Comparing my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Interviews

I am very pleased with my interviewees. They all have been great while the interviews and I have learned a lot from them. However, there were some mistakes that I did while interviewing them that have been improved from one to another. 


My first interview was pretty formal. I did not take it as simple as I should have. I have noticed that to make an interview you have to make yourself comfortable in order to keep the conversation going very well. So as I said I was pretty formal at the first interview. I only asked the questions that I have in the paper and I ended the the interview in a " well that is it " way. Which was not a great way! 


My Second interview went great. I felt more comfortable talking and asking and I did not stick with the paper I had. I kept the conversation going for long. However, I did not ask that much about what I really want to know about the person. I kept asking about the usual things like sport and transportation. In my opinion I think the conversation would have gone better if I asked other things that may relate to the questions I have in indirect way. 


I have corrected all my mistakes in my third interview. It was the best one of them all because at that point I have written down what I did bad and good on the first and second interviews. The conversation kept going without me noticing that. I got the feeling that I am having a normal conversation between two students and in the same time I am getting answers on what I should know about the interviewee's culture. Me being very comfortable while the interview made my interviewee to keep talking and even asking me questions. That when I knew the interview went very nicely. 

Overall, I am very happy that I got the chance to know more about the American culture. I had three reliable sources to confirm the things I wanted to know about their culture. I am glad I experienced something like that, I got some confidence speaking in my second language and made new friends out of it too. I would defiantly keep the mistakes that I did in mind so my speaking skills could be better in the future.