Jul 14, 2026 · 29 min · 11 segments
What separates a forgettable interview from a truly great conversation? Is it preparation, confidence, charisma, or something deeper? On this episode of First Frame, hosts Jennifer Park and Cameron…
Tamara TaggartGuestJennifer ParkHost
Cameron ZingerHost
[upbeat music] Now let's talk a little bit about the art of interviewing then, and how to get better at it, which is something I think I can still definitely learn from, so I'm excited about this.
But can you start maybe by telling, um, how you define what a great interview actually looks like?
If you're working in a news station, your interviews are pretty, you know, they have to be very concise because you only have about a minute or a minute 30 to tell an entire story.
So you have to really know what answers you're looking for and ask the questions that are really targeted for that.
If you're doing a long-form interview, that's a totally different ballgame 'cause you have the, you know, the luxury of time.
And so for me, it's all about curiosity, listening, and an unspoken kind of charisma, if, if that makes sense, when engaging with another person, because you wanna be, you want it to be interesting for the person that's watching or listening or reading.
Curiosity leaves, leads to learning, which leads to knowledge, which leads to, uh, a better conversation.
Some can be quite tense, des- depending on, you know, the, the information you're looking for.
So curiosity, to me, is just always wanting to know more about a subject or a person or a story that's happening in the news.
... and I'll be like, "Oh, well, that's interesting," and then I'll look more into it.
So I'm just somebody who's always reading or, you know, watching things or talking to people, and really, I think that's all it's about, is just ta- talking, asking questions, and, and wanting to learn more.
[upbeat music] Now let's talk a little bit about the art of interviewing then, and how to get better at it, which is something I think I can still definitely learn from, so I'm excited about this.
But can you start maybe by telling, um, how you define what a great interview actually looks like?
If you're working in a news station, your interviews are pretty, you know, they have to be very concise because you only have about a minute or a minute 30 to tell an entire story.
So you have to really know what answers you're looking for and ask the questions that are really targeted for that.
If you're doing a long-form interview, that's a totally different ballgame 'cause you have the, you know, the luxury of time.
And so for me, it's all about curiosity, listening, and an unspoken kind of charisma, if, if that makes sense, when engaging with another person, because you wanna be, you want it to be interesting for the person that's watching or listening or reading.
Curiosity leaves, leads to learning, which leads to knowledge, which leads to, uh, a better conversation.
Some can be quite tense, des- depending on, you know, the, the information you're looking for.
So curiosity, to me, is just always wanting to know more about a subject or a person or a story that's happening in the news.
... and I'll be like, "Oh, well, that's interesting," and then I'll look more into it.
So I'm just somebody who's always reading or, you know, watching things or talking to people, and really, I think that's all it's about, is just ta- talking, asking questions, and, and wanting to learn more.
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