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How to Introduce Yourself to a Roomful of People

At times, a self-introduction may be one-sided – such as when a roomful of people are asked to introduce themselves. In this case, you may be asked to provide specific information, but at other times you may be free to respond in any manner you choose. The first case is easy – just remember to include a greeting, your name, and all the requested information (regardless of the responses of previous participants).

Focus On Three Things Only

When the introduction details are your choice, be conversational and brief, focusing on only three things. The idea is to build rapport. By choosing just three things, your introduction will be more memorable. For example, for a very short introduction I might say something like,

“Hi, everyone. I’m Lisa, Lisa Marshall. I’m a professional speaker and author who enjoys dancing and photography.”

For a longer answer I might say something like…

“Hi, everyone. I’m Lisa, Lisa B. Marshall. I’m a professional speaker and author. I specialize in communication skills and I’m excited because my new audiobook on interviewing skills will be released shortly. I enjoy dancing, although I’m not that good at it. I really love Latin music and salsa dancing is my favorite. I also enjoy photography. In fact, I am thinking of buying myself a digital SLR for my upcoming birthday.”

Lisa B. Marshall

5. Read the text and do the tasks below.

Hello. My name is Paul Simon. I am British. I am from Bristol, which is situated on the river Avon, in the South–West of England. I’m a language student at Christ Church College in Oxford. Christ Church College is quite famous and I’m proud to be a student of it. I’m twenty. I’m not married yet, I’m single. My new friends are from various countries – Spain, Italy, France, Ger­many, Holland and Japan, too. We are very friendly but it isn’t quite easy to understand each other. You see, our accents are so different! Sabine is French. Her home town is Bordeaux. She is in her late teens. Sabine is very smart and her English is rather good. She is keen on clas­sical music and art. Mr Lewis, our language teacher is from Manchester. He is intelligent, experienced and always ready to help. My favourite subjects are Litera­ture and History. I’m also interested in Natural Sciences and I’m good at sports. My hobbies are table tennis and computer games.

Am I happy here? Yes, sure. The only trouble is my parents are far away and I feel a bit lonely sometimes.

6. Are the following sentences true or false? If false, say why.

1. Paul is British.
2. He is a History student.
3. His friends are from Britain and Holland.
4. Mr Lewis is a language student.
5. He is not very clever.
6. Sabine is from France.
7. It’s not easy to understand Sabine because of her French accent.
8. Paul is keen on music and tennis.
9. His hobbies are computer games and art.
10. Paul is proud to be a student at Christ Church College.

7. Here are the answers to some questions about the text. Ask the questions.

1 ____________________?	— Paul.
2 ____________________?	— Simon.
3 ____________________?	— From Bristol.
4 ____________________?	— In Oxford.
5 ____________________?	— 20.
6 ____________________?	— He’s single.
7 ____________________?	— From various countries.
8 ____________________?	— She isn’t German. She is French.
9 ____________________?	— She’s in her late teens.
10 ____________________?	— Classical music.
11 ____________________?	— A language teacher.
12 ____________________?	— Clever and experienced.

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