Comments on: The interview tightrope https://lauriethompson.com/2010/10/02/excitement-nerves/ Inspiring and empowering young readers Wed, 20 Jan 2021 02:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: admin https://lauriethompson.com/2010/10/02/excitement-nerves/#comment-67 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:50:32 +0000 https://lauriethompson.com/?p=500#comment-67 In reply to Joni.

Thanks, Joni! Some of those I’d already planned on doing, but there are lots of great ideas in there that I would never have thought of but am definitely going to use! You rock!! =D

]]> By: Joni https://lauriethompson.com/2010/10/02/excitement-nerves/#comment-66 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:18:39 +0000 https://lauriethompson.com/?p=500#comment-66 You’ll do great! Let him choose the location, if you can (he’ll be more comfortable there); take a digital recorder (and extra battery!) so you can focus on him (and thinking straight), not on notes (but take a notepad, too, with your important Qs written out in advance — also a good way to jot questions that occur to you in the middle of him talking so you don’t forget them as the convo moves on.) Take the ms so you can show him “so far” (if you want). Have pics of your kids to show him (if they won’t be there) and try to get him to remember a few details about his life at each of their ages… ask for a photo of him and you together (book jacket!! and marketing)… take him a small gift (super common in most other cultures, but you could research that first as need be)… and HAVE FUN!!

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