Closed Questions

Closed questions are questions that resolt in very short answers. If an interviewer where to as ask the interviewee a question the interviewee would respond with either one word or a very short sentence. An interviewer would ask a closed question if they wanted to check something quickly or confirm something previously asked. In an interview this would be a good type of question to use at certain points as it keeps the conversation flowing and also keeps the interviewer in control of the interview. Closed questions can also be very good as ice breakers as well and also as extra questions to relax the interviewee a bit and get them prepared for open questions. The positives of using closed questions is that it keeps the interview to time as it is just short snappy simple answers, whereas the negatives of closed questions is that their will be no depth to the answers therefore it makes it less interesting for the audience to watch as they are not getting any good and in depth information.