What did you learn from Section One of the Bob Dotson Book?
Here's a link to WSAZ in South Carolina. Their reporters talk about how and why they completed portions of their story:
http://www.wsaz.com/blogs/storybehindthestory/15284226.html
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From section one of the Dotson book I learned how sometimes pausing after a person has answered a question results in them responding more in-depth on the subject which can make a great soundbite.
I agree with Blake, in that the silence after responses can provoke a better answer. I always am very chatty with subjects I am interviewing because I think that makes them comfortable and more inclined to give me good sound bites, but, according to Bob Dotson having that extended, somewhat awkward silence, warrants a more reflective answer.
In the Dotson book, that part I learned the most from in section one was the section where he talked about interview skills. The idea of "silence" making people uncomfortable enough that they give real genuine answers, instead of rehearsed ones was really interesting. The other part that was interesting was how to make your interview more conversational, and less structured.
One thing that stood out to me from the reading was the value of silence. I have never tried this before because it seems like it would be akward but from what Dotson said it works pretty well! Also I learned that when making a great story it's very important and helpful to have a main character/person to focus on.
BRIAN GRIEPP
The Bob Dotson book- i learned to keep the story moving worward, try to keep away from pausing. it causes people to get uncomfertable and not knowing what is going on it the story. but with good questions people will stay interested and want to know more about the story and keep them interested.
I learned that sometimes the best soundbites come from your silence (so I agree with everyone). But, I also discovered that personable and unique soundbites come from just having a conversation with someone on camera. I used this technique in one of my stories and it worked out really well.
In the 1st part of the book, I learned to let the person keep talking, and the whole thing about the silence. Another thing i learned was leading the people into conversations and questions with out them knowing it. For example with that one boy from I think Texas and his dad was some leader from another country.
I learned that to make it easier for the audience to relate to your stories, you should find a strong central character, like the guy who lost his teeth in the tornado. So like for Paul's story about the dodgeball tournament, it was good how he focused on Keesha as a central character.
After reading the Bob Dotson book, I learned a lot about how to get a better response during interviews and a find a central character. To go more in depth with a character will help make it easier for the audience to relate the story in general.
One thing I learned from part one of the Dotson book was that in order to make a story more relatable and interesting for your target audience, you need to seek out a central character to build your story around; like Paul's and Ben's stories. Also , I learned a lot about how you conduct an interview will determine the quality of answers given by the interviewee.
I learned that you need have silence after a question is asked. Also i learned that a good story has to have a good flow that it can not be choppy, the smoother it flows the easier it is to follow!
From the Bob Dotson book part 1 i learned that someimtes you get good soundbytes by just talking to the people instead of asking them questions.
I learned the a lot from the Bob Dotson book. The most important thing I learned was about leaving silence after you think they finished the question. I got some really good soundbites from Helen in my bridge collapse story. I read this book on time I just never posted a comment.
From section one of the book, I learned a lot about how pausing after an a person has answered a question can add to the suspense of the story. It creates an air of tension which can only enhance the story.
Something i found very interesting was the akward silence techique. The book showed me that if you let a person talk, you are more likely to get soundbites that are valuable and unique. Another thing i found interesting was that there is more then one way to write a story.
One thing i learned from the book was the rule of threes thing. Generally i have just done one or two takes, but by letting them just talk for a bit it allows them to sum up what they want to say giving a better sound bite.
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