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Recently, the Black Sheep Agency invited me to speak with them about interviews I conduct on Houston Public Media’sHouston Matters to help them improve their interview skills for client projects.

Here are my top ten tips:

10. DO RESEARCH. LOTS OF IT. Every Houston Matters topic starts with research, of articles, statistics, and points of view the Houston Matters team fact-checks long before going to air.

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TRUST YOUR TEAM. My best interviews are thanks to terrific work by a producer who does that research, finds the right guests, conducts pre-show interviews, and develops notes I use in my prep. That work is critical for a successful interview.

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TRUST, BUT VERIFY. While “host-ifying” (putting in my own words) topic descriptions, and scripting questions, I also fact-check any stats the producer gets from a resource or guest. If it doesn’t jibe with my own research, I’ll want to know why.

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It’s always better to resolve that long before you’re in-studio, on the air.

7. BE SO PREPARED YOU CAN THROW IT ALL AWAY. The who

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