“Melinda, there is a difference between what we call the investigative question and the interview question. The first one is what you secretly want to know. The second one is what you ask in order to learn it. They are seldom the same question. That’s the science. The art is engaging your subject into revealing information you want to know through indirect questioning. If you’re treating me as an interviewee here, and you want me to reveal information, you’re going to have to try harder. I won’t blame you for doing it, but you’re going to need to raise your game if you want to win. OK?”
