An interview is a conversation where questions are asked and answers are given.

[1] In
common parlance, the word "interview" refers to a one-on-one conversation with one
person acting in the role of the interviewer and the other in the role of the interviewee. The
interviewer asks questions, the interviewee responds, with participants taking turns talking.
Interviews usually involve a transfer of information from interviewee to interviewer, which is
usually the primary purpose of the interview, although information transfers can happen in
both directions simultaneously. One can contrast an interview which involves bi-
directional communication with a one-way flow of information, such as a speech or oration.