[jeffrallen]

One thing that can be helpful is preparing several stories from your past that show useful aspects of your experience, and your character (conflict resolution, managing schedule problems, etc). Then when a question can be answered with your prepared story, make a small intro explaining why you want to tell this story and then tell it.

Politicians do this: they listen to the question and then reply to the question they wanted you to ask. You need to be a bit smooth about it, but you are certainly allowed to adapt questions to the story you want and need to tell.