Learning to communicate effectively in a very unfamiliar/uncomfortable settings.
Describe the unfamiliar situation. What made it unfamiliar and uncomfortable?
What did you observe about how other people communicated in that setting? Describe their speech, mannerisms, their writing style, etc.
How did you communicate in this setting? What was the message that you were trying to send? What communication channel did you use (verbal, non-verbal, written?)? Why did you choose that communication channel?
Was your communication effective? If so, why? If not, why not? How did the people respond to you?
What did you learn about others and about yourself from having to communicate in this unfamiliar environment?