Logical Thinking Skills and Details in Interviews

In this writing course, Mr. Wu first invited participants to share their assignments from the previous week's course, in which they were asked to use what they had learned in the classroom to weave people, events, times, places, and things into a poem or a story. Among them, Ms. Fang Ling's poem successfully incorporated the old town of Zuoying, revealing her deep affection for the local culture and history of Zuoying. Next, each participant conducted a time-limited mock interview exercise as a warm-up activity for the day's program.

Through the practice of interviewing each other, the participants were able to learn more about each other's values and backgrounds. Mr. Wu emphasized the importance of asking questions with sensitivity and guiding the interviewees to share deeper content. The simulated interviews helped to develop the participants' communication skills in real-life situations and enabled them to respond flexibly to various interview scenarios. In this process, the example of the project facilitator, Ms. Mei-Fei, and the participant, Ms. Wang Shih-Ching, highlighted once again how the interaction of the interviews allowed for a closer bond to be established between participants who were originally unfamiliar with each other. This not only helps to promote cooperation and collaboration among participants, but also enhances the overall sense of participation and motivation in the course.

Apart from developing participants' oral expression and logical thinking skills, this activity also emphasizes on the interviewer's purpose and time management throughout the process. Interviewers need to clearly understand the purpose of their interviews and achieve their objectives effectively within the limited time available. This not only helps to train the participants' professionalism, but also develops their strain capacity to cope with real-life challenges. Through the simulated interviewing game, the principles and basic structure of interviewing are conveyed, explaining that interviews are conducted with a clear purpose, out of "curiosity" and the desire to get "feedback" from the respondents as the starting point, and illustrating the methods of information collection and analysis, how to plan and execute, as well as the relevance, importance and impact of the factors of venue and time on the interviews.

"The OUR TOWN Community Sustainability Cross-District Co-Creation Platform Project" aims not only to provide interviews and editorial instruction, but also to promote the culture, history, and rich local stories of Zuoying's local community. We hope that through the program, the richness of the old stories contained in the community will become more widely known, thus inspiring more people to come to Zuoying to explore the area. By doing so, we will not only create more opportunities in Zuoying, but also help to promote the sustainability of the community. We hope to raise awareness of the local character and make Zuoying's uniqueness recognized in a wider context.