00:00Can I get the lights on, please?
00:03I'm Amelia de Moldenberg.
00:08Long name.
00:10And this is Interviewing 101.
00:13I'm going to teach you how to be the greatest interviewer of all time.
00:17Well, second greatest, because I'm still around, obviously.
00:23Okay, number one.
00:26Stalk your guest.
00:28So, when I say stalk your guest, I don't mean, like, actually stalk them,
00:31like, you know, getting, you know, the police involved.
00:34I mean, do your research.
00:36Did you used to sing at weddings?
00:37Bitch, how do you know that?
00:39I know.
00:40You know, you've got to be prepared.
00:42You've got to know everything about this person.
00:44I hear you love chicken nuggets.
00:45Yes.
00:46Who told you that?
00:47Oh, I know. I've got my sources.
00:49And actually, saying that, I have gone to shows, like, gone to gigs and concerts
00:55specifically to try and speak to a certain person, to try and get them to do an interview.
00:59So, you could say that was kind of stalking in a way.
01:02Yeah, I've held up a sign at a gig once that said, date me.
01:05And it was like a, then it was like an arrow to me.
01:09Didn't work.
01:10Harry Styles, if you're watching, I'm still trying to get a date.
01:14So, for the class, I'm going to show you an excellent example of when I was once a stalker.
01:18I got you vegan chicken nuggets and chips for your lunch.
01:21I heard.
01:22Because I'm not available on the menu yet.
01:24Damn, I was really hoping that it could be you.
01:27So, as we've just seen, Billie Eilish is a vegan, which isn't my usual type,
01:33because obviously I love chicken nuggets, but that's okay.
01:36We can always get them vegan nuggets and they can always have fries.
01:39But yeah, I needed to do my research to find out that she was a vegan,
01:43so I didn't scare her with the real chicken.
01:45And remember, it's not stalking, it's research.
01:47So now, let's move on to step two, food.
01:50I know that a lot of people don't like eating on a first date,
01:53but I do.
01:55Eating while talking is a great way to make things more conversational.
02:00I think that it creates an easy atmosphere that is very familiar,
02:04whether it's eating or driving or walking.
02:08There's so many different things you could choose that isn't so formal.
02:12And so that's why I think that it's so great for interviewing,
02:14because I feel like people, you get people maybe when they're a bit more loose.
02:20It's almost like when you have the food there,
02:22they like forget that it's an interview.
02:23They think they're just like out for lunch,
02:25when actually they're not. It's very serious business.
02:28So are there any questions in the classroom?
02:31Oh, wow.
02:35Who has been your favorite guest when you've been eating?
02:38You know what? Hate to break it to you, but I don't have a favorite guest.
02:42I have numerous favorites.
02:43I mean Cher, Icon, The Legend, Jack Harlow, Louis Theroux, Daniel Kaluuya,
02:51SZA, Billie Eilish. God, there's Elmo.
02:56There's just so many to choose from and I can't choose one.
02:59I mean, I love all of my exes equally. Any other questions?
03:03Wow. Where is your favorite chicken shop in London?
03:10Maybe I'm going to have to say Morley's.
03:12I just really love the aesthetic. It's just the red and the white.
03:15I just think it just always is so gorgeous in there.
03:18The lighting, strip lighting.
03:20We love it and really, really nice chicken nuggets.
03:23Okay, we are done with questions. Let's move on to step three.
03:28Make your guest comfortable.
03:39It's very important. I kind of pride myself on this.
03:43I feel like it's just something I've always had from when I was younger.
03:47I've been able to like make friends with people quite easily
03:49or been able to talk to people that I don't know
03:53and like create some kind of bond or chemistry with them from like the get-go.
03:58And I feel like that's like a skill that I've just used in my job
04:02and it's made me good at it.
04:03So you're not into bald men? Mr. Queen.
04:06No, no, no, sir. I'm good.
04:08My mom always used to say that when I was in the playground,
04:10I would just go up to like all the kids no matter what age they were
04:13and be like, hey, do you want to be friends?
04:14And that's kind of what I do when I'm like on the red carpet
04:18or when I'm interviewing people.
04:19I just act like I'm already friends with the person
04:23and I feel like that's a way to make someone feel really comfortable.
04:25There's an electric chemistry between us.
04:27Yeah, there is. We go way back.
04:29We do. Last year.
04:31With a nervous celebrity, then I normally act really weird.
04:34And if I'm like weird or like quirky, like do a little dance or something.
04:45Then they're like, OK, whoa, she's weird.
04:48I don't feel nervous anymore because I was worried that I was being weird,
04:51but now she's even weirder than me.
04:52So I think that's how I kind of like settle people.
04:55And again, I just think it's just acting like they're your friend already,
04:59like you've known them for ages.
05:00I've never really been starstruck by celebrities
05:03and I feel like that's really helped me in this job
05:06because yeah, I just meet them and I just think, well, we're all the same.
05:11Maybe I'm just got a massive ego and I just think I'm same as every A-list ever.
05:15Yeah, it's helped me, you know.
05:16Also, I think telling someone to not be nervous helps.
05:19Stop being nervous. Shake them, you know.
05:22Step out of it. Sometimes I say that to people.
05:24Right. And that takes it to my next step. Let it be awkward.
05:29Sorry. Let it be awkward.
05:39Is that how you spell awkward?
05:40I really should know that. It's like my number one word.
05:44Awkward.
05:45Well, well, well.
05:47Well, well, look who it is. This is awkward, actually.
05:50Me? Awkward? No way.
05:52Okay, the reason why you got to let it be awkward is because awkwardness is a part of life, right?
05:56And I feel like everyone is awkward in their own way
05:59or goes through life and has awkward moments.
06:02And our first reaction is to be like, oh God, let's try and remove that
06:06or like let's pretend that didn't happen or I'm so embarrassed about that.
06:09But actually that's real.
06:11And I think like I've just decided to keep those moments in what I do.
06:16And I think that's why people connect with them because it feels relatable in some way
06:21or it feels like true to life or it's funny.
06:23Like awkward things can be really funny.
06:26I also would say that I'm an incredibly awkward person.
06:29Just I have been throughout my whole life.
06:32And so this is just an example of me being myself.
06:35And that's what I would say to anyone watching,
06:38is that the key to being great at anything is to be yourself.
06:42That's why I let it be awkward. And I think maybe you should too.
06:46I'll show you a good example of this. It's me and Florence Pugh.
06:51Nope.
07:02I like that interaction. She loved it.
07:04I mean, maybe the Oppenhomies group chat is not very fun, you know,
07:07maybe they're just sending really, really boring memes.
07:10So really she's, it's probably good she's not in it.
07:16Moving on to our next step.
07:19Always make friends.
07:25God, my handwriting is just getting worse and worse as this goes on.
07:30Forget subtitles for that.
07:32So always make friends is very important
07:34because you're probably going to see these people more than once
07:37on numerous red carpets, numerous different interviews.
07:41So you want them to have a good impression of you.
07:43You want them to kind of want to talk to you again.
07:46It would be good.
07:47My girl. My guys, so good to see you.
07:51I'm ready for another chicken shanty.
07:53Just make sure there's a friendly atmosphere going on.
07:55But at the same time you don't want to be too friendly
07:58because at the end of the day we are journalists here
08:00and we have a job to do but to do that they have to want to talk to you.
08:04So don't be mean, don't be a meanie, be nice.
08:10I've missed you.
08:10I have too, I've missed you.
08:11You have to make this feel like you're just chatting with a friend.
08:15Like that is what I always try and do.
08:18And to be fair, it is a skill in itself.
08:20Not everyone can do it, but I have faith in you guys.
08:24Just believe you can be friends with anyone and it will happen.
08:27Now moving on to our final step.
08:29Do we have enough space on the whiteboard?
08:31We will find out.
08:33Flirt.
08:37You gotta flirt.
08:39Yeah.
08:40My heart's beating really fast right now.
08:41Oh, I think that's just because you're next to me.
08:42Do I look all right?
08:43You look amazing.
08:44Thank you. Chill out.
08:46Stop flirting with me, please.
08:47Flirting to me is the best way to interview someone
08:52because you're able to catch the person off guard.
08:56They're like flustered.
08:57They're like, oh my God, what is going on?
08:59Then they start saying things they probably never would have said before.
09:03You're creating a fun atmosphere.
09:04Like people like watching other people flirt.
09:08Like it's an interesting exchange, you know.
09:11There's a buzz.
09:11There's a chemistry there.
09:12Like that's interesting to watch.
09:14You know, that's entertaining.
09:16So I think flirting is a hundred percent a surefire way to get a great interview
09:21and it served me very well.
09:23Yeah.
09:23I mean, I'm trying to flirt because I'm trying to find the love of my life
09:26and that's not happened yet.
09:29But I do feel like it's on the way.
09:32It's coming for me.
09:33We must stop meeting like this.
09:34I only ever want to see you.
09:36What?
09:37On like a...
09:39That's not the end of the sentence.
09:40That's not the end of the sentence.
09:42I only ever want to see you in these kinds of situations.
09:46What about other kinds of situations?
09:47Not interested. Not interested.
09:49Okay, this is actually a bad example
09:51because I wasn't actually trying to flirt.
09:53But this is the thing that happens, you know.
09:55I don't even try and it just happens just without me knowing.
09:59So that was an example of letting it be awkward while also flirting.
10:04You can layer these steps.
10:05You know, it's not just like one after the other.
10:07It's just like a put them all in the blender and go...
10:11And then like you become the greatest interviewer of all time.
10:14Okay, everyone.
10:15Thank you so much for coming to my lesson.
10:18I've always wanted to be a teacher.
10:20I don't really think I...
10:21I don't know.
10:22Have we done a good job?
10:22We'll find out.
10:24And class is now dismissed.
10:27So go on home, everyone.
10:28You're probably all at home, aren't you, anyway, watching this.
10:32Go to the other room.
10:34Go to the bathroom.
10:37Get a snack.
10:39Close your laptop.
10:40Goodbye.
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