Warm-Up: Inform the audience about a time where you had to write a personal statement. What did you have to do? What question(s) did the prompt ask you? Any challenges?

Example: "Over the summer, I applied for a job that asked me to write a personal statement about why I would be a good candidate for this position. I wrote an essay less than 500 words about..... I did not get hired because my personal statement didn't stand out"