Presenter: Richard Conrad
Date: November 28, 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 3–5 p.m. (followed by SWET/JAT Kansai Bonenkai, details below.)
Place: Room 205, Hyogoken Shigaku Kaikan, Motomachi, Kobe 神戸市中央区北長狭通4丁目3-13 (2-minutes north of JR/Hanshin Motomachi Stns, 7 mins from Hankyu Sannomiya Stn)
Map: [url=http://www.hyogo-shigaku.or.jp/map.html]http://www.hyogo-shigaku.or.jp/map.html[/url]
Fee: 1,000 yen SWET members, 1,500 yen JAT members; 2,000 yen non-members
Reservation and inquiries: SWET Kansai (Please indicate if you are also attending the bonenkai or not, details below.)

Conducting interviews is a key skill for a wide range of occupations, including those in translation, media, communications, management, and human resources. In this SWET craft talk, former Australian journalist Richard Conrad shares advice based on more than 30 years conducting interviews for publication and broadcast. The talk will cover practical considerations and useful skills; preparation and research; strategies and approaches; asking and listening; and transcribing, editing, and writing.

Presenter Profile

Richard Conrad worked as a journalist in Australia for more than three decades before moving this year with his family to Nishinomiya.

His career began in 1979 with a newspaper cadetship on Queensland’s major metropolitan daily newspaper, The Courier-Mail, and included senior editorial positions for Australia’s highest circulation papers, the Herald Sun in Melbourne and the Sunday Telegraph in Sydney.

Richard also worked for regional newspapers, glossy magazines, radio stations, government communications, and online. Job titles have included editor, news reporter, feature writer (arts and entertainment, technology, travel, food, business, and property), bureau manager, sub-editor, and production editor.

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree with English and Journalism majors from the University of Queensland, and an MBA from RMIT Business (Melbourne) with a cross-disciplinary Communications focus.

He is now a self-employed editor and writer, open to job offers.

SWET/JAT Kansai Bonenkai

This year, autumn came early and so will the Kansai bonenkai. Before you get busy with Christmas shopping and writing nengajo New Year cards, come join us. Chat with friends and colleagues, and make new acquaintances and connections. Of course, partners and friends are welcome.

Venue: Vege Bar, Sannomiya, Kobe  
Access: 5 minutes’ walk from JR, Hankyu and Hanshin Sannomiya Stations. Behind Tokyu Hands, opposite Ikuta Jinja (兵庫県神戸市中央区下山手通2-17-13)
Map: http://www.vegetable-hatakeya.com/vegebar/shopinfo.html
Date: November 28, 2015; 6−9 p.m.
Cost: 4,500 yen
Reservations: SWET Kansai (Indicating that you are attending on Facebook does not necessarily ensure you a place, so please email us.)
Deadline: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Cancellations: Cancel after Thursday November 26, and you may need to pay if the restaurant requests us to pay.
Note: The event will be non-smoking. A non-smoking bar nearby would also be suitable nijikai venue for those who have much more to discuss.

We look forward to seeing you there.