Delivering a lasting Introduction

Yashi Jaiswal
Cross Skills
Published in
3 min readSep 12, 2020

We are asked to introduce ourselves in many phases of our
lives. Introducing oneself confidently in front of new people is
an art that is a must to master.

An introduction is brief self-explanatory information about your own self which holds the power to let the audience know, a little about you.

The way we introduce ourselves foretells a lot about us. A good introduction can leave a solid impact on the minds of the audience and fulfill your purpose whereas a bad introduction holds the power to defame your persona.

This blog will help you to know the best tactics while introducing yourself in such a compelling manner as to leave a lasting impression on whosoever you deliver it to.

The points mentioned below will help you in preparing a solid introduction:-

Keep it brief — Your introduction should be brief and to the point. It should contain all the necessary details about you in a pleasing manner. Don’t try to fill in all the details but just provide the crucial ones.

Use short sentences- Always use short sentences in your introduction as it helps the audience to grab useful information. As far as possible, avoid long sentences or mixing two sentences.

Say unusual things- Saying unusual things is yet another way to make your introduction a remarkable one. When you say something unusual about yourself, the audience remembers you for your unusualness. This formula always works. You can tell about your unusual hobbies and the audience will
definitely remember you for your uniqueness.

Tell the name of the movie character with whom you
relate the most-
This is the best way to let your audience know about your personality. Just name a character (from any movie Or series) that you relate to the most.

Adding the name of the character you relate your traits with, is probably the best way to define yourself using minimal words. Also, remember that though it is a very interesting trick it may not always be useful. For this, you should know your audience first and choose wisely.

Be confident- What most people pay attention to is adding good words to make up their introduction but what one really needs is to present it confidently with flair.

Add adjectives that describe you — An introduction should contain the adjectives which describe you in the best manner. Insert adjectives at proper places but necessarily, when needed. Don’t try to add everything
that describes you instead, add some specifics.

Maintain a pace- Keep a certain pace or rhythm in your words while introducing yourself. Delivering an introduction with proper pacing helps the audience in grabbing all the words you say. This method will also help you with buying to think of your next sentence.

Helping, indeed. So, next time when you introduce yourself keep in mind the points stated above and you will definitely leave a lasting impression on your audience.

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