Interview Basics (Fifth in a Series of 12): Get To The Point

When you reply to questions, remember this is not a conversation with a friend.  Get to the point of the answer and don't ramble on.  Avoid using multiple conjunctions, "and, "and," "and."  While it is important to completly answer the questions, focus on the quality of the reply rather than the lenght of the reply. 

Use the three-phase method when answering the questions.

(1) acknowledge the question
(2) generalizing the question
(3) your answer

You can read more here about the three-phases of responding to a question.