interviewing

Build the human relationship before you build the recording — don't even let them see the camera for the first half hour.

Be willing to look like a fool, never pre-write questions, and own the outcome — if nothing usable comes out, that's your failure, not theirs.

If you are paying attention, you do not need to show you are paying attention

Techniques for encouraging confession

Techniques for encouraging disclosure

Remove formality to get honest answers through natural conversations

Convert vague generics and hypotheticals into concrete past behavior

Ask questions about their life so even your mom cannot lie to you