I really enjoyed the preparation process for interviews. I thought the process was whole was simple but effective. It was engaging and all voices/opinions were heard that wanted to be heard. Each individual brought up good examples and ideas for how to go about approaching someone and doing the interview itself. For questions to ask, we considered what the interviewee may or may not know and mostly played into what they themself would know and be open to sharing. The motivation behind questions asked seem mostly for us to evaluate the knowledge of those at SIUE considering our research topics.

The field didn’t seem too intimidating. The weather was nice, the campus was calm in certain areas and busy in others. I noticed that many people were off to themselves or with friends, there was an event happening in the Quad but it was more of a solemn one and there was a Career Fair happening in the MUC so there were many adults and students dressed in formal clothing. I feel the interviewing process got better with every person asked and rotating the main responsibilities among the group. The posture of the interviewee was determined by the interviewer: how well they got them to open up, how much energy they brought to the interview and their showed interest in the person they are interviewing (asking them personal/icebreaker questions beforehand). Some people were open to interviews but not open to being recorded which I thought was interesting but understandable.

The overall experience and having the position as the interviewer felt good. Getting out of my comfort zone by talking to people I don’t know and being able to learn somethings about them was quite pleasant. I thought that all the people interviewed all had the same concept of climate change but their exact perceptions all differed.