Your question is Explain REST vs SOAP Clearly. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
You are speaking with a non-specialist stakeholder who is trying to understand two common web service approaches before an integration decision is made.
What are RESTful APIs, and how do they differ from SOAP? How would you explain the trade-offs clearly enough to support an execution decision?