HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN ENGLISH 3 SIMPLE STEPS FOR SELF INTRODUCTION IN ENGLISH
hey have you ever been in a situation
where someone asked you to introduce
yourself in english and you felt
stuck maybe the words didn’t come to you
maybe you didn’t know what to tell them
about yourself well if you answered yes
to either of those questions today’s
lesson is for you
because i’m going to give you three
simple steps that’s right
one two three three simple steps to help
you
master your english introduction it’s so
simple
i’m teacher tiffany let’s jump right in
all right so there are three simple
steps and we’re going to start by
looking at
the first step the first step is to
tell them the type of person you
are now the focus is your character
and personality and let me explain this
a little bit more
you see when you’re going to an
interview the first thing they’re going
to ask you to do
of course is to introduce yourself but
you have to remember
usually those individuals have already
looked at your cv they’ve already seen
your resume
so it’s not the time for you to tell
them i went to this school
i have this degree no instead they want
to know
more about you as a person so the first
step the first part of your introduction
is
telling them who you are as a person now
you do that in two parts the first part
is
your character this helps them get a
better understanding
of your core values in other words
the things that are important to you
that’s right
that means you need to think about this
hey
what’s important to you who are you as
an individual
this is the first portion now after
you’ve explained your
character you’re going to also talk
about your personality
this helps them get a better
understanding
of how you will blend with the current
individuals at their company and this is
something that i loved
explaining to my students when i was in
south korea
because it’s an aspect of western
culture that many times
students maybe like you don’t realize or
understand the importance of
you see in western culture it’s all
about you know
being with the group of course you want
to be an individual
but you also want to blend with the
group
in a way that makes things interesting
creates harmony so when you first come
to the interview
you’re starting off by telling them hey
these are my values and also this is my
personality
so as you all know i’m a very happy
person
i’m very outgoing and i love being
around people too
you can tell that and actually the first
video you saw from me
you assessed that without even realizing
it wow
teacher tiffany seems to be a very happy
person
something about her seems really genuine
you
started off by making an assessment of
me based on my
character and my personality even
without you realizing it
that’s why this is the most important
part to start off with
for your introduction so let’s see what
this looks like
okay we have an example from a young
lady all right here’s the example again
remember
her character and personality here she
goes
hello my name is samantha smith
i am a very diligent and honest
person i also have a very outgoing and
friendly personality
immediately she starts off by telling
something about herself
her character and her personality now
there’s a word in here that i want to
practice with you for pronunciation
underlined and bolded diligent after me
diligent excellent again
diligent nice last time
diligent excellent now
i’m also a very diligent person but what
does this word
mean now the word diligent just means
having or showing care and
conscientiousness
in one’s work or duties again
giving 110 when
you work we say you are a diligent
person
now we’re seeing that samantha started
off her introduction
in an amazing way we immediately know
that
her character is wow she’s very diligent
and her personality she said she’s
outgoing and
friendly so immediately in the mind of
the interviewer
she would probably work well with our
group
starting off the introduction again step
one telling the type of person
you are all right now let’s go to step
number two
another important step your experience
briefly here we go the focus is
describing a specific experience now
again this is something that is very
unique
about an introduction in english maybe
you’ve never heard this before
after you’ve described yourself you’ve
given information about your character
and your personality
you then need to talk about an
experience
now i’m going to explain explain how to
pick a specific experience but
this is very important and it goes back
to western culture
and to the english language many times
when you’re speaking in english
you think it’s about your words and the
grammar but
actually it’s about your ability to
express yourself
and also talk about your experiences in
the way that a person listening to you
can understand
the same is true for your introduction
so your experience briefly
part two we have again step two also has
two parts first related to the interview
again
this shows that you have taken the time
to do
some research about the position and the
company
so you’re not going to tell an
experience or a story that has nothing
to do with your job
you want to make sure the experience you
choose relates
to the job you’re trying to get now part
two
of this step is right here life
changing experience this shows that you
are able to think
logically about your life and about
business because you have to make a
connection
again giving a good introduction in
english
it’s not about the words you use it’s
about the way you organize your ideas
and your thoughts
so again in step two you’re talking
about your experience
as it relates to the job you’re trying
to get
and again you’re saying how this
experience connects to your
job or the job you want to get and it
shows the person listening to you
the interviewer that you know how to
think logically
that you can connect different
experiences in your life and it makes
you look like a better candidate
and your introduction whoo seems amazing
now i want to pause real quick remember
i told you at the beginning that there’s
a special
event that i’ve created for you you see
i’m teaching you how to give
a great introduction in english and we
have one more step
but there are so many different things
you need to learn to
give a good introduction and to pass an
english interview
and to even do well in a business
environment and that’s exactly why
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about giving a good introduction and
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so
let’s keep going on now again with step
two i explained
talking about your experience briefly we
have
related to the interview and a life
changing experience
so let’s see an example again state hot
relates to your interview
plus your life changing experience here
we go
i have traveled all over the world but
my favorite country is south korea
during my time there i learned many
things about
their culture and language the main
thing i learned was the
importance of embracing and respecting
other cultures as a global company
i believe that this is a philosophy you
also value
this is amazing now if i was
interviewing anyone
and they gave this part of their
interview introduction
i would be amazed why because they
started talking about
their experience in south korea again i
was in south korea but this is the
example that’s being given
and it was very interesting they loved
it and they learned a lot about cultures
and then immediately a connection was
made
to the position they’re trying to get oh
as a global company
i believe you also value respecting
other cultures
immediately the interviewer realizes wow
this person has a good character a good
personality
step one and step two has had some life
experiences that
we can benefit from at this company this
is amazing now in the midst of the
answer there was a word that i want to
go over with you really quickly it was
embracing so after me embracing
excellent again embracing
good last time embracing
good job now the word embracing again it
came out in the response
it just means to accept or support
a belief a theory or change
willingly and enthusiastically so the
person again
in their introduction is giving so much
information about who they are as an
individual
and their experiences and how their
experiences
have made them a better individual
prepared to get
this job right now that was just step
two
so what about step three this
introduction is already looking
amazing now step three of a good
introduction in english is
life philosophy so here we go
now your focus is your philosophy and
how
it developed again this is why i am
encouraging you
as you prepare your introduction you
need to make sure you have followed
these three steps
think about your ideas not just about
the words
not just about the english grammar think
about
your ideas what do you believe in
what do you hold true what do you hold
as being important
your philosophy and how it developed now
there are three parts
to this one the first part is the
explanation
you see the goal is to give more details
about the way you
think and the way you connect with
others around you
then you’re going to talk about how it
developed
this helps them understand the process
you went through
to come to the current ideas you value
now i
want to emphasize this does not mean
that your introduction needs to be 15
minutes
no the example that we’re looking at
can be done in two minutes but it
includes all three steps
and that is why it’s so good so when
you’re at this third step
about your philosophy your life
philosophy
don’t stress about speaking for a long
period of time
no you need to condense and make sure
your answer is concise
and brief this is what shows that you’re
giving a good introduction
and that you’re fluent so again you’re
talking about the past
how it developed and part three is its
effect on your life this helps them the
person listening to you the interviewer
understand how your thoughts affect your
actions
and also how you personally
look at life whether pessimistically or
optimistically so again this is so
important for you to organize this
section
this step is very important your life
philosophy
so let’s see how the individual in our
example
actually explained her philosophy here
we go
here’s the example again state what it
is how it can help you at the company
and connect it to your future
here we go my personal life philosophy
is
we all grow when we respect and learn
from each other
i developed this philosophy after
working with people
from various cultures and it has
completely changed my life
look how fast she was able to say her
answer give her answer right
she was able to really explain her life
philosophy
in a clear way so that even we
understood right
now there was something at the very end
that she said changed
my life let me explain what this means
this means
to make a huge difference or a big
difference or to have a big impact
on one’s life so this individual
was able to wrap up her introduction an
amazing introduction in english
with telling her life philosophy so she
followed the three steps again
step one being telling the type of
person you are talking about your
character and your personality
step number two talking about your
experience connecting it to the job
and how it would help you and then
finally step three
your life philosophy listen if you want
to give
a good introduction in english all you
have to do is follow these three
simple steps i hope you enjoyed this
lesson remember
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today’s lesson remember
study hard you can achieve all of your
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i will see you in next week’s lesson but
as always remember
to speak english
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you still there you know what time it is
it’s story time
hey i said it’s story time
all right so today’s story time
actually popped in my head while i was
teaching you
the lesson that’s right i had another
story all prepared
but as i was teaching you step number
two about life experiences
another experience popped in my head so
i said you know what let me tell them
about this experience
so this happened when i still lived in
south korea and my friends came to visit
me
now i told you before that i was a very
fearless child like i was very
adventurous i didn’t have any fear but
you know as you get older
fear kind of creeps in and you get a
little bit scared
but this is when my friends came to
visit me and we went to a mountain i’ve
talked about this mountain before
soraksan
sarak mountain beautiful mountain in
south korea my favorite mountain in
south korea
but it takes a lot to hike to the top
however there’s a different area where
you can ride a cable car to the top
and you can take pictures and there are
usually lots of
people and like big groups there so my
friends and i was myself and three
friends so four of us we decided to go
via the cable car right so we went to
the cable car we went to the top
and we were at almost the top but you
still had to climb up maybe about
10 or 15 minutes to get to the very top
and the scenery was
beautiful like it was breathtaking so i
love hiking
now we got to this mid point and it was
my best friend from childhood
that was one of the friends that came
there so i’m standing with the three of
them like hey guys let’s go to the very
top so we can get some pictures
i had done it before but i wanted to do
it again because my friends were there
and i didn’t really get a response so i
turned back and i said
hey guys let’s go to the top and my best
friend from grade school looked at me
and said
uh uh and it caught me off guard because
literally there was no fear in me at all
and i looked at her and i said why she
was like tiff
have you seen this mountain and i’m like
yeah i’ve been here many times she’s
like
i’m not climbing up there i’m not going
any higher
and it’s like at that moment it clicked
like oh i guess we really are
high i said okay well i’ll be right back
and i went by myself because the other
two friends
they were gone they said no we’re not
doing that so i had my camera i wanted a
picture so
i had to climb like on my hands and
knees as well to get to the top portion
but there were other people up there
other koreans so i got to the part and i
got to one part and it started getting
really narrow
and that’s when in my mind i said huh
this is a little bit dangerous
but i kept going i really wasn’t scared
so i got to the very very top
and the higher i went the less people i
saw
and right when i was about to get to the
very top it was me
by myself so i got to the part and i
wanted to take a picture but
it was windy and i may have mentioned
this to you all before so the wind was
blowing but i wanted the picture
so the area i mean it was small it was a
really small area
and i looked and there was a couple like
right below where i wanted to stand
so i looked at them and i spoke to them
in korean i was like hi i’d like to get
a picture would you mind helping me
and they looked at me and they were like
are you okay and i was like yeah i’m
fine they were like
you’re not scared and i was like no now
let me explain again
literally to my right thousands of feet
drop like it was
it was the side of the mountain
literally like you just dropped if i
missed a step
i was gone but i wanted the picture and
i really didn’t feel any fear
so i gave them my camera and they were
like okay so i stood up and i because i
the whole time i was holding onto a rock
and i stood up and put my hands on my
hips
to take the picture the moment i put my
hands on my hips
inside of my mind i said tiff you may
want to be careful
because the wind was blowing so i said
okay let’s take the picture quickly
so they snapped it really quickly i
grabbed the camera and then i made my
way down
on my way down i was talking to myself
and i said wow
that really could have ended a different
way that may not have been the safest
situation again
they were there as well but i was
realizing even more like
i’m not scared of these situations now
what’s the point
you see we’re talking about experiences
how could i use this experience
in an introduction for a job interview
you see i was up there and i had a goal
and i wanted to achieve that goal now i
was safe i was careful i was
i wasn’t you know being um unsafe when i
was walking and going to the top of the
mountain but when i got there
even though those around me didn’t want
to follow me i said it’s okay
i have a goal that i want to achieve and
i’m going to keep going forward
so in an interview i could say no matter
what’s going on around me if there’s
something that needs to be done or
achieved i’ll give a hundred and ten
percent
to achieve that goal or to complete a
task so you see how i connected my life
experience
to something that an interviewer would
be impressed with
and would also see as a quality they’d
want in an employee
that’s the same thing you can do now
again i’m still sometimes baffled by
okay i’m not really scared of things but
it’s okay
so maybe you also are fearless in
certain situations when it comes to
adventure
and like hiking and stuff i really am
not scared of heights or things like
that
i love hiking and i’m looking forward to
going back to hiking and traveling more
after the whole covet situation so
hopefully you enjoyed the story let me
know if you have a
an interesting story as well about
hiking in the comment section
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next week