Interviewer: If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be?
Sharon: I like my personality, but if I could change one thing, then I would be more outgoing around people I do not know well.
Interviewer: Why is that?
Sharon: Well, I am very friendly and outgoing around people that I know well, but sometimes I can be quiet around people that I am meeting for the first time. Like for example, if I go to a party and I do not know anybody there, then I do not feel very comfortable.
Interviewer: I feel the same way.
Sharon: It is hard to talk to new people, right? But some people can go to a place where they know nobody, and just start talking to people.
Interviewer: Are you trying to improve that?
Sharon: Yes. Whenever I go to a party or networking event, I always try to start at least three conversations with people that I do not know. And actually, I am getting better at it. I think practice and experience can help people become more outgoing.
Patterns and Examples
If I could change one thing about my personality, I would be more ____________________.
- If I could change one thing about my personality, I would be more outgoing.
- If I could change one thing about my personality, I would be more comfortable around new people.
I like my personality, but if I had to choose one thing, then I would want to be ____________________.
- I like my personality, but if I had to choose one thing, then I would want to be less stressed under pressure.
- I like my personality, but if I had to choose one thing, then I would want to be more ambitious.
I wish I could be more ____________________.
- I wish I could be more persuasive.
- I wish I could be funnier.
