Purpose of Interviews ^__^

there are many different purposes as to do interviews which include the following; Research, Understanding, Inform, Interpretive and Emotional. here is a little insight into the purpose of each of the types of interviews...
Research:
the purpose of research when it comes to doing an interview, is to show the person that you are interviewing that you know a little bit about who they are, what they do and what it entails and it shows your interest in the subject matter being discussed. research also helps you to come up with effective and knowledgable questions that will give you the answers you need with a greatd detail of information in order to make the piece that you are doing become more diverse with a better insight to the subect, where you can then develop on that knowledge. it includes, discovering, developing and interpreting what you have been given.
Understanding:
when it comes to understanding in interviews, you have to be able to know what you are talking about on the subject and understand what is being given to you so that you can work with it in your own way. once you are able to understand the subject you are going with and where it will lead you to, you can create an effective piece which will inform to the highest of expectations.
Inform:
another way of saying inform, is to say information and what information you will be using when it comes to beig able to do what you have to do. in turn, this information will be able to give more of an insight when the finished product has been produced and given out for people to see. you can inform people by word of mouth, but in the case of interviewing, the questions that you produce need to be able to give answers that will clearly tell what is needed for the subject matter, with will help with the informing of the subject even more and make the piece as a whole clearer to comprehend.
Interpretive:
what this basically means when it comes to interviewing, is putting the knowledge that you have gathered into a way in which presents the information in a factual way that was meant to come across in the interview and basing your opinion on what has been said to come up with your own interpreation of the matter at hand.
Emotional:
being able to present an emotional side to an interview by asking questions that are hard hitting and will pull out extra knowledge from the interviewee that they may not want to have given or could take them by surprise, adds a depth to the piece and the subject matter and their reaction that wont be expected is what will make your piece seem to have more of a feeling that the people will be able to understand.