1. Preparation for the Interview
The work on an interview can be divided into three consecutive stages: preparation, conducting, and concluding. The first stage, which precedes the course of the conversation, is necessary for planning the interview, defining its purpose, studying informational resources, and so on. During this stage, the first contact with the interlocutor is made, the time and place of the meeting are scheduled, and the strategy of the conversation and main themes of the questions are thought out. Let’s sequentially consider the main operations of the preparation stage for the interview.

• Defining the Goals of the Interview.
The success of all subsequent steps depends on the clarity of the interview's purpose. To verify your initial ideas, you need to ask yourself several questions, the answers to which will clarify your objectives:

• Why do you want to conduct this interview, and what results do you want to achieve?

• Why did you choose this particular interlocutor to achieve these goals?

• Are you personally interested in them?

• Is there public interest in them?

For greater effectiveness, it is necessary to communicate your goals to your future interlocutor. This will facilitate your development of questions and reduce the likelihood of misunderstandings while convincing them of the importance of the meeting for themselves. This way, your partner will also have a reasonable sense of confidence that they will be listened to, understood, and that their insights will be conveyed to the reader.