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Differences Between Dialogue and Interview

The document outlines the format and key features of dialogues and interviews, emphasizing purposeful questioning and coherent conversation flow. It distinguishes between dialogues, which involve two participants conversing, and interviews, where one person asks questions. Additionally, it provides guidelines for writing dialogues, including character identification and avoiding certain language and formatting errors.

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Differences Between Dialogue and Interview

The document outlines the format and key features of dialogues and interviews, emphasizing purposeful questioning and coherent conversation flow. It distinguishes between dialogues, which involve two participants conversing, and interviews, where one person asks questions. Additionally, it provides guidelines for writing dialogues, including character identification and avoiding certain language and formatting errors.

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Dialogue/Interview

Notes on format
▪ Scenario
▪ Clear identification of
speakers
Key features ▪ Purposeful questioning
▪ Relevant and informative
answers
▪ Coherent flow of conversation
▪ What is a Dialogue?
▪ A dialogue is a conversation between
two people.
▪ It records the exchanges as they occur,
directly from the speaker’s point of
view.
Dialogue and ▪ What is an Interview?
Interview ▪ An interview is similar to a dialogue.
▪ The major difference is that in an
interview, one speaker probes the
other by asking questions, while in a
dialogue, both speakers engage in a
conversation.
▪ Write the names of the characters on the left side of
the page. (Do not use ‘You’ or ‘Me’ to replace actual
names.)
▪ Use a colon (:) after the name of the speaker.
▪ Start a new line for each new speaker.
▪ Avoid long greetings and introductions - respond to
the question immediately.
▪ Stage directions should be placed in brackets
Features before the words are spoken.
▪ A scenario should be provided before writing the
dialogue.
▪ The conversation should be natural, spontaneous,
and free-flowing.
▪ The writer must take on two different roles,
expressing different opinions as two separate
individuals.
▪DO NOT:
▪Use quotation marks.
Points to ▪Use obscene or vulgar
Remember language.
▪Repeat sentences or
information.

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