Band 7: Describe a time you overcame a significant challenge. You should say: - What the challenge was - What steps you took to overcome it - Who helped you, if anyone And explain what you learned from the experience. (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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The significant challenge I can think of is my time as a newly hired TA, or teaching assistant. When I first got hired, my department had no TAs left; all of them resigned to go to another college, so I had the full responsibility of four TAs combined. I momentarily collapsed under pressure because it required a lot of expertise, readiness, and skills. I struggled a lot with public speaking at first, and it was a skill that required a lot of rehearsing and training, and I had no time to rehearse or train in a safe environment. I had to go and follow students and teach. So, I worked hard to elevate my public speaking skills. I watched a lot of videos and practiced a lot at home. I really had no help from anyone, no guidance sadly, but it really elevated my sense of self and my confidence that I overcame this challenge on my own. It made me feel capable of tackling any challenge from now on since I could overcome being publicly humiliated in front of students and survive. I think any other challenge will be less hurtful.

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The significant challenge I think I can think of is my time as a newly hired TA or a teaching assistant. When I first got hired, my department had no TAs left, all of them resigned to go to another college so I had the full responsibility of four TAs combined and I momentarily collapsed under pressure because it required a lot of expertise and readiness and skills. I struggled a lot with public speaking at first and it was a skill that requires a lot of rehearsing and training and I had no time to rehearse or train in a safe environment. I had to go and follow students and teach. So I worked double to elevate my public speaking skill. I saw a lot of videos, I practiced a lot at home. I really had no help from anyone, no guidance sadly but it really elevated my sense of self and my confidence that I overcame this challenge on my own and it made me feel capable of tackling any challenge from now on since I could overcome being publicly humiliated in front of students and survive, I think any other challenge will be less hurtful.

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