This presentation aligns with Chapter 9 in the Perfection Learning textbook Projects in Speech Communication, but can easily stand alone.

This presentation examines the key ideas behind interviews, first from the interviewee's perspective and then from the interviewer's. It intends to break down the process from both sides to allow students to understand the purpose, methodology, and tropes of interviewing to reduce anxiety and increase success in the workplace or college.

An intended follow-up activity to this presentation is to have students conduct an oral history interview of a relative with an interesting past or story to tell. Students write questions for approval, conduct the interview, and then present their interviewee's story as a biographical speech.