Respondent Personas

Language translation and interpretation are among the well-known stumbling blocks on the way to meaningful and reliable qualitative research outcomes. Yet the benefits of a diverse group of participants are clear across every industry. […]

While the interpersonal skills required to interview participants for research purposes and interview guests on a podcast are similar, how you apply them is different. In this article, veteran moderator and podcaster Mike Carlon discusses how and why he breaks the rules when interviewing guests on his podcast, Uncorking a Story. […]

Well, here we are, a full year since our world (and industry) was upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past twelve months, we’ve experienced and witnessed anxiety, fear, outrage—fueled not only by the pandemic but also by social injustice. We must remember that the people we interview every day do not live in a vacuum; they, like us, can’t help but see, hear, and feel all of the flaws of the world that have been placed under a microscope, it seems, in the past year.  […]