Today's role-play setting was on edge since I had to role-play Atticus Finch at a job interview. While I definitely admire his wisdom and strong moral fiber, I found it very tough to respond to questions in his voice while under such pressure. I had a lot of thoughts in my head while answering the questions, but straightening up those thoughts during the interview was difficult sometimes, and probably, my answers were not as in-depth and confident as they should have been.
Atticus is the personification of calm logic and unparalleled ethics, but trying to capture his persuasiveness in such a situation and tense atmosphere was missing for me. My nervousness clouded my thinking, and my otherwise efficient mind was rendering even the most believable of my responses far weaker than I could have expected.
This situation had taught me several things regarding composure and preparation. Should I get into something like this again, I'd like to allow myself more time to build possible questions properly and to have structured answers ready. Confidence practice would also do wonders in helping me during further role-plays and eventual interviewing situations. I know how the process goes now, and as stressful as it was, the exercise was a good chance for me to stretch a bit and hone my skills under pressure.
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