Introducing yourself and Others Professional SelfIntroduction Introducing yourself

Introducing yourself and Others (Professional Self-Introduction) Introducing yourself is much more than saying your name; it’s a way to connect with someone new by exchanging words and often, physical contact. Introducing yourself to strangers can be tricky because what you say depends entirely on the context. You may introduce yourself differently depending on whether you are addressing an audience before you give a speech, meeting someone at a networking event, introducing yourself to your class, or just starting a conversation with a new person at a party. What is important is to introduce yourself in a way that is appropriate and makes people like and remember you.

Conti…. Your introduction should answer the following questions • Where are you from? • What do you do? • What are your special skills? • What are you passionate about (hobby)? How will be the question? Introduce yourself to your class? Tell us something about yourself. Introduce yourself.

Sample Ways to Introduce Yourself Salutation + Name “Hello, Good morning every one, my name is Ashvini Joshi. ” Salutation + Name + Personal fact “Hi, Good morning to one all, I’m Ashvini Joshi and I am from Vadali, Shahada. At present I am studying in FYBA at Arts College Bamkheda T. T. ” • Salutation + Name + Personal fact+ Hobby • “Hey, Good morning to every body, my name’s Ashvini Joshi, and I am from Vadali, Shahada. At present I am studying in FYBA at Arts College Bamkheda T. T. ” I enjoy playing basketball. ” • • •

Introducing Others Q. Introduce your friend to your Uncle? Me: Good morning Uncle: Good morning Sachin, how is everything? Me: Well, let me introduce my friend. Uncle: It’s great pleasure to know about your friend. Me: This is Rohit Nandedkar from Nanded, his father is doctor and mother is housewife. He has two sibling. He is very hardworking and honest. He always stood first in the class. He is also interested in sports and games. Uncle: Nice to meet you Rohit. Keep it up! My best wishes are always with you. Rohit: Thank Uncle nice to meet you too.

Greeting • Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other. A greeting can consist of an exchange of formal expression, kisses, handshakes, hugs, and various gestures. • In some languages and cultures, the same word or gesture is used as both greeting and farewell. Examples are "Good day" in English, "Sat Shri Akaal" in Punjabi, "As-Salamualaikum" in Arabic, "Aloha" in Hawaiian, "Shalom" in Hebrew, "Namaste" in Hindi, "Ayubowan" in Sri Lanka and "Ciao" in Italian. The bow and handshake are also used for both greeting and leave-taking.

• Birthday Greeting: Many many happy returns of the day, Wish you a very happy birthday • New year Greetings: Happy New Year, Wish you a pleasant and prosperous new year. Healthy, Wealthy and happy new year • Diwali Greeting: Happy Diwali. May this Diwali brings you lots of joy etc.

Examples Q. Greet your teacher on Teachers Day. Ans: Student: May I Come in Sir. Teacher: Yes, come in Please Student: Good morning Sir and a very happy Teachers Day Teacher: Thank you so much Student: Sir we have arranged a small function in our class at 10 am. Please do come Teacher: Sure , Thank you. Q. Greet your mother on mothers day Me: Many many happy returns of the day Aai Mother: Thank you beta Me: On this special day we will going to have great fun, Cake cutting, and party Mother: Sure, We will but we will going to cut the home made cake Me: Yes I know we are living in Covid-19 Pandemic Mother: That’s right thank you again.

Requesting • Asking to do things – asking for permission • There are many different ways of making polite requests in English. If you don't want to sound rude when speaking English, then you need to know how to make a request in a polite way. Requests in English are usually made in the form of questions

Asking to do things – asking for permission Asking Saying Yes Saying No Can I. . . ? Yes, sure Well, I'm afraid. . . + reason Could I. . . ? Could I possibly. . . ? Is it all right if I. . . ? Do you think I could. . . ? Yes, of course. Yes, that's fine. Certainly. Well, the problem is. . . Do you mind if I. . . ? No, not at all. No, of course not. Sorry, but. . .

Asking others to do things – making requests Asking Saying Yes Saying No Can you. . . ? Yes, sure. Well, I'm afraid + reason Could you. . . ? Is it all right if you. . . ? Do you think you could. . . ? Will you. . . ? Would you. . . ? Yes, of course. Certainly. Well, the problem is Sorry, but. . . Do you mind -ing. . . ? Would you mind -ing. . . ? No, not at all. Of course not.

Cont…. . Q. Make a request to your elder brother to help you in your homework Ans: Punam: Hello Dada, good morning Dhiraj: Good morning Punam. May I know whatkind of help do you need Punam: Well, actualy I need your help Dhiraj: What type of help do you deed from me? Punam: Dada would you please help me to complete my home work? Dhiraj: Its better to do homework by our own. Punam: Dada please, teacher has given me a heavy homwork yesterday. Dhiraj: OK, but not next time. Please show me Punam: Thank you so much Dada