"My first interview experience in class"

I had a interview with Khalid and Mohammed. Both of them are from Saudi Arabia. I learned the Saudi Arabia is in the Mideast. Saudi Arabia is a rich country because of they have the most oil in the world. I also learned several cities' named in Saudi Arabia, they are Riyadh and Jeddah. Islam is the main religion in Saudi Arabia. The communicative situation of this small interview is very comfortable. Both of us feel relax and happy to talk to each other, that make us talktive.The questions of the interview are appropriate. None questions made us feel embarrassed. I think we have a good experience in this short interview.

How did it prepare you to conduct the "real" interviews?
First of all, I will prepare my interview questions and get contact with my interviewee to make a appointment. Secondly, I will let the interviewees scan the questions before the interview. Make sure the questions are appropriate to ask. Thirdly, I will explain why I will take a record and ask for their permission to record. Before the interview, I think it is better to begin with a small topic to make both interviewer and interviewee feel relaxation. For example, " How was your day?" and "How is your class going?" During the interview,it is better to take a break when interviewee feel tired or the interviewer cannot get focus. I found that some questions like religion is a sensitive questions. Based on that situation, we'd better to do some researches about the country which the interviewee comes from. Lastly, do not talk to fast, make sure your interviewee understand what you are talking about.