Final project 04/29/11

After reading the final projects before class the one that got my attention the most was davids because i always wanted a tatoo.I love the idea of how david went into the tatoo parlor knowing the prejudgements everyone has about tattoo shops. For example his mom dispises the parlor just as my mother does. The more he gets into his project he learns that this is actually an art than just a reckless action.He also ends up getting a tatoo himself. I love how on the website he has his own vivid photos of the parlor which brings his story back to life. Davids project gave me the motivation to get into my project alot more.

reading 4/15/11

The article reading was "From down draft to Up draft" and what it was about was taking information you have recieved and collected and to make it into a better furnished version than just notes . Everyone has written drafts before in their life but some people look at drafts very different. Some students look at drafts as nothing as bunch of scribbles but people like me look at drafts as a momemt to get all my thoughts on paper. After i right the draft i like to leave it aside and look at it a couple days after and elaborate on my topic and furnish my ideas. My minor ideas become ideas i base my whole essay on.The main purpose of revisoin is to get a second attempt at rewriting your work how you want it percieved.

Interview

to interview someone sounds pretty basic. But to interview your informant correctly and successfully is very difficult if you are not properly equipped with the right tools. Alot of people go into interviews with pretty basic questions , not anticipating the unexpected , not building off other questions. Your goal in the interview is to get information you would have never guessed, informatiion that you have to dig for. So you must build your artillary with both open and closed questions to get to your goal. also do some research before you actually go into the interview so you are not blindsided and look very clueless about the subject because then the informant will give you really basic information. If you know your information already you can ask more advanced questions on topics you arnt to polished on. Also try and get the informant to describe and go into detail about stories ,artifacts and moments; because then you will get to the heart of the interview and the informant will open up alot more. For example the AIDS case in the book Jessie the informant is slowly lured into opening up when a sensitive subject about his dog is brought up and how much he cares for him and will miss him if anything happens to jessie because of the virus.

Listening is a big part of interviewing because if you listen carefully with gestures; showing your following along with the informant he/she will then feel motivated/encouraged to further elaborate on the subject at hand. I also learned this in the Comm Studies department because alot of people say communication majors are great speakers but what makes us great speakers is the superior listening skills we develop ;which gives us the advantage of knowing how to reply and give feedback to the speaker/listener.

• Prepare to Listen
• Prepare both open ended and closed questions
• Give gestures
• Dont be afraid to ask questions others wont ask
• Eye contact
• Dont get off subject too much