John Coogan, Co-Founder & Host at TBPN

About this episode

In this episode, John Coogan of TBPN shares his insights on effective questioning in interviews.

In the latest Social Radars episode, we turn the tables on John Coogan of TBPN. Now he's answering the questions instead of asking him. We especially liked talking to John because he shares a similar philosophy to us: instead of attacking your subjects, which is easy and boring, ask them the question that will yield the most interesting answers.

People in this episode

Host: Jessica Livingston

Guest: John Coogan

Topics covered

• interview
• philosophy
• questioning
• communication
• podcasting

Keywords

• John Coogan
• TBPN
• interview techniques
• podcast philosophy
• communication skills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TBPN

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