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FORM AND SUBSTANCE Interview Presentation Possibilities You May Choose For Your Section Project
MAGAZINE PROFILE ARTICLE Start with a
background paragraph and a hook or teaser.
Tell a story in script format, like a question-and-answer session.
End with commentary to sum up the interview.
A photograph layout accompanies the story.
NEWS STORY
The story is the focus. Quotes are selected to
enhance the story. Quotes are embedded
in the story. A single photo may
enhance the story. Story is 50% narration
and 50% quotations. Reads like a story from
a newspaper.
TALK SHOW Present it with
characters, like a talk show.
Video tape the interview.
Focus and spin are evident in the questions.
The interviewer introduces the subject.
The interviewer concludes with commentary.
RADIO SHOW FORMAT
Create an audio recording of the interview.
Interviewer introduces the subject.
Interviewer concludes with commentary.
Focus is on the interview subject.
EMBEDDING QUOTES IN A NEWS STORY
Embedding quotes is used for a news story presentation.
Each quote has a lead-in with particular punctuation.
FOUR WAYS TO EMBED A QUOTE
1. Put the speaker at the beginning of the sentence with a comma between speaker and quote, and a capital letter at the beginning of the quote.
Luna exclaimed, “The commune was amazing!”
2. Put the speaker after the quote with a comma between them.
“The commune was amazing,” Luna exclaimed.
3. Put the speaker at the beginning of the sentence and connect to the quote with the word that and no punctuation.
Luna said that the commune was amazing.
4. Put the speaker at the beginning of the sentence with a colon between the quote and the speaker and a capital letter at the beginning of the quote
Luna expressed her love for the commune: “[It] was absolutely amazing!”
THE PARTS OF AN INTRODUCTION
The HookGrab the audience’s attention! Use: An interesting quote. A controversial
statement. A startling statistic. A “suppose…”
statement. An amusing anecdote. A humorous
statement. Imagery. A rhetorical question.
The ThesisLet the audience know what the point is, but don’t give away your conclusions.
The PreviewIntroduce your audience to the main points of your presentation, so they know what to listen for.
THE PARTS OF A CONCLUSIONThe Clincher
Leave your audience wanting to know more. Use: An interesting quote. A controversial
statement. A startling statistic. A “suppose…”
statement. An amusing anecdote. A humorous
statement. Imagery. A rhetorical question.
The Thesis EchoRestate the main thesis point in different words than in the introduction.
The ReviewRemind your audience of the main points of your presentation, so they will remember them.
