What I learned from Howard Stern about interviewing people
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What I learned from Howard Stern about interviewing people
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#2However, the best way Howard gets the truth out of his guests is by lying directly to them about a specific piece of their life. By telling them a lie about themselves, the very first reaction they have is to correct it and by doing so, they give the answer he’s searching for.
This is very useful Usenet+ trick to get an answer to a question. You could be nice and simply ask a question: "How can I do X in Y?" and you might get an answer. Maybe.
Or you could simply assert, "It is impossible to do X in Y", and get a flood of replies because, well, xkcd 386 should cover it.
edit: It occurred to me that there may be a practical way to spin this when getting software requirements. For example, you could simply ask, "Is important?" Ir you could phrase it as an assertion: "OK, so I'm assuming that is not important." Or some variation.
I wonder if that difference in phrasing leads to getting better details. That is, in what way does how you phrase something (question or assertion, positive or negative) push a response in one direction or another?
Re: What I learned from Howard Stern about interviewing people
#3However, the best way Howard gets the truth out of his guests is by lying directly to them about a specific piece of their life. By telling them a lie about themselves, the very first reaction they have is to correct it and by doing so, they give the answer he’s searching for. This is very useful Usenet+ trick to get an answer to a question. You could be nice and simply ask a question: "How can I do X in Y?" and you…
I use this approach to get my team to pick a place to eat lunch often. When no one has a strong feeling about where we should go, I suggest a visit to the local McDonald's. Ideas begin pouring forth almost immediately.
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#4As someone who is socially awkward, especially at small talk and the superficial dialog that seems to preface any real discussion or conversation, I find Howard Stern to be amazing to listen to. He can talk about one small thing for minutes at a time without you realizing how much time has gone by.
I don't really appreciate his humour, but analysing his conversations is very interesting and educational.
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#5Welcome to Elicitation 101 [1]. The author points out one of the most obvious and easily used ones:
Deliberate False Statements / Denial of the Obvious: Say something wrong in the hopes that the person will correct your statement with true information. “Everybody knows that process won’t work—it’s just a DARPA dream project that will never get off the ground.”
[1]http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/counterintelligence/...
Re: What I learned from Howard Stern about interviewing people
#6However, the best way Howard gets the truth out of his guests is by lying directly to them about a specific piece of their life. By telling them a lie about themselves, the very first reaction they have is to correct it and by doing so, they give the answer he’s searching for. This is very useful Usenet+ trick to get an answer to a question. You could be nice and simply ask a question: "How can I do X in Y?" and you…
I use this approach to get my team to pick a place to eat lunch often. When no one has a strong feeling about where we should go, I suggest a visit to the local McDonald's. Ideas begin pouring forth almost immediately.
Lots of good discussion on that here:
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#7The Louis CK video isn't time tagged....
Woops. I mean: The Louis CK video does not have a single example of the author's thesis in it!
Re: What I learned from Howard Stern about interviewing people
#8The Interviews are more interesting if the person is naked.
If you don't have to follow the broadcast rules, you can ask questions nobody else can.
If you hire a black female as your co-host people won't be so quick to call you a racist or sexist.
(that's what I learned)
Re: What I learned from Howard Stern about interviewing people
#9Welcome to Elicitation 101 [1]. The author points out one of the most obvious and easily used ones: Deliberate False Statements / Denial of the Obvious : Say something wrong in the hopes that the person will correct your statement with true information. “Everybody knows that process won’t work—it’s just a DARPA dream project that will never get off the ground.” [1] http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/counterintel…
This brochure is super helpful; it's concise and practical. Thanks for sharing!
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#10However, the best way Howard gets the truth out of his guests is by lying directly to them about a specific piece of their life. By telling them a lie about themselves, the very first reaction they have is to correct it and by doing so, they give the answer he’s searching for. This is very useful Usenet+ trick to get an answer to a question. You could be nice and simply ask a question: "How can I do X in Y?" and you…
I use this approach to get my team to pick a place to eat lunch often. When no one has a strong feeling about where we should go, I suggest a visit to the local McDonald's. Ideas begin pouring forth almost immediately.
McDonalds's fish sandwiches can't be beaten. That is a fact.