From the course: The Art of Video Interviews

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Building interviewee confidence

Building interviewee confidence

From the course: The Art of Video Interviews

Building interviewee confidence

Male 1: Amy for me, one of the things that's most important is that my subject has confidence. And I have to be actually mindful of this, you know I'm, broad shouldered, big and I could walk in and intimidate people. I, I don't intimidate you, which I know, but, I, I could do that to folks, so I immediately. I'm always sensitive in making sure that people feel comfortable, and I actually learned some of this, back in the days when I waited tables. You know, I had to be overly friendly. I had to take, get myself out of my introverted shell, and when I'm by myself, or with you know, my wife, I'm very comfortable just being quiet, and not overly outgoing. But when I step on a set, I have to be super-friendly, and just make sure that they feel comfortable immediately. Female 1: It's really important that you build confidence by making sure they know it's a conversation. I always tell people, we're just having a talk, all these extraneous people are just hanging around. And I smile a lot…

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