I don't think this approach favors the talkers / story spinners too much. It is the other way around!
It is a nerd test. You can get every nerd talking if you ask them to tell you about a special skill or project they really care about.
I remember quite a lot of these lunch conversations:
Me: Hey, what's up? Do you like the salad?
Introvert Nerd: Mmmm-Hmmm.
Me: Great weather outside!
Introvert Nerd: Mmmm-Hmmm.
Me: I was hiking last weekend in the mountains and got caught in a storm.
Introvert Nerd: Mmmm-Hmmm.
Me: Does your work project proceed well?
Introvert Nerd: Mmmm-Hmmm.
Me: I've heard that you regularly cook medieval dishes and you created a food medievality detector using a Raspberry Pi and a horseshoe?
Introvert Nerd: Oh, yes! You know, measuring the medievality of a dish is not as simple as it sounds! Obviously, there are no American foods like tomatoes or potatoes allowed, but did you ever think which spices were common in Europe in the High Middle Ages and why that changed in the Late Middle Ages...
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The problem is in leaving the topic of what to teach open. To some people, this may feel like freedom. To others, in the context of an interview where the purpose is to judge the candidate, it will just lead to a bunch of stress from trying to guess which types of things to teach are currently a la mode on the interview circuit.
It is a nerd test. You can get every nerd talking if you ask them to tell you about a special skill or project they really care about.
I remember quite a lot of these lunch conversations:
Me: Hey, what's up? Do you like the salad?
Introvert Nerd: Mmmm-Hmmm.
Me: Great weather outside!
Introvert Nerd: Mmmm-Hmmm.
Me: I was hiking last weekend in the mountains and got caught in a storm.
Introvert Nerd: Mmmm-Hmmm.
Me: Does your work project proceed well?
Introvert Nerd: Mmmm-Hmmm.
Me: I've heard that you regularly cook medieval dishes and you created a food medievality detector using a Raspberry Pi and a horseshoe?
Introvert Nerd: Oh, yes! You know, measuring the medievality of a dish is not as simple as it sounds! Obviously, there are no American foods like tomatoes or potatoes allowed, but did you ever think which spices were common in Europe in the High Middle Ages and why that changed in the Late Middle Ages... ...