16Jun

How to Write a Profile Essay On A Person

What Is Profile Essay and How Do I Write A Personal Profile Essay On Someone?

A personal profile essay requires two functions: interviewing the person and writing the profile.Through a combination of observations, quotes and narratives, a well-written profile essay should communicate a concise, visual portrayal of the essay subject. Exclusive to a particular audience, the profile essay must entertain, inform, and give readers something memorable and impressionable to carry away with them that they may not have previously known about the writer.

A Guide on How To Write a Personal Profile Essay

ü  Interview the person. Determine questions prior to the interview. Cover the basic questions first: who, what, when, where and why, along with observing the person's appearance and behaviour. Next, investigate the person's accomplishments, special interests, or hobbies. Having an idea of what attribute to focus on helps, you dig deeper in the interview; however, be open to learning new information that might be more interesting for your thesis.

ü  Develop a loose outline based on the subject of your essay. Jot down the header, "Introduction”. Start listing possible details of discussion later during interviews. Title another header as "Body” and note high points that may become the possible climax of the essay. Tie it all up in the "Conclusion" header and brainstorm solid ending possibilities.

ü  Compose a list of specific interview questions. They should be open-ended but specific and relevant to your essay. Questions should draw out information not commonly known about the person.

ü  Conduct the interview in a distraction-free zone. Establish a rapport early on to make the interviewee feel comfortable, which will churn out a more productive interview. Lay down a basic groundwork of what topics on coverage, the length of time needed, and the importance of the interview. Next, advance to the main interview and make sure you get permission to tape the interview to transcribe later.

ü  Jot down any observations immediately following the interview. Consider the individual’s habits, attitude, and other qualities observed. Transcribe and rearrange the interview questions to recount an interesting personal perspective or interpretation. This will become your rough draft.

ü  Revise the draft, incorporating important details and factual incidents missed. Start with an attention-grabbing lead sentence. Ensure that the beginning grabs the reader and pulls him in. Intrigue your audience with an informative main section.

ü  Read the essay aloud. Did you give a visual portrayal? Check that you interweaved dialogue and added physical descriptions in moderation while using narrative freely