tailieunhanh - Mastering the craft of science writing part 9

Tham khảo tài liệu 'mastering the craft of science writing part 9', ngoại ngữ, kỹ năng viết tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Ideas into Words Whatever happens while you re chatting will be fine so long as it is cordial. However do not get so relaxed that you lose control of the set-up and find yourself talking across a desk or from too far apart too far meaning more than six to eight feet .You need to be close enough that intimate conversation is possible. To a scientist talking about her work may indeed be intimate. You ll know that it s time to start by a tiny expectant silence. Then GO. Deliver that big fat pitch. Follow the thread. As a culmination for all your carefully prepared questions you should now . . . ignore them. Well not quite but close to it. Once you ve launched a topic that intrigues both you and the interviewee be prepared to follow the other person s lead. Metaphorically you are dancing and if your partner dips you should dip too. Your questions should now arise naturally out of what was just said in a process you can think of as following the thread. The thread Imagine you re in a wood this person s mind and the topic you have opened up constitutes a thread. Pick up the thread and follow it. Every once in a while the thread will lead into a clearing where you can see several other threads coming in to may want to pick one up or you may want to stay with your original thread or you may want to roam around the clearing. If in doubt choose whatever seems to excite the scientist. Go for the juice. Letting the interview flow can be scary at first. It can feel like Oh my God I ve lost control. If you suffer that fear look to see whether you re getting good stuff. If you are you re doing fine. If you re not you can always return to your prepared questions. LISTEN. Do not be afraid of silence. It often means that the interview is going very well indeed you ve got the person thinking not answering by rote. If she s talking along then trails off and gazes into space . . . keep your mouth shut. Let the wheels whir. The next thing out of her mouth is likely to be a .