Giving an Organised Answer
ouneedtoorganisedetailedanswerssothattheyarecleartothelistener.
Beforebeginningtoanswerthequestion,itispossibletocommentonitbysaying,for example,‘That’sadifficultquestion’/’That’savery7interestingquestion’.Ifyouusethis
strategy,itwillgiveyoualittlemoretimetoprepareanorganisedanswer.
Inorganisingyouranswer,itmaybeuseful(asinwriting)tobeginwithasentenceor phrasethatgivesasummaryofthemainpointsyouaregoingtotalkabout.Thiswill
helpyourlistenertofollowyouranswer.
Interviewer:‘WhydoyouwanttostudyX?’Candidate:‘That’saratherdifficultquestion.Therearetwomainreasons,Isuppose.’
Thesummaryphraseis:‘Therearetwomainreasons,Isuppose.’Thisprovidesastructure fortherestoftheanswer,whichdescribeseachofthereasons.