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Communication between any two people is a complicated process that can lead to both trivial and serious misunderstandings. During an interview, everyone communicates, receives and decodes information, and misunderstandings are liable to occur at every stage of the process. Since every piece of information is based on any previous information, any miscommunication that is not addressed will have long-term consequences. It is essential that you, the interviewer, confirm that the witness understands your questions and that you understand his answers. In the following example, the interviewer is checking to see if he and the witness are discussing the same thing, because they each give different meanings to a word: | Communication between any two people is a complicated process that can lead to both trivial and serious misunderstandings. During an interview, everyone communicates, receives and decodes information, and misunderstandings are liable to occur at every stage of the process. Since every piece of information is based on any previous information, any miscommunication that is not addressed will have long-term consequences. It is essential that you, the interviewer, confirm that the witness understands your questions and that you understand his answers. In the following example, the interviewer is checking to see if he and the witness are discussing the same thing, because they each give different meanings to a word: | ||
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| + | !Interviewer | ||
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| + | |My father used to beat me but he treated Vijay better | ||
| + | |Do you mean he didn't beat Vijay? | ||
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| + | |Right, only me with his fists. He didn't do that do Vijay | ||
| + | | Do you mean he didn't beat Vijay at all? | ||
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| + | |Oh, he would whip him, you know, with his belt | ||
| + | |You mean he would punish Vijay by whipping him but not by punching him with his fists? | ||
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| + | |Yes | ||
| + | |Can you describe one time when you saw him whip Vijay? | ||
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