INTERVIEW POWER HOUR

Master the interview skills
that will make your writing sparkle

What’s the one skill that separates writers who get generic, snooze-fest responses from writers who uncover the stories everyone else misses? 

It’s interviewing. And, no, you don’t need to channel an inner Anderson Cooper to nail it. 

Too many writers leave an interview feeling flat — even when the subject is fascinating. Or they wrap up the interview with a strong sense they’ve somehow missed the best story. Or they ask only “safe” questions instead of the ones that really matter. Or they hang up after the interview and think, “Damn, that’s what I should have asked.”

What if every interview you conducted produced richer, more usable material? What if your subjects actually said things worth quoting? What if you could spot the hidden stories while you’re still in the conversation, not three hours later?

Let me teach you how to do that for all your interviews moving forward. I started my working life as a journalist — as books editor at a large metropolitan daily newspaper — and in my time I interviewed some of the most famous authors in my country. I learned what worked and what didn’t and how to become an expert interviewer even when you’re shy, which I was.

Join my practical one-hour class, the Interviewing Power Hour, on Thursday, Feb. 12 at an early-bird price of just $25. I’ll teach you the exact techniques you need to become a relaxed, confident interviewer. 

My methods have helped content writers and marketers turn expert interviews into credible pieces. They’ve helped academic and research writers move beyond surface-level responses and uncover meaning to strengthen analysis and argument. And they’ve helped freelance writers and bloggers draw out sharper quotes and uncover angles faster.

You don’t need talent or the “gift of the gab” to be a good interviewer. Instead, you need a system that teaches you what to do when. The steps are simple. Learn to use them in ways that will make you a better, more successful writer.

This $25 class will teach you five game-changing ways to become a better interviewer

1

Get subjects to open up and share authentic, meaningful stories (not the canned stuff they tell everyone else).

2

Learn how to ask follow-up questions in the moment — the ones that get to the real story.

3

Manage time and stay on track without being awkward about it.

4

Build quick rapport with strangers — even if small talk makes you want to hide.

5

Handle difficult or evasive interview subjects like a pro.

My practical one-hour class, the Interview Power Hour, will show you how to make interviewing as easy as a conversation with a good friend.

This course is a live webinar at 1 pm Pacific on Thursday, Feb. 12. (Can’t attend live? Everyone receives a recording.)

Here are some of the breakthrough strategies you’ll learn:

  • The six-step process for preparing for any interview — so you look like a pro from the first question.
  • Why feelings and opinions are the secret sauce to any good interview — and how to mine for them without sounding like a therapist.
  • How to stop relying on a recording device — because transcribing is the seventh circle of hell.
  • Practical ways to navigate the three types of difficult interview subjects so you can still get the material you need.
  • The one type of question you must NEVER ask, under any circumstances (and what to ask instead).

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If, after watching the course, you feel it didn’t provide $25 of value for you, simply email me within a week of purchase, and I’ll give you your money back, no questions asked.

What clients say about my classes

The power of the first draft

 

Because of the class, I wrote a first draft of an article I’d been putting off (for my company newsletter). Everything you said about getting the first draft done I found to be true. 

Mark W
Toronto, Canada


Informative and accessible

I have been following Daphne for a long time now, and subscribe to her weekly email newsletter. I regularly use her mind map technique when I’m stuck, and have found her advice over the years practical and helpful. I admire tight and succinct writing, and so am a huge admirer! Her recent class on AI was a very interesting, informative and accessible class, with helpful and practical suggestions for how to get the best out of AI.

Annabel Harris
London, U.K.

Clear and practical

Daphne demonstrated how AI could be used to improve our writing. Just as importantly, she warned us about when not to use AI. I loved the clarity of her explanations and the practical examples. I am recommending Daphne’s blog and classes to both my writing groups.

Deborah Martin
Sydney, Australia

Suggestions to improve my writing 

Thanks for this useful presentation. I’ve been using ChatGPT a lot for mundane things — social media posts about events at the museum I’m associated with, job descriptions, “suggest how to freshen up this grant application.”  I’ve used it as a tutor and I’m interested to see what suggestions it makes to improve my writing. 

Laura Colcord
Salisbury, N.H.

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