Asking the Best Questions

Praise for Asking Questions: The Art of the Media Interview (also published as How to Interview) by Paul McLaughlin:

"This is the best book I know about an activity that has become central to our culture." -Robert MacNeil, former co-host, The MacNeil/Lehrer Report

"This humane, intelligent, insightful book is not only useful but also a very good, entertaining read." -Patrick Watson, chair, CBC

"It is a gold mine of lore and method invaluable for anyone who Monday morning has to go out and earn their living talking to strangers." - The Toronto Star

"If you like interesting people and reading about them-as well as if you are a person who interviews or is interviewed-Asking Questions is the book for you." -The Vancouver Province

"To Paul McLaughlin, interviewing is a delicate and complex skill that, at its best, demands constant practice, constant improvement, and constant reappraisal." -The Ottawa Citizen

"In Asking Questions, McLaughlin includes 10 interviews that are models of their kind." -The Kingston Whig-Standard

"This thoughtful and exhaustive book has a lot to tell novices and experienced writers about how to get total strangers to trust you long enough to really say something." - Caitlin Kelly, The Montreal Gazette

"We just don't listen well, says McLaughlin. The more deeply we listen, the more eloquently people will speak." - The Edmonton Journal

"This book is packed with useful information." -Canadian Author & Bookman

"Asking Questions will probably be snapped up by journalism departments as required reading, but it's entertaining for the rest of us." -Canadian Business

"He probes every interview imaginable-from the daily scrum outside the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, to the one-on-one in-depth talks on television news shows and business magazines." -The Guelph Mercury

"Good practical knowledge for any person involved in interviewing. Moreover, the book [is] really funny in parts." -Canadian Public Administration

"When it comes to interviewing, who among us cannot admit to room for improvement. This book will help us all explore that room. To read Asking Questions is to explore, enjoy and to benefit." -Barrie Zwicker, publisher, Sources

"A neat little book [that] examines the media interview from every imaginable angle." - Ross McLean, Broadcast Week

"Effective interviewing-it's an art." -The Oakville Beaver

"The strength of the book is the authority derived from more than 100 interviews in the research phase." -Content: Canada's National News Magazine