1. show the meat, why you're interviewing them - if the person is say, a miner you start off with machinery and sounds of workers
2. do the intro of who the person is - have them state their name and identity (occupation or other story-relevant identity such as an ethnicity or physical attribute that is relevant to the story)
3. give a backstory - relevant details that led them to the present such as where they started, their parents, siblings, etc.
4. identify the present and show the passion - usually with long-form charles dickens details of rooms or where the person lives along with what they love
5. talk about what the person is about to do - a cross country journey, a competition, get married, etc.
6. set the scene - the person getting ready for it and preparing, setbacks along the way, human interest style narratives
7. make it special - try to frame it as either a unique story or something that effects a very small group of specific people
8. conclude with a future oriented framing - say "the story isn't over" such as talking about next years competition or some more ambitious task they plan to do