The question is in the cards
Stuck for questions during an interview? Why not pick a card from one of those conversation starter games you can buy? Heard the hosts of a CBC radio show do just that the other day. They were doing it for fun of course - BTW it really did start a good thread of the conversation - but it got me thinking about how some of my clients could use those cards.
I always recommend that clients write down questions they might be asked and then think about how they would respond. In the case of authors and artists, interviews can get very personal and it can be difficult to know where the questioning will go. Some of these conversation starters have provocative personal questions which could easily arise in an interview - even better is the fact that you didn’t think up the question, so you can practice giving “off the cuff” answers.
And of course for lazy interviewers, these game cards are ideal… 
Posted: September 27th, 2006 under Author Tips, Fun Stuff, Media Interview Preparation.