Use separate prompts instead of a question chain

Mini Interview is built around breadth rather than follow-up depth. Prepare four independent prompts about different topics, such as a favorite place, a useful skill, a funny memory, and a future idea. The interviewer asks one prompt at a time and records one useful fact from each answer. The next prompt does not have to grow from the previous answer.

Collect one fact from each topic

After the first answer, choose one detail worth remembering and write or say it in a short form. Then move to the next prepared topic. Keeping the prompts independent prevents the activity from becoming a connected-question chain and encourages the child to listen for a useful fact across several areas.

Keep notes brief enough to compare

Each note should be short: a few words, a sketch, or one spoken phrase is enough. Long notes make comparison harder. The child should be able to see four separate facts at the end and remember which prompt produced each one.

Review the facts after all prompts are complete

Once the four questions are finished, look back at the collected facts. Ask which one is most surprising, most specific, or most helpful for introducing the interviewee to someone else. There is no single correct choice; the child should explain the reason for selecting it.

Turn one fact into a short introduction

Use the selected fact to create a one-sentence introduction, such as “This is Ana, and she can make pancakes by herself.” The introduction should be accurate and respectful. The point is to transform listening notes into a concise summary, not to repeat the whole interview.

Change the prompt set to change the interview

For another round, use a new group of independent prompts: school, hobbies, family traditions, inventions, travel, or books. The structure stays the same even though the topics change. That makes the activity reusable without turning it into a sequence where each question depends on the previous answer.

Finish after one clear summary

End when the child can choose one recorded fact and use it in a short introduction. For another words and communication activity, browse the activity search or create a fresh prompt with the activity generator.