Short Dialogues of Introducing Self and Others

Dialogue 1
A: Hello. I'm Sasha.
B: Hi Sasha. I'm Brent. (hold out hand to shake)
A: Nice to meet you Brent. Where are you from?
B: Chicago, Illinois. And you?
A: I'm from Australia. I live in a small town near Sydney.
B: Australia. Wow. I've always wanted to go there. How long have you been in Canada?
A: I just arrived this week. It's my first day of school.
B: Really? I think you'll love Vancouver. It's not too hot and not too cold.

Dialogue 2
A: Hello. I'm Mia Conners.
B: Hi Mia. I'm David Sinclair, and this is my partner Gina Evans. (hold out hand to shake)
A: Nice to meet you Mr. Sinclair and Ms Evans. Thank you for taking the time to meet with me today.
B: It's our pleasure. And please, call us David and Gina. Can I take your coat?
A: Thank you.
B: No problem. Please take a seat and we'll be right with you. I just have to take make a quick phone call.

Dialogue 3
A: I don't think we've met. I'm Stacey. (hold out hand to shake)
B: Hi Stacey. I'm Carl.
A: Hi Carl. So, how do you know Jane?
B: Oh, Jane and I used to work together at a coffee shop.
A: Oh, you mean when you were working in Japan?
B: That's right. And how do you know her?
A: Actually, Jane is my cousin. Our moms are sisters.
B: No way! You two don't look anything alike.

This dialogs samples for introducing self and others is taken from: www.englishclub.com/speaking/greetings.htm

How to Answer "Tell me about Yourself"

"Tell me about yourself" is often heard as it is very important especially when we got an interview. It is actually such kind of self introduction. This can be very decisive reference for the interviewer as he can see how the candidates handled themselves in an unstructured situation of self introduction.

The interviewer wants to see how articulate the candidate were, how confident they were and generally what type of impression they would make on the people with whom they came into contact on the job. The interviewer also wanted to get a sense of what they thought was important.

Most candidates find this simple question to be a particularly difficult one to answer. Actually, that is a misplaced view. This question offers an opportunity to describe the candidate's self positively and focus the interview on their strengths.

The following is video tutorial to answer the question / imperative statement of " Tell me about yourself!"

Video on How to Introduce Self in English

When we are introducing ourselves, some accounts should be mentioned as a complete introduction. They are:

• Name
• Age
• Address
• Marital status
• profession /skill
• Language mastering
• Family
• What Is being doing now
• Future plan
• Telling hobbies, etc

The following video is good at reference for introducing self in English. This video tutorial in introducing self is submitted with text while we are hearing the audio file.

How to Introduce Self in English

Words and phrases which are commonly used to introduce self in English:
1. I'm John.
I'm Jackie. (Use first name in informal situations)

2. I'm John Kennedy.
I'm Jackie O'Neill. (Use full name in business and formal situations)

3. It's nice to meet you.
It's nice meeting you.
It's good to meet you.

4. Nice to meet you too.

Source: www.eslgold.com/speaking/introducing_yourself.html