Krishnan Guru- Murthy/Richard Ayoade Interview - Techniques

What interview techniques did the interviewer use, considering communication skills and question types?

Krishnan used informal and formal language, as if he was talking to an everyday person (casual language as well). He was quite intrusive when it came to questions, as he could see Richard Ayoade was getting annoyed with the interview situation. The communication between Richard and Krishnan was difficultly achieved, as Krishnan found it hard to get any answers out of Richard, due to his lack of interest in the interview. Krishnan sounded a little bit agitated as he was not getting any information out of Richard, often ending with him repeating himself.

Was the interviewer successful in extracting information from the interviewee, if so how was this achieved?

No, because at the end of the interview there was still no information from Richard collected, which defies the purpose of an interview. Although in this case I don't feel this was the interviewer's problem, more the interviewee, as he was reluctant to answer any questions, which is confusing as
the interview was basically banter between two men.

What was done by the interviewer to incorporate structure into the interview? 

Krishnan began by introducing Richard Ayoade, but from then on there was not an apparent structure, as Richard was reluctant to answer any of the answers asked by Krishnan, so there was no structure, just conversation between both parties.

What would you have done differently to make the interview successful?

I would have firstly talked to the interviewee before hand so I knew where I stood with the interview, so I could make my interviewee feel more comfortable. I would also let Richard finish what he was saying throughout the interview as he felt as though he had to talk over Krishnan because he wasn't being heard.

List general and specific interview skills needed to conduct a successful interview in different situations 

With a difficult interviewee, I feel that if the interviewer was to keep calm and collective, it would make the situation easier, as the interviewer would not show themselves up or act unprofessional.

For an emotional interviewee, the interviewer would need to act with empathy and have sensitivity toward the subject as they can see that it is effecting who they are interviewing. As well as this,
comforting the interviewee without patronising them is important, as they want to feel as though they can talk and still feel comfortable with the interviewer despite their emotional state.

With a interviewee reluctant to talk, I feel it would be important for the interviewer to carry on with the actions they are taking to get information from the interviewee, as well as sustaining a professional interview.