How to be self-confident In front of people that I dont knowww???

Cuz On monday I hav to interview HIV people with my friends... and dont kno what to ask them

And The plan Is :

- On the monday We gona Watch a movie about HIV people like how they live what they doing... some kind like that

- And after the movie Me and My friend hav to Interview the people in the movie

And the Problem is I dont kno what a MOvie about they just tell me " Oh u hav to interview HIV people "

am sooo nervous Everytime I be a MC.... try to not think about it

Just remember that they are just as human as the rest of us. Besides asking questions like, "When you found out you had HIV, how did you tell your family?" or "What has been the most difficult part about living with HIV?" you should also just ask normal questions that might lighten up the mood a bit.

"Did you watch Transformers 2 and did you like it?" "What's your favorite kind of food...what's your favorite kind of ice cream?"

Just let them know that they are normal in your eyes. You might even want to open up with fun questions like their favorite TV show or something like that...they don't want to be bombarded by serious HIV questions throughout the whole interview. Have fun and learn at the same time.

Good luck!

How about how other people treat them when they find out they have HIV?

How hard is it to find a partner?

What difficulties do they face?

What help has been available? What more can be done?

Do they work? What kind of work do they do? Does their sickness affect their work experience?

thank u for all the Question that give me...!!!!

Condidence comes with experience. The tougher the situation, the more experience you will gain. You will do fine with the topics Rob & E_B brought up. Good luck.

Yeah I agree with Rob - let start with asking them with famous Thai drama on TV now. May be Tad-Rak on Channel 3 is a good choice. When they seem to be relaxed, let start the question with links from the drama such as where do you watch the drama? At home with your family or alone? One question always lead to next question easily. Or you can ask them later that what's the favorite questions you've to answer in the past and what's your feeling about that question.

Good luck and let find info of HIV people from online to have something in mind. May be you shouldn't ask the basic question that you can find from internet.

Good suggestions from Dave and Rob; also ask them how they feel about the myths surrounding HIV (particularly on things like how the disease is passed)

It is too bad that your interview is right after seeing the movie, you could gather your thoughts...

on the other hand after listening to them in the movie there may be questions or infomation that just

quickly comes to mind!

Remember they don't know you either, so they may be shy or unsure too.

be gentle ( i know you will) they may carry the interviews once they get talking with you.

--> as Skywarrior said: Confidence comes with experience...but that might only take you a few minutes

hope it is enjoyable

and sounds very interesting .....

and these are the experiences that will serve you throughout your life!

Think about what you think HIV is, and after you get them comfortable with you sharing everyday things, ask them if your thinking about HIV is correct, or not. In a nice way tell them what you think, and ask if it is B.S, how you can change your way of thinking, and how they can help you in changing other people's way of thinking about HIV.

If you seriously show them that you have a real interest in getting the facts right with your way of thinking about HIV, you just might get responses others won't get. Being honest in how you relate with them will get you honest answers. They don't want sympathy so try not to show that. They most likely want friends. What ever you do, don't look down on them as anything less than you. In many respects they are very strong willed people just to be able to live with their illness.

Rambutans are in season so bring a few kilos of fruit with you and share it with them as you talk. Sharing is the quickest way to get confident in what you are there to do. You share your experiences, and they share there's. They just might have experiences that will help you with problems you have in life. There is nothing wrong with asking them for help, and it could be the big ice breaker in talking with them. Instead of how you can help them, which is the sympathy avenue, and not good, you think of how they can help you. I would expect them to be very open to being asked to help with a problem you have. I doubt if very many people want their help. Think about it.

For them to have made a movie they will be allot more open than most HIV patients, let them into your life a little bit, and they just might give you more than you got from the movie.

Just a thought. Remember to have fun with the assignment.