Dean Nelson: How to Interview Like a Pro

Interviewing is the single most important way journalists get information. In his book, Talk to Me: How to Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Interview Anyone Like a Pro, Dean Nelson shares how the perfect interview feels more like luck than skill—a rare confluence of rapport, topic, and timing. But great interviews aren’t the result of serendipity and intuition, but rather the result of careful planning and good journalistic habits.