Interview with Brenda Huff of Wisdom Tree

[Epicenter]

I recently had the opportunity to inteview Brenda Huff, the present owner of Wisdom Tree. For anyone who would like to read it, the URL is:

http://host.xen-tech.com/epicgaming/pirate/wt_interview.php

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions.

-- Epicenter

[zmeston]

I recently had the opportunity to inteview Brenda Huff, the present owner of Wisdom Tree. For anyone who would like to read it, the URL is:

http://host.xen-tech.com/epicgaming/pirate/wt_interview.php

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions.

-- Epicenter

An interesting read, although you should edit out the numerous exchanges like this one:

Brenda Huff: Are we almost done?
Brenda Huff: If not, I may have to finish later.
Epicenter: Yes, almost done
Brenda Huff: OK

If it's only relevant to you, it's not relevant to the reader. For example, I don't need or want to see you begging for protos. (And, geez, save that shameless behavior for the END of the interview!) Don't just cut-and-paste your IM log; apply judicious editing.

Also, while I know this is probably outside your budget, phone interviews are SOOOOO much better than IM quasi-interviews or email questionnaires. (It's outside my budget, too, but I call 'em anyway.) You can ask more questions in less time, you can ask proper follow-up Qs, and you can get the interviewee to say things she might not have meant to say, which always makes for a more interesting read.

Just a little unsolicited advice from a grumpy bastard.

-- Z.

[TRM]

That was an interesting read, but I would agree with Zach. It really takes away from the article seeing the side comments which aren't relevant to the reader.

[slapdash]

Regarding phone interviews, just be sure to have QUALITY recording equipment... The interview I did with Warren Robinett (a LONG time ago) for 2600 Connection was almost impossible to transcribe since I wasn't using quality equipment -- I wasted a lot of time just trying to figure out what he said.