My Wife and I did depositions once in suing regarding a car accident in which she was the victim, and our attorney warned us that beating around the bush will annoy the deposer, they will paint you into a corner, pressure you etc. Keep your answers to the point, with as few words as possible, and never volunteer anything outside of the specific question, as it can come back and bite you. He also said judges frown on this far worse than attorneys.

We won in a settlement conference many months later.