfully.
- Research intensively
about the celebrity and find out their areas of interests to connect with them before the interview and frame questions accordingly.
- Capture the ideas that
flash through your mind first. Convert them into questions. Present them into a polished language. Avoid irrelevant questions and repetition.
Structure and sequence them. Edit them ruthlessly.
- Don’t give the questions
to the interviewees in advance to achieve the right outcomes. However, you
may share an outline of the interview in advance to enable the interviewee
to prepare mentally.
- Observe etiquette and
respect their privacy.
- Avoid close-ended
questions. Ask open-ended questions to get the best.
- Avoid asking
embarrassing, controversial and personal questions. Instead, hit the bull’s eye with right questions. Don’t ask questions based on rumors and
grapevine.
- Listen attentively and empathetically.
Don’t interrupt. If there is a need to interrupt, wait for a pause during the conversation and ask your question politely. Avoid creating an impression that you have cut off the interviewee.
- Avoid outsmarting the
interviewee. Don’t control the conversation. Let the interviewee speak
freely.
- Be unique and add value
to your audiences by asking innovative and useful questions. Respect the time of your audiences and readers.
- Indicate a signpost when
you are about to close the interview.
Conclusion
Research and preparation are
the keys to successful celebrity interviews. Take liberty to deviate from the
questions to have a natural flow of conversation. Take intrapersonal feedback
after the interview to improve. Practice a lot and improve regularly to excel
as a successful interviewer. To summarize, don’t give up if the celebrities
don’t agree to your interview requests. Be patient and persistent. It is worth
trying to add value and stand out from others. Good luck to your successful
interviews!
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M.S. Rao
Founder of MSR Leadership
Consultants, India
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