Lexington Market

Going out in the Lexington Market this past Monday was a huge eye opener. Being the only student from the class doing the interviews was nerve racking in itself. Even having prior experience with interviewing, this experience was the scariest one to say the least, because it was on the spot interviews. Having the fellows in the class (Adam and Christina) there, helped ease me into this process. The idea for this day was to set up interviews or talk with the well-known vendors in Lexington Market. What it became was people walking up to us asking what we were doing, which then lead to spur of the moment interviews, with guests and vendors. The fellows explained to me this is how it usually happens most of the time; along with security trying to escort you out as well. The second interview I started was with the help of Adam pointing out that if people are taking photos, signals to others that they are first timers. So, I approached the woman, giving a brief descript

After listening again through the interview with Stacey Pack, I realized key things one must have to have a clear/interesting interview. One I feel needs to be the type of questions asked, because certain answers to questions can lead to other follow up questions and responses the person will give. Listening to the interview with Stacey Pack, as I mentioned before, I felt her responses were very calculated . She gave the "safe" answers to us, as opposed to divulging more into her responses. I also feel it's who you ask, some people will give their honest truth, as opposed to others, who may have to watch what they specifically say. My contributions to the project thus far, have been the set up for the interview process we as a group are going to undertake. This past weekend I conducted test runs of interviews with random people on campus or other places. I didn't't realize how hard it was going to be, most people I approached didn't want to talk with me, becau