Story Notes

1) Find a topic
   -Who is your audience?
2) Find an angle
   - What is important about your topic?
   - Be able to summarize in three words: Subject, Verb, Object
3) Collect information
  -Who are three experts for this story?
  -Do we need opposing points of view?
  -What interview questions should I ask?
  -Need to know little details.
4) Conduct the interview
  -Make them feel comfortable.
  -Ask the right questions.
  -Get a good sound bite
  -Sound Bite = A piece of audio that can stand alone.
  -Have the person restate the question in their answer.
5) Shoot your reporter Stand-Up
  -One time you see the reporter
  -Use Stand-Up to transition from one location to the next
  -No first person
  -In beginning, middle, or end
6) Organize your sound bytes
  -What quotes should I use?
  -How can I organize the quotes to tell a story?
  -What are my gold nuggets?
7) Write segues in your story
  -Use words that tie the interviews together
  -What otehr information can I add to the story?
  -Can the story stand on its own?
8) Write the beginning and end of your story
  -Write body first
  -Best sound bytes for the beginning and end
  -Paraphrase a sound byte at the beginning
  -Leave them with strongest sound byte at the end
  -Leave them with hope