As a new newspaper reporter, amanda was nervous about doing her first interview with a state senator. she went to a veteran reporter, clark webb, for advice. clark told her the first rule of an interview is to make the person you're interviewing comfortable. be polite and cheerful. the second rule is to ask open questions. open questions allow the person you're interviewing to give you more information. "how did you decide to run for office? " is an example of an open question. third, always try to do more listening than talking. finally, be sure to the person you interview for his or her time. 2. from this paragraph, you can guess that the word veteran means that clark webb is a. older than amanda. b. amanda's boss. c. an ex-member of the armed forces. d. an experienced reporter.