The answer is very simple. He is probably busy concentrating on his next letter to a client he has just dictated in his head whilst offering you a drink. Look through the list of questions on our page 100 top interview questions and print them out. Practice answering them - at least one question every day for a couple of weeks. An important point is that if you do not know the answer to a question or cannot think how to respond - be honest and tell the interviewer.
Trainees especially are at fault here.
Firms are looking for employees - people who will be told what to do within reason, and are prepared to do it to increase the profit making of the firm, but also to improve their own standing for the benefit of the firm. They are not looking for self-centred people with an argumentative streak who pretend they know everything. If you are looking for a training contract, telephone trainees at firms, and ask them what the firm does, what hobbies the senior partner has, and how you should present yourself to the firm when writing in. Midlands area - commercial firm 1998.