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*The Athletes interviewed Podcast* ( questions and other details)

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The Athletes Interviewed Podcast  By: Hazel LeBlanc   Hi, i already made an intro for my podcast on my blog, but i wanted to go over the typical questions i ask athletes and a little deeper into what each season of interviewing looks like. - Hazel THE QUESTIONS: The questions can vary depending on the sport but these  tend to be the base questions I usually ask, there is also always plenty of time to have conversation and to ask me questions during the recording. instead of having them answer these on spot i have a pre-made packet i hand out, with the questions that i have them answer and give back to me so we can go more in-depth in the actual interview.  i also don't always just ask questions i like to have good amount of conversation as well. Questions :    * *please answer in order** What's your name? What sports do you play? What position do you play? And please  expand on what that position does and the importance to the specific sport, f...

**UPDATE***

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 My Podcast is now on Spotify and  amazon music! as The Athletes Interviewed Podcast,   go listen now!! episodes will update as i post them, in this season I'm focusing on Baseball/Softball and Basketball.  next season will be Football, basketball, ice hockey, and Volleyball.   

**interviewing tactics 101**

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Hey, its me again (Hazel) in this post I'm gonna go over interviewing tactics you can use while interviewing people and even if you'r being interviewed. So here are the 5 steps I've used.   1) Try your best not to be nervous and if you are again try your best not to show it. 2)  Be honest but not too honest just go with the flow, adapt to the "mood"  3) DO NOT over plan when the thought of interviewing someone or being interviewed comes to mind we tend to get really nervous and start making all these plans like I need a script or what am I gonna say so it sounds professional, instead think slow and have a few ideas written down .  4) "But" , "like" and "um" are your enemy's when it comes to the interviewing world don't get to  paranoid trying not to use them a few here and there are ok just try with a little less fluff.  5) And finally feel comfortable enough to make a few jokes and most importantly HAVE FUN don't be too c...

Intro to the Athletes interviewed podcast

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H ello I'm Hazel  , and welcome to my blog.  here (on this blog) I will be gong over interviewing tactics and interviewing athletes  asking them a series of questions Witch  will be listed with each episode of my podcast along with the tactics, I used for the specific episode/ interview. here's a little bit about why is started this podcast and blog:   what inspired me? well as an athlete myself I've always wanted to  interview other people my age and get there perspective on sports and the sport they play or watch, I thought it would be fun to ask them questions I get asked often to see how they answer and like I said before to get there perspective on the athletic world  and also hopefully  learn some things about the sports that I don't  play or even the ones I do.  what is my Goal? well like said before I want to interview athletes but, I also want to create a blog that can help people like me who are curious about different sports ...