Interviewing my partner was a good experience for me. Firstly, I got to learn more about them and their interests. It was a good way of seeing how they were doing and handling our first year of high school. It showed me that they had different expectations than I did coming into high school, and showed me that I wasn’t the only one who was a bit stressed since the homework had increased and gotten more difficult.  

This interview also gave me more practice with my interviewing skills. It allowed me to see my limitations and strengths when interviewing someone, and now that I know what they are I can work on improving certain skills. It taught me that I need to start off my interview strong, first asking how the person is doing then beginning with questions such as asking how and when they gained interest in the topic that I’m interviewing them on. I learned that I must prepare and polish my questions before I hold my next interview, and make sure that there are always questions I can ask if there’s a pause in the conversation. I’ve also learned that follow-up questions are important and fairly easy to come up with as I’m doing the interview. However, I need to make sure that I stay on track and ask the questions that I need to ask.  

After doing this interview with my partner, I know now that I have to be careful using words such as “uh” and “um” when I’m hesitating. I should instead take a moment to gather myself and look at the questions I’m supposed to be asking. For the most part, I think my questions flowed well throughout this interview, aside from a pause here and there, and I must remember to keep this up during the interview that I’ll be doing about my eminent person.