Facebook Interview with Jodi Van Zandt-Calvert
I must admit I began the interview with a few preconceived notions about my interviewee but as with any interview, if you pay particular attention to the person’s verbal and non-verbal cues it can give you tremendous insight as to who someone is at heart. Additionally, the medium in which an interview is conducted can greatly influence how the answers are interpreted. The interviewer needs to understand how to interpret what is being said and how it’s being said regardless of the medium. Interviews can also tell you a lot by what the person doesn 't say by interpreting the silence or noticing if the person strays off topic. Furthermore, interviews can give insight into the interviewer as well
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I interviewed my wife’s friend, Jodi Van Zandt-Calvert. To be honest, Jodi was not my initial target for the interview. She wasn’t even my second choice or third. I came to interview Jodi strictly by circumstance and availability. My first choice was my friend, Bianca from Australia. I felt she would give an interesting cross-cultural view on the interview questions but alas she fell ill and had to go to the hospital during our scheduled interview time. I then reached out to my second and third choices for the interview, neither were available. My wife then asked her friend Jodi if she would consent to the interview and Jodi volunteered. Prior to the interview I did not know Jodi well. I only knew her from the comments she would post on my wife’s Facebook statuses and by reading her Facebook bio. Based on that information I made some inferences (West & Turner, 2011, p. 72) about her. My personal interpretation of the facts that Jodi presented were that she seems to be friendly and supportive when commenting on my wife’s statuses. However, her Facebook bio paints a different picture of her and due to her responses, I stereotyped (West & Turner, 2011, p. 50) her as stuck-up. Because of this fixed mental image I had of her, I began the interview prepared to defend myself and my line …show more content…
I opted to conduct my interview over Facebook messenger. This gave me a way to interview someone who lives quite a distance from me and keep a record of the interview. Even though interviewing over a social media medium may seem inhibiting due to the fact that you cannot hear the person 's voice or read their body language, it actually gives you just as much insight. Luckily, I made a conscious decision to keep an open mind about Jodi and it did not take long for her to shatter my image of her as being stuck-up. An important aspect to realize about stereotypes is that they are not always correct. West and Turner make an excellent point when discussing perceptions, “without patience and tolerance, you won’t be able to check the accuracy of your perceptions” (West & Turner, 2011, p. 72). Had I gone into this interview without patience and tolerance I would not have been able to disprove my own perception of Jodi. I feel that if I had conducted this interview over Skype or some other form of video chat, Jodi would have been able to instantly shown me that she is not stuck-up. I would have been able to judge by her non-verbal cues such as body language and tone of voice. There was one point where Jodi strayed off the topic and began a side conversation. It was after I asked her, “How would you like to be remembered/what
One of the many pros of a face-to-face interview is that it is easy to convey emotion. This gave me the opportunity to ask different types of questions and for him to elaborate on these personal inquiries. Also my interviewee was very responsive to my questions and he gave me excellent feedback ranging from general answers to specific, without me asking to further explain. I knew that I could dive more in depth with the questions, which allowed for more information regarding to my sports oriented questions. To be honest, they’re not many cons in regards to my interviewee and how he responded to my questions. Now I didn’t ask sexual questions or how he feels about relationships, which may be a con because I didn’t get his view on this prominent topic in today’s
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I thought he did a good job of the proxemics of the interview sitting himself in front of the victim at the table at an appropriate distance (EBS Trust, 1998). At one point he also places his hand on her in a reassuring manner telling her that she was doing a fantastic job (EBS Trust, 1998). The one thing I think he could have done better with would have been to make more eye contact with the victim especially when she told him her story for the first time. Another thing that he did great was throughout the interview while he was seated in his chair his body language appeared very open and interested like when he was leaning forward in his chair towards the victim. Something I was surprised that he did which was great was when trying to get her to retell exactly what happened he got himself and the victim to stand up and act out the scene with their
Another theme that was repeated quite a bit was when people try to guess another person’s personality. I remember many Asian interviewees wished that people would just ask what nationality they are as opposed to trying to guess. I can relate to this because I do not really look just one nationality. I do not believe people do this to try and be rude. Sometimes, people may not realize that what they are doing is offensive. Everyone has been guilty of this at some point in their lifetime. It was just good to be reminded that it is much nicer to ask a person their ethnicity as opposed to trying to guess.
When an individual unintentionally enters a room full of an unfamiliar crowd, he or she is bound to be embarrassed, but also have an apprehensive sensation of how others in that room will distinguish them. A situation like that establishes a moment in which that person realizes that all eyes are gaping at that individual. Just when that person could consider forgetting what just happened, unfortunately judgments start circulating among the unfamiliar crowd. As most people know, judgments are based off of a person’s appearance, race, religion, or a quality that doesn’t appeal to the person analyzing them. Obviously, judging is something that takes place whether someone likes it or not, but there are certain limits to it that many cross by adding
The statement was a great way to start the interview on good terms and the beginning of establishing rapport between the officer and the interviewee. It is also important in making sure that the interviewee is at the optimal state of comfort, the officer further explores this notion by providing the interviewee with the option to take a break and rest, or anything else that would satisfy interviewee. The following statements from the officer are standard in the beginning of an interview. The officer explained the reason for the interview, informed the interviewee that notes would be taken, although the officer could have improved on this by requesting permission to take notes. The officer strenuously does his due diligence by telling the interviewee not to worry about the quality of her information and not to make up information that the police would want to hear. The interview itself was conducted well, the officer practiced active listening skills by not interrupting the interviewee, maintaining eye contact, nodding, and using encouraging phrases. The officer clarifies his information at the same time as proving to the interviewee that he was listening by paraphrasing the statement back to
“Making a Difference” by June Callwood is an expository essay created to inspire the reader to make a change in the world around them, and to stand up for what they believe in. By just doing simple, positive things, people can make a huge impact on their lives and the lives of people around them. June Callwood, author of “Making a Difference”, changes the way many people see the world by describing scientific research and telling the stories of people who performed small, random acts of kindness that made a huge difference in people’s attitudes and the community around them.
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For that, I interviewed my boss, Karen. I see her almost every work day but there were still many things I wanted to ask her about. I knew that she had been married to a man before she met her wife, and that she still had his last name even after separating and remarrying. I also knew that her father was a Methodist minister and performed her marriage ceremony back when he could’ve gotten in a lot of hot water for doing so. I knew that she was adopted, too. But the rest of her life, the in-between moments, were still a mystery to me. So, I really enjoyed that interview. As you can tell from the transcription, we laughed a lot and got along well. I think she felt comfortable and she told me later that she had enjoyed talking with me. I also came more prepared and with more questions. It was hard to do my initial research on my student interviewee because there wasn’t a lot of prior information that I could find about her. With Karen, I not only had my own prior information, but she is also easily found on the internet. A lot of that has to do with her age and the businesses she has been involved
She felt that I maintained eye contact and reiterated her responses in a way to made her feel heard. The open-ended questions that I had integrated into the interview allowed her to realize the inconsistencies between her current behavior and her future goals. I big point from her was that I allowed her to do majority of the talking which she believed put her in control and that I wasn’t forcing her into a particular direction of change. She could tell that I wasn’t completely confident in the way that I asked my questions, using a lot of “um’s” and “so’s “. We also discussed how she felt about the amount of pauses I took in order to respond and how this made for a awkward silence, taking away the comfort of the setting. It was also brought up that I could have used more empathy when responding to her as it would of let her knew that I am taking into account the difficulty of the change for
The interview was conducted March 23, 2016, late afternoon I contacted Mr. Malone via cell phone. I then stated my name and introduced the topic of the interview. Afterwards I informed Mr. Malone about the types of questions I was going to ask him and told him to speak freely and not to answer anything that makes him uncomfortable. All of the questions I asked were good but there was a few that
The interviewer does not introduce himself, or anything about him. He briefly explains what is going to happen in the interview, then dives straight into it. When examining the rapport building, there is not much that can be seen regarding that component as well. As mentioned above, there is a quick mirror technique used when the victim has a drink of her coffee. The interviewer broaches the interview by telling the victim that they will be writing a statement at the end of the interview. He asks the victim to tell him in her own words what happened that afternoon (EBS Trust, 1998). As she tells her story, the interviewer stays quiet and continues to encourage her by using words such as “yes” and “yep” (EBS Trust, 1998, 3:20). After the victim voiced her story, the interviewer told the victim “If I can just recap that back to you, just so we’re sure that I am clear of what you have said to me” (EBS Trust, 1998, 6:00). This ensured they were on the same page and allowed them to continue on with the interview. The interviewer then used a sketch map, in which he let the victim draw out an overview of the street where the crime happened. When the interviewer let the victim do this, the victim was then able to visualize the situation. After clarifying every that happened within the afternoon, the interviewer closed the interview by asking if there was anyone at home of the house of the victim, and requested
She answered all of my questions and did not try to be evasive in any way. Once we got into the interview she smiled, laughed, and even made facial
I realized that I was looking directly at Michael Vincent, my interviewer almost the whole time. Nathan Copey also pointed out the fact that I did not just read my answers, but went in more detail to explain them. Nathan said,
At first I didn’t feel comfortable because I feared what other members in her family might think as I bombard Juliana with questions. Juliana was comfortable because she was in an environment where she feels safe and happy. I prepared myself the day before and watched some videos on how to interview an adolescent. Things to take into consideration, including body language, style (dress code), gestures, language, etc.…Yes, I had enough prepared, but, the next time I would conduct the interview on a 1-1. During the interview, Julian’s parents were walking across the room and the cat would sit next to me. It was hard for me to ask certain questions, especially personal queries to her in front of her parents. Throughout the interview, Juliana had minimal eye-contact but when asked questions about her academic career, her face was glowing and filled with interest. Her facial expressions were emotionally present when I asked about bullying and her tone of voice strained. She would put her head down and talk while talking about her self-image. It seems that in her peer group, other girls have started dating and she feels left out. Her body was relaxed and shoulders raised (posture) when she was asked questions about when and where she is comfortable. Juliana would hold the cat and pet him when she was asked questions that were depressing/sad. One of the areas that I had difficulty or say pondered was her relationship with her family. Puberty