Use the channel where the context is strongest. A warm introduction or prior email thread usually favors email; a cold approach with no established address can be more natural on LinkedIn.

The message quality matters more than the platform. Avoid sending the same request through both channels at the same time.

If you email, keep it short and specific. If LinkedIn is your only natural connection point, send a concise note and move to email later if the person responds.

Choose one channel, wait, and follow up once. Multiple simultaneous messages can feel more intrusive than helpful.

For me, writing one short line before speaking helped a lot. It stopped me from over-explaining and made the answer cleaner.

ngl this is one of those things that feels bigger in prep than it does in the actual interview. A simple response is usually enough.

What helped me was saying the assumption out loud in one sentence and then moving on. It made the reasoning easier to follow.