Active Listening and Building Rapport ^__^

active listening is when the interviewer listens and responds to the answers given in the interview. methods of this can include nodding and smiling in agreement and keeping eye contact without staring at them. a way to keep up is to make sure that the question that follows the answer is follows on and seems interesting and connected to the subject.

here is an example of an interview which shows active listening...


during this interview, there is evidence of comfortable body language, especially by the way that they are sat during the interviewee; edge of the seat makes it apparent that they are enjoying the interview and wanting to know more. Holly and Philip develop their questions from the answers given which in turn helps the interviewee relax more and have an open approach to answering what they wanted, making it seem they have the advantage whilst giving the information needed. facial expressions change throughout the interviewee at the appropriate moments, in a correct manner.

Building Rapport:

building rapport is where you use the questions you have developed and your body language to help build a trust and understanding between you and the person you are interviewing. even if you don't agree with the opinions given by the interviewee, you can still build a successful rapport. a great example of this would be Politicians; most of the time they don't agree with each other yet they still have a good relationship during interviews. examples of interviewers who are great at rapport building include Jonathon Ross and Alan Carr.

here are two interviews they have done...