Overview

This course offers essential guidance on effective note taking during interviews, a crucial skill for professionals in media and journalism. You will learn practical interview techniques, including how to accurately capture quotes in your notepad and discover methods to significantly speed up your note taking process. The course also explores alternative ways of recording interviews, ensuring you have a comprehensive understanding of available tools. Finally, you will gain valuable insights into efficiently transferring your collected quotes and notes from your notepad directly into a compelling story, enhancing your workflow and productivity for newspapers and the press.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

• Writing down quotes in your notepad during an interview
• Methods to make note taking quicker
• Other ways of recording an interview
• Taking your quotes from a notepad to the story

Target Audience

Journalists