Telephone Interviews
Telephone interviews, like in-person interviews, are conducted by appointment.
Benefits of using telephone interviews include:
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People from different cities, states and countries can be interviewed without incurring travel costs.
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The interviewer can ask additional, probing questions to clarify responses.
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It is convenient for the respondent.
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Telephone interviews often allow faster turnaround of data and reporting than in-person appointments can provide, particularly when the persons interviewed are from a wide geographic area.
Examples of how clients have utilized telephone interviewing by Lane Gewecke Consulting:
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Information gathering for a museum’s strategic planning effort from people located both within and outside the United States.
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Nationwide first-stage interviewing for a private foundation seeking potential partners for a project.
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Evaluation of reactions to a mailed prospectus by a nonprofit organization contemplating a capital campaign.