EXCLUSIVE FOR AVANTGUILD MEMBERS | This is a transcript of mediabistro.com's "Interviewing Techniques for Journalists: How to Get Anyone to Tell You Everything" seminar, held August 1, 2005, in New York City. You can learn about other mb LEARN events here.

Polly Kreisman: OK, How's everybody doing? I feel very short on this chair. I sat in the director's chair last time I did this and that was uncomfortable for the opposite reason. So my name is Polly Kreisman and I've been a journalist in one form or another for about 20, 25 years. I have some very specific ideas ...

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