How to Interview “Almost” Anyone | Mike Dronkers | TEDxHumboldtBay

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  • Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2024

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  • @guiabohol9525
    @guiabohol9525 4 года назад +354

    Making the other person tell you how they are the "good guy in their own movie" -- that blew my mind.

    • @fernlulham8837
      @fernlulham8837 4 года назад +5

      I loved that quote too. Although I can imagine someone using it about another person who can never accept responsibility for their own actions: "He's always the good guy in his own movie!" Is that just my cynical mind? 🤔

    • @limathiam
      @limathiam 4 года назад +3

      100 💯

    • @Iamahumanehuman
      @Iamahumanehuman 4 года назад +1

      Aren’t ted talks great!

    • @AkankshaThokade
      @AkankshaThokade 4 года назад +4

      Agreed! I loved that part too! Also this one - "Bored people are boring. Interested people are interesting."

    • @ThomasJordanTV
      @ThomasJordanTV 3 года назад

      Agreed! Great quote!

  • @moshefabrikant1
    @moshefabrikant1 3 года назад +64

    1:50
    Just be quiet
    2:03
    Prepare.
    Show your guest how much you know about them.
    And if they have a book look at other podcasts that interviewed him
    4:10
    Find verbal interviews of them
    5:20
    Look at the smallest podcasts. That interviewed the guy
    6:08
    Ask small question that bring you to other big topics
    6:56
    Focus and be present.
    8:35
    Set the table for your guest.
    Be interesting, and have curiosity.
    10:40
    Good guy in there own movie.

  • @calebbunch3990
    @calebbunch3990 5 лет назад +184

    Before interview:
    1. Do some prep.
    2. Find interviewee's answers in other interviews for followup questions.
    3. Find verbal interviews for social cues and intangibles that interviewee will bring.
    During interview:
    4. Break the ice.
    5. Listen.
    6. Use dead air chicken.
    7. Set the table for your guest to be comfortable. Make curiosity your hobby.

    • @syedtaju
      @syedtaju 5 лет назад

      Binx

    • @thefootballplanet5784
      @thefootballplanet5784 4 года назад +1

      we coulda just watched the video.

    • @alexwodi2245
      @alexwodi2245 4 года назад +1

      Caleb Bunch - You nailed it Bro.

    • @iSpike
      @iSpike 4 года назад +1

      Cheers mate 👍🏻

    • @creativeguy1138
      @creativeguy1138 2 месяца назад

      This is a great sum up but it leaves out so much, so I still recommend watching the video for the follow up info from these topics.

  • @emilioflores8052
    @emilioflores8052 Год назад +12

    Love this! Some really great tips here! I myself am a journalist for two local papers and am wanting to expand and have my own podcast and become a better interviewer. Some notes that I made:
    Curiosity is a muscle, strengthen it and be curious about EVERYTHING! -Find fascination in everyone you talk to. Set the table and show the uniqueness that every individual has.
    I loved the quote you left with:
    “Every man I meet is my superior in some way and in that, I learn from him.”

  • @adamdeshon1275
    @adamdeshon1275 3 года назад +44

    Great advice not just for interviewing but for life. I use the line that "only boring people are bored" with my kids (which they don't much care for!). When I speak to Middle / High School kids about being an engineer I always include the advice to be curious. It is hands down the best thing you can have to a fulfilled life. Great Ted Talk Mike!!!

  • @secondpsycho6577
    @secondpsycho6577 4 года назад +320

    Step 1: Do Prep Work.
    Me, who is just trying to get some tips for an interview in 15 minutes: "Oops."

    • @fernlulham8837
      @fernlulham8837 4 года назад +10

      Bonus tip: Find out tips on how to interview a good week in advance! 😃😉

    • @LizY9271
      @LizY9271 4 года назад +1

      😆😆😆😆😆

    • @Gloryfs
      @Gloryfs 4 года назад +2

      I can relate but it is in 5 mins :|

    • @anishathete
      @anishathete 4 года назад +2

      So how was it?
      Also, how do get to interview people?
      I have a lot of questions for a lot of people but I am not sure as to how I can approach someone to sit down with me to answer them all

    • @ExoticNibbles2
      @ExoticNibbles2 4 года назад

      @@anishathete easiest answer is to just ask

  • @tangerinemilk8390
    @tangerinemilk8390 2 месяца назад +5

    As a student in journalism, this helped a little bit but wish me luck on my interview today 🤞

  • @davidberry3126
    @davidberry3126 4 года назад +4

    My take away. Set the table for others and don't step on their answers. I think this is great advise.

  • @MARK-hk7bh
    @MARK-hk7bh 6 лет назад +67

    I'm really happy for you I'ma let you finish but nardwuar the human serviette is the best interviewer of all time

  • @theresnoi9792
    @theresnoi9792 4 года назад +45

    "how did you even know that" i immediately thought of hot ones

    • @Soldathiver
      @Soldathiver 3 года назад +4

      Narduwar is the undisputed goat for this

  • @CalebErosa
    @CalebErosa 2 года назад +1

    I think 10:24 is the most important unspoken rule… you have to genuinely care and be genuinely open to hearing and learning from your interviewee.

  • @fernlulham8837
    @fernlulham8837 4 года назад +13

    How many people have heard an interviewer who needed these tips? 😃 Loved this talk - so insightful and definitely something I will pull from in the future. Thanks, Mike! ❤️

    • @dearfuturemeconvo
      @dearfuturemeconvo 4 года назад

      I will be conducting interviews and I need some tips

  • @lennon_richardson
    @lennon_richardson 5 лет назад +92

    "Curiosity is a muscle" - Mike Dronkers

    • @fernlulham8837
      @fernlulham8837 4 года назад +2

      I loved that quote too! I'm always gonna be flexing it now. 💪

    • @AkankshaThokade
      @AkankshaThokade 4 года назад

      Ain't that beautiful ✨

    • @DJK-cq2uy
      @DJK-cq2uy 7 месяцев назад

      How original..I too can tupe..u 🤪

  • @tessayasmine3673
    @tessayasmine3673 3 года назад +18

    Any journalism students here? 😄

  • @danjones3176
    @danjones3176 3 месяца назад +1

    Loved him when he was on KHUM, wish he'd come back.

  • @pattsoyao2056
    @pattsoyao2056 8 лет назад +21

    Awesome talk, very well said. I'm a Headhunter and I always tell my team that curiosity and enthusiasm is key to an interesting and engaging interview.

    • @stephenjemyers
      @stephenjemyers 3 года назад

      Ask a question you fear being asked in an interview

  • @seanwoodburn2616
    @seanwoodburn2616 6 месяцев назад

    It's predictably brilliant...
    Mike is one of the best interviewers I ever had the privilege of listening to.
    Cheers!

  • @Marshal_Dunnik
    @Marshal_Dunnik 5 лет назад +3

    Excellent advice. Especially the part about shutting up and letting your guest speak.

  • @СергейСмолин-ж5ш
    @СергейСмолин-ж5ш 5 лет назад +6

    I like how it is short and to the point!

  • @NosebleeddeGroselha
    @NosebleeddeGroselha 4 года назад +19

    I’m doing an interview for my college assignment in a few hours, it’s the first time I interview someone so I’m kinda nervous, I don’t want him to feel uncomfortable and the interview is about a culture I’m not 100% expert about so I’m scared of saying or doing something offensive.
    I’ll come back later saying how everything turned out!

    • @Anfangxs
      @Anfangxs 4 года назад +15

      He was never seen again.

    • @dylanr4854
      @dylanr4854 4 года назад +4

      rip

    • @ladykilljoy9864
      @ladykilljoy9864 3 года назад +1

      Yeah I’m doing the same thing! I’m so scared

    • @bethanyhoo3307
      @bethanyhoo3307 2 года назад +3

      I’m still hoping for u to come back tho ....... what happened we wanna know lol

    • @manufroster5851
      @manufroster5851 Год назад +1

      How did it go ?

  • @BuildLessons
    @BuildLessons 4 года назад +10

    Awesome advice!!! I've noticed through my limited interviews for my social media videos how hard it is to shut up! thanks for the great advice.

  • @ana_goncalves
    @ana_goncalves 3 года назад +5

    Jimmy fallon missed that first tip of "just SHUT UP"

  • @moto.munchies
    @moto.munchies Год назад

    this guy was great, and straight to the point and flowed seamlessly

  • @pjgdba306
    @pjgdba306 5 лет назад +8

    Great vid, nice share. The Emerson quote is a great platform to use with anyone - being interested is being generous, too.
    That strong statement comes to mind "Are you listening or just waiting to talk?"

  • @losmisteriosdeltarot
    @losmisteriosdeltarot 5 лет назад +7

    Awesome, ready to see some interviews on RUclips and to shut up. Thanks!

  • @heneedssomemilk4156
    @heneedssomemilk4156 3 года назад +9

    What he said: dead air chicken
    What he actually meant: minecraft chicken slowly falling

    • @CarolCarolDoddDodd
      @CarolCarolDoddDodd 3 года назад +1

      Or trying to catch a chicken so you can fly in Fortnite

  • @heyLORDitsme
    @heyLORDitsme 4 года назад +2

    He’s so right about being curious about everything!!$

  • @rasktattoocraze5320
    @rasktattoocraze5320 5 лет назад +9

    Thnx sir..being a student it was of great use for me

  • @sweetlife3623
    @sweetlife3623 2 года назад

    Interviewing makes you a better person

  • @Hmoo424
    @Hmoo424 2 года назад

    Larry king one of the few interviwers who listens to his guests silently also Marc Maron in his podcast. You can how comfortable the guest is.

  • @auyabbaby
    @auyabbaby 5 лет назад +2

    I don't know if i can like this video any more! I am currently struggling with this topic more and more that now since I've been interviewing on the regular. The message is trully insightful. Thank you TEDx!
    Creator name: raunchy_tacos.

  • @frankie7275
    @frankie7275 7 лет назад +49

    Holy ear bleeding loud clap....

    • @chavanne3
      @chavanne3 4 года назад +2

      +Frankie rightttttttttttttt

  • @RobertPlank
    @RobertPlank 8 месяцев назад

    I've never thought about using silence as a tool in interviews before. The idea of 'dead air chicken' is both amusing and genius. Can't wait to see how it works in practice.

  • @coachclaudius8160
    @coachclaudius8160 3 года назад

    Every person is worth listening to ... well said Mike

  • @nextcent
    @nextcent 4 года назад +4

    Awesome content. Well delivered!

  • @alexanderSnilsson
    @alexanderSnilsson 7 лет назад +27

    Great tips - gonna go out practicing them today when im gonna record my rejection therapy challenge and ask random people about the meaning of life!

    • @kulwamapunda4414
      @kulwamapunda4414 7 лет назад +1

      Alexander Nilsson its a duration of living born to death. Its a big gift god has given to living creatures.

  • @rishikachutani2508
    @rishikachutani2508 6 лет назад +11

    Chandler 😁

  • @WickN
    @WickN 4 года назад +3

    Sean Evans is a master of this.

    • @ThomasJordanTV
      @ThomasJordanTV 3 года назад

      Yes he is! He asks the best questions!

  • @athathoitayenjam4770
    @athathoitayenjam4770 4 года назад +1

    Thank you. This has been an eye opener

  • @lisaholmblad2831
    @lisaholmblad2831 4 года назад +1

    Sound quality could have been better, but I loove the content!!

  • @Lysieclarke
    @Lysieclarke 7 лет назад +16

    he reminds me of lew from ,unbox therapy

  • @celebratelife865
    @celebratelife865 4 года назад +2

    Thanks for the great talk, it was very inspiring. I watched the TedX with Nardwuar yesterday and it was equally inspiring. I recommend it!

  • @nicolelathrop8629
    @nicolelathrop8629 Год назад

    1a.shut up. 1b.learned too shut up.2a,i think making curiosity a hobby makes sense so that I can connect with multiple individuals.2B.means I can better understand and help people.3a.looking forward gaining others insights.3b I do not have any concerns at this time,

  • @FeelingIsHealing
    @FeelingIsHealing 3 года назад +3

    "Just shut up" Love that!

  • @civilizeddiva
    @civilizeddiva 3 года назад +1

    Step 1: Prep:
    Research your interviewee: online, print interviews
    Review curriculum vitae (academia)
    Step 2: LISTEN
    Don’t think of your next question or joke
    Listen intensely
    Look for connections: your background research and new information presented during your talk

  • @sweetlife3623
    @sweetlife3623 2 года назад

    Every single person is worth listening to

  • @mariaboosteRA
    @mariaboosteRA 5 дней назад

    I love this!!!

  • @dracohendrix1668
    @dracohendrix1668 3 года назад

    CURIOSITY!! BE INTERESTED AND YOU’LL BE INTERESTING! Research the interviewee before the interview!
    Prep and practice before the interview.

  • @LotusHoshi
    @LotusHoshi Год назад

    This was fantastic! God Bless!

  • @sweetlife3623
    @sweetlife3623 2 года назад

    You are genuinely interested in your interview when you are learning from the person you are interviewing

  • @lucialu2x
    @lucialu2x 2 года назад

    1 prep
    2 relevant icebreaker
    3 shut up and listen
    4 be interested. Be curious.

  • @evander7654321
    @evander7654321 6 лет назад +3

    Great advice that I use for my interviews for my YT channel!

  • @melvinbowen2nd
    @melvinbowen2nd 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks Bryant for real love you bro!

  • @voidnerdvs7660
    @voidnerdvs7660 6 лет назад +7

    Amazing advice, even for my school paper that no one reads.

  • @ojaswiishani372
    @ojaswiishani372 3 года назад +1

    I am going to interview people in few hours for my sociology assignment.

  • @GiadaValenti
    @GiadaValenti 4 года назад +1

    Very helpful tips.Thanks

  • @HaroldLathrop
    @HaroldLathrop Год назад

    1A. just listen, be quiet 1B.I learned to sit back relax and listen. 2A.I think making curiosity m
    a hobby is great advice iy will allow me to learn and connect with a multitude of individuals.2B. I see myself prepping on various culture's and different activities to connect ct with clients.3A no questions about the interview process at this time.2B.I am looking forward to learning new things and how others think.3A. My concerns are that I may be to direct.

  • @jt3512
    @jt3512 4 года назад +5

    I have my first interview on camera tomorrow. I have done my prep questions, I have watched many of my guest's vids on RUclips, to get a real feel for her. The nerves are kicking in but I pray all goes well🙏

    • @hellohappyvegan
      @hellohappyvegan 4 года назад

      How did it go????

    • @ThomasJordanTV
      @ThomasJordanTV 3 года назад +1

      @@hellohappyvegan Looks like we had the same question haha

    • @hellohappyvegan
      @hellohappyvegan 3 года назад

      @@ThomasJordanTV guess we’ll never know... hope it went well!

    • @ThomasJordanTV
      @ThomasJordanTV 3 года назад

      @@hellohappyvegan Who knows, hopefully he replies sooner than later.

  • @abrahamleancorne7852
    @abrahamleancorne7852 2 года назад

    Thanks so much !!!!

  • @abdullahatif7854
    @abdullahatif7854 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks man, I just spent the last hour on similar topics, they had good content but they didn't have your style. Like seriously, as an interviewer or a starting-out interviewer I don't want to dehumanize the conversation with the traditional tactics.

  • @jinamatcharia8027
    @jinamatcharia8027 3 года назад +1

    And I always thought I fall in love with humans after interviews

  • @socoden2732
    @socoden2732 Год назад

    Good talk

  • @itsaditya9832
    @itsaditya9832 Год назад

    I have my first interview tomorrow and i don't even know who i am interviewing but gona try my best

  • @alexandrgretsky4395
    @alexandrgretsky4395 2 года назад

    Very very useful. Thank you.

  • @UrbanCraftTv
    @UrbanCraftTv Год назад

    Very nice

  • @Ricadamu
    @Ricadamu 4 года назад

    Great tips Mike. Cheers.

  • @ZertMusic
    @ZertMusic 4 года назад

    Awesome killer speech!

  • @knight.jpeg.9334
    @knight.jpeg.9334 4 года назад

    This is fantastic

  • @pyropussquantscalethewell-6472
    @pyropussquantscalethewell-6472 9 месяцев назад

    man, this ted talk is dronkers

  • @sweetlife3623
    @sweetlife3623 2 года назад

    As an interviewer you wanna hear from your guest "how did you even know that?"

  • @fatimazayed6010
    @fatimazayed6010 4 года назад

    let curiosity be your hobby

  • @sweetlife3623
    @sweetlife3623 2 года назад

    Make curiosity your hobby.

  • @joannetuinstra1472
    @joannetuinstra1472 13 дней назад

    ty

  • @bethesdasupport5846
    @bethesdasupport5846 5 лет назад +4

    Bethesda approves

  • @steveshepherd333
    @steveshepherd333 5 лет назад +1

    Good stuff ... thanks 🙏🙂

  • @pabloalonsorodriguez8339
    @pabloalonsorodriguez8339 4 года назад +2

    I was going to add a thank you comment but I think I rather shut up

  • @davidberry3126
    @davidberry3126 4 года назад

    Awesome!

  • @imanilwilliams
    @imanilwilliams 6 лет назад +3

    I got some good tips :) Thank you!

  • @drebr9721
    @drebr9721 5 лет назад +10

    Tips:
    Study Nardwaur
    The end

    • @iamryanman
      @iamryanman 5 лет назад +2

      Dre Br doot doot

    • @blueneckbeard47
      @blueneckbeard47 3 года назад

      I've got an even bigger, better tip for you:
      8=D

  • @humblekellie7464
    @humblekellie7464 5 лет назад +3

    He looks very good in those jeans , like they fit him perfectly

  • @dibyenduadhikary168
    @dibyenduadhikary168 7 лет назад

    Hi Tedx,I think it's an odd question. but for me it's important to know, can you help me out please. if I go for a Skype interview and my Webcam positioning at the bottom of the screen(like dell xps 9560). Then does it could spoil the interview impression?

  • @oursmallmajority
    @oursmallmajority 3 года назад +3

    This helped us improve our interview skills. Thanks a bunch!

  • @TheShutterSessions
    @TheShutterSessions 5 лет назад

    Great video

  • @mohammadsatidjoyo311
    @mohammadsatidjoyo311 4 года назад

    thanks hombre for the tips

  • @PokeBaltz
    @PokeBaltz Год назад

    Bored people are boring, interested people are interesting.

  • @natalia-yg4rx
    @natalia-yg4rx 7 лет назад +6

    very helpful

  • @flashmodeify
    @flashmodeify 4 года назад +1

    Speaking of curiosity, I wanna know why one side of his shirt is tucked in and the other side isn't.

  • @trshxgod8040
    @trshxgod8040 3 года назад +2

    I’m watching this bc my teacher made me

  • @JOSHOCEANS
    @JOSHOCEANS 5 лет назад

    Wow what a great vid

  • @sweetlife3623
    @sweetlife3623 2 года назад

    Definitely use icebreakers

  • @davanmani556
    @davanmani556 7 лет назад +2

    Trial and error

  • @leowhogoestothedojo8523
    @leowhogoestothedojo8523 2 года назад

    Cool.

  • @theresaduffy8222
    @theresaduffy8222 2 месяца назад

    Sean Evans, Graham Norton follow these rules.

  • @eliasekstrand5149
    @eliasekstrand5149 4 года назад +1

    Joe Rogan is that good.

  • @jinamatcharia8027
    @jinamatcharia8027 3 года назад

    I always thought that 8:50

  • @perdykool
    @perdykool 4 года назад +1

    Okay I'm here to do some prep work because I am planning to meet with a celebrity I look up to and I have no idea how to talk to this person who is way "out of my league". I need to know how to make a conversation flow and not make it awkward be the one rambling. I need to learn to "shut up"

    • @gee2541
      @gee2541 3 года назад +1

      Who was it and how did it go?

    • @perdykool
      @perdykool 3 года назад +1

      @@gee2541 was missing Amber Liu with her tour X starting I California. She was super chill, the sweetest personality and easy to talk to. Not awkward at all, just like meeting up with a best friend you haven't seen in awhile. Made a video of it to

    • @gee2541
      @gee2541 3 года назад +1

      @@perdykool Oh wow I hadn’t heard of her before but that must have been exciting :) Glad she was friendly and it went well! I’d love to do interviews like that in the future one day and get experience talking to public figures.

    • @perdykool
      @perdykool 3 года назад +1

      @@gee2541 I've met a few celebs before and it's always been fun, they're people to, with feelings and anxieties like anyone... just better looking and with more money. Lol. Jk but seriously had great times.

  • @keepthemomentum
    @keepthemomentum 6 лет назад

    Awesome job.

  • @pavanshinde1634
    @pavanshinde1634 3 года назад

    Hisenberg lite

  • @onlyguitar1001
    @onlyguitar1001 2 года назад

    Lex Fridman watched this video.

  • @adamdavis9343
    @adamdavis9343 5 лет назад +3

    Joe Rogan breaks all of these rules. 😂