Interview questions
People will be split into breakout rooms to make small groups. One person is the journalist or interviewer, and one person is answering questions. Pick 4 questions from the list below, or come up with some extra questions
When the first 2 people have had a turn, switch to a new interviewer and answerer.
When the first 2 people have had a turn, switch to a new interviewer and answerer.
Name and organisation (please spell your name) (EVERYONE START WITH THIS)
Then interviewer picks 4 questions from this list:
What are you working on?
Why are we speaking today? (What is new? Why now?)
What resources are you using?
What will be the outcomes of your work/research?
Where would you like to see your work go in the future? How will others build on your work?
What do you need more of?
What breakthrough are you looking for?
Why would the average person be interested in this?
How did you get involved with this work?
Do you have a personal connection with this work?
How can people contribute to this work? Government? Funding agencies? Industry?
Describe the career path for people in high school to get to your position? What’s next for you?
Then interviewer picks 4 questions from this list:
What are you working on?
Why are we speaking today? (What is new? Why now?)
What resources are you using?
What will be the outcomes of your work/research?
Where would you like to see your work go in the future? How will others build on your work?
What do you need more of?
What breakthrough are you looking for?
Why would the average person be interested in this?
How did you get involved with this work?
Do you have a personal connection with this work?
How can people contribute to this work? Government? Funding agencies? Industry?
Describe the career path for people in high school to get to your position? What’s next for you?
