storytelling
An embarrassing moment
Tell the story of an embarrassing moment that you can now laugh about. Set the scene, build to the cringe, end with the aftermath.
Step 1 · Listen to a model answer
Last year I gave a presentation on Yeats in English class — I'd worked on it for a week. The whole class was actually paying attention, which never happens. Halfway through, my voice cracks. Properly — like fifteen years old again. I tried to power through; the voice cracks worse. The class is dying laughing. I'm laughing. The teacher's laughing. I never got to the second half of the speech. She gave me top marks anyway — said the topic was Yeats but the lesson was on courage.