The Interview

I learned how to prepare quickly for an effective interview. I also learned how to recognize the difference between green light and red light questions that can keep an interview moving along or stall it in its tracks. I learned the power of listening and avoid the pitfalls of "off the record."

The interviewer is like a chess player, he says, never moving a piece or

asking a question without a greater purpose. Also, every story idea generates its own set of interviewing possibilities.