On Thursday, the Sacramento Press hosted a workshop to help writers get the most out of their interviews by discussing pre-interview techniques, how to create better questions and how to make the subject feel comfortable during the process. Guest Speaker Rick Ele was a DJ and radio host for 17 years for the freeform community radio station KDVS 90.3 FM in Davis. Ele has interviewed over 100 bands, musicians, authors and more. Even though he is no longer a primary DJ and host for the station, he still volunteers to host a show about once a month. "(My goal is) helping people find an ounce of courage to develop a rapport, do the research, which conveys you've put that effort into it and it

Thursday evening, 22 people came to The Sacramento Press office to learn about interviewing techniques at the workshop, taught by Clare Noonan. Writers from all levels were present, and non-writers were also in attendance. They all came with different goals. “I thought it would be geared more towards job-type interview techniques, but I was not disappointed that it was stories. It was a pleasant surprise,” said Swayne Cates, a real estate broker and attendee. He said he found the workshop important. There was plenty of information, even a seasoned writer would have learned something, he noted. Kim Tennant, 59, from Fair Oaks said she wanted to learn how to convince people to take part

The Sacramento Press office was buzzing with questions at the Interviewing Techniques workshop on Tuesday, June 30.  Holly Heyser, Faculty Adviser for The State Hornet and Professional Journalist in Residence at Sac State, went over the key steps to a good interview.  About 12 people showed up and learned a lot about one another, firsthand accounts of what it's like to be a historian, what it's like to be a part of a television show and what it was like to offer aide to New Orleans residents as a part of FEMA. The Sacramento Press holds regular journalism workshops each month on various topics.  To sign up for the e-mail list and receive invitations to future workshops, please e-mail j