1. be clear and concise - don't make it too long
2. highlight key parts about your life but don't go into too much detail
3. indirectly describe yourself. e.g you may be a confident person, but maybe, instead of outright stating it you could list a few things that have connotations of being confident. e.g public speaker
One strategy you can use to determine the meanings of unknown words and phrases is to look at the context clues. Context clues might be something like a picture, words or phrases you already know, using what you know about the text already.
Hope this helps!
