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UPSTART MARCH 201111CUT OUT AND kEEP RESOURCEgOne of the first things we did in Upstart Clubs at the beginning of this year wasto introduce our new members to the skill of interviewing people. Once the newUpstarters were confident with their new skill they went out and interviewedpeople and so collected most of the stories for this edition.We would like readers of this paper who are not members of Upstart to alsolearn these skills, and so we are including the general rules of interviewingwhich we use in our clubs. This is the first part of our “cut out and keep” serieswhich we hope you will find useful.The Story of My LifeThe National English Literary Museum (NELM) launched a project called The Story ofMy Life at the CM Vellem Upstart Club. Jeffery Thomas and Basil Mills came to theschool to talk about how the project will be run. Upstarters will be given disposablecameras and taught how to use them. They will then go home and take pictureswhich tells the story of their lives. These pictures will be put together in an exhibitionand will be launched during the National Arts Festival.GENERAL RULES OF CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEWWhat is an interview?W 2 KAn interview is a conversation between two people (theinterviewer and the interviewee) where questions areasked by the interviewer to get information from theinterviewee.Before you start the interview process, think about whyyou want this interview. What questions do you needanswered. When you know what questions you want toask, set up an interview with the person you want to interview by calling, e-mailingor asking in person for an appointment.Step 1: Planning for the interviewIt is important to do research before the interview.This will help you when you preparethe questions for your interview. However,sometimes we do not get the chance to do researchbefore the interview, like today at theend of this session, you will have to interviewthe person sitting next to you and report backto the class what you know about your partner.So it is important to think about The five “W”s and the “H” (What, Where,Who, When, Why and How), if your interview answers all these questions thenyou have a good interview.Below is an example of how one should ask to answer The Five “W”s and the“H” : if for example you are interviewing someone from a sports team that isentering a competition:• Who is the team? Who is the coach? Who are the most well- known players inthe team?• What is the competition they are entering? What can they win?• Where is the competition taking place? Where is the team from?• When is the competition?• Why are they entering this particular competition?• How are they going to enter the competition? How long have they been preparingfor the competition?Step 2 : During the interviewStart off by introducing yourself and thenexplain the reason for your interview.Importantly, listen carefully to the personand take notes during the interviewGet the person’s name, age, and job title(NB:double check spelling of names).When doing the interview, listen carefullyto the person because what they say canlead to another questionLet the person talk, don’t interrupt. If there is something you did not understandask the person to please repeat it for you.Step 3 : After the interviewRead over your notes to make sure that all your questions have been answeredAsk them if they have any questionsSay thank youhword worth knowingBRIEFSdisposabletype of word: adjectiveijPictured above is Jeffery Thomas and Basil Mills of NELM explaining how to take good photos.N O D T U J Z B F J W D N P E A D G M HB T H Z V Q V V Y B X O B H K I U R T BP F R G O C N C E U A S U U D N N L L SG G Z L H O X M U W D I S P O S A B L EZ U D P N R I D Z X D Z Q B H E W B O AH V I I V N E N K D B P R N H T W D I AG F C N E D U Q D T V Y L X I V P Y Y JP H A N O T M S D U R Q Y S Q X C S Q RO U T M V I B X A I B H H S T O K J B RU W X L Q A T D H D M H R J M Z H T O UY C N M Z R E U C U Y E S Z E S X J P EX I J M C G B S T M P X A Q B R S P N ZY Q U C N V O A Z I M O N A R C H Y J JA V K I P R E V E N T I O N P V W X Q ZT D P Y Y L I L V W S S P P C U I O T TD W Q S C P E K C U G U N E F N Z M I ZZ J Y B X N Q L M R O K M O O R F K W QI C E B R E A K E R C E A A C K O S P IA Z A M C O U N G W I L I K N F A W B KV J Y L T I H U G I Y Q Y P V V D B A CQ B O C C E N T R E N D N V C R T P B PR L F J R W N P F W R S H C Y N J S F DT G Y O U J W U M J M P P L F H E J J OP H D Y U Q S B G A M G Q O P S A B K SH N A S I O H K U A W K R D C E I O A BEMINENTMONARCHYKHOISANDISPOSABLEICEBREAKERCONSTITUTIONPREVENTIONHEALTHPREGNANCYCENTREWORD SEARCHUpstart Plus meetsagainThe Upstart Plus grouphas started meetingon a weekly basis onceagain. This groupsconsists of grade 11and 12 learners whono longer qualify formembership of Upstartclubs, but share a passionfor poetry. Underthe guidance of internationallyacclaimedpoet, Harry Owen,they meet to write andshare their poetry withone another. This yearthey have an ambitiousplan to publish a bookof their poetry andplan to launch it at theNational Arts Festival.something that is made for cheapness and to be used for a short timeonly. Something that is usually thrown away after it has been used