Before your MMI interview, practice role-playing scenarios where you give directions to others in a variety of basic scenarios. These scenarios during the MMI process aren't necessarily medical tasks. You'll want to practice giving clear and concise direction, giving encouragement, and praising a job well done.

"Good morning Jenny; my name is Stacy, and I'm excited to walk you through how to successfully wrap these awesome shoes as a gift for your nephew. It will be difficult, given they won't be in their original box, but I know we can get through this together, and he will appreciate ripping that paper off and seeing the shoes right in front of him. As we go along here, please don't hesitate to ask any clarifying questions. Will that work for you? Great! Okay, to start, I want you to lay out the piece of wrapping paper on the take with the long edge running from side to side. Yes, just like that. Then place the shoes about right in the middle of the paper. I always like to carefully wrap the sides around to ensure I have enough to cover the package or item. Yes, I think that looks about perfect. So with a loose pair of shoes, this will be a bit unconventional. I think it would be best to bring the first side over the top, pull as tight as you can and then put the first piece of tape down near the sole of the shoe. Perfect and great job! Then take the other side, wrap it over as tight as can be, and tape it to the paper. Now you're left with just a bit of wrapping paper hanging over the toe and heel. With a traditional box, you would take both hands, fold the sides in with your pointer finger, fold down the bottom and top, and tape. It will be a bit awkward with the shoes, but it still should work. Give it a try. Okay, you did everything perfectly on the wrap, and even though it looks a bit goofy, the rounded edges and varying heights of the shoe made this one tough job. I think your wrapping looks marvelous. Now to tie a bow. My favorite method is to cut one very long length of ribbon and wrap it once around the package lengthwise, cross it, and then wrap it once around the other way. From there, I trim the tag ends, tie it off with a double knot and pull some extra short ends under my knot. Then I work on fraying the end with scissors to curl them. It would be a very tough task on the shoes with them not being a square package. Are you up for that? Awesome, I love that attitude. Yes, I think the center of the bow makes the most sense about where the shoelaces are coming down toward the toe. That's around the mid-point of the package. I think you did an amazing job, Jenny! Your nephew won't know what they are when you show up with the gift at the party and will certainly be surprised to open them!"

The first thing your interviewer at this station will focus on is your innate ability to take the lead and begin by mapping out a plan of attack for wrapping the shoes successfully. This will include your ability to clearly explain the process. As you do this, let your interviewing colleague know they can ask questions at any time during the process. Then, when you start walking your colleague through the step-by-step process, your interviewer will be looking for a few things. First, they will expect you to point out potential issues and how to address them. Knowing that a pair of shoes without a box will be difficult to wrap, you could discuss how care will be needed to ensure the wrapping paper doesn't break. You should also recognize that it won't turn out perfectly. If your applicant colleague makes an error or their final product doesn't look perfect, be encouraging.