| Phase | What to say | Example | |-------|-------------|---------| | | When / where you met them | “I first met my high school physics teacher in 2015.” | | Present | Why they influenced you | “He taught me that failure is just data.” | | Future | How they still affect you now | “To this day, I tackle hard problems by breaking them down logically.” |

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If you go blank, say: “Let me think… what else can I say?” — that’s natural and buys you 3 seconds.