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In any of the above situations, you might be introducing yourself to potential employers, business contacts, potential
clients or others.
Since English is the lingua franca (global language that speakers with different native languages use to
communicate) of the business world, you would also likely be making your introduction in English.
By the time you reach the end of this post, you’ll have all the English phrases you need to make a great first
impression!
When you meet people in business for the first time, you want to create a good first impression of both yourself and
your company. How do you do this? By confidently telling them who you are, what your job is and what company you
work for, of course!
Your introduction is also an opportunity for you to paint a professional picture of yourself and your company . It’s the
right time to lay the foundation for future business dealings and networking.
By making an introduction that makes you and your company look good, you’re building trust in the new business
people you meet.
Introducing Yourself
Okay, let’s start with the most basic form of self-introduction. You already know this.
You may say “Hi” instead of “Hello.” “Hi” may sometimes be considered to be less formal. But in general, both “Hello”
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and “Hi” are acceptable these days.
You could get more specific by giving the location where you are based.
Let’s say someone asks you “How long have you been with this company?”
Another way to phrase your answer would be “I’ve been with + [company name] + since + [year].”
5. I work in + [industry]
To be more specific, you could state your area of expertise (job skill) by saying “ I work in + [area of expertise].”
You could also say that you’re one of the software developers/engineers/HR managers in your company.
To be more specific, you could state your actual job title by saying “ I’m + article (a/an) + [actual job title].”
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Using the next two phrases, you can get as specific as you like to describe the job areas you’re involved in and/or
are responsible for.
You can also use the phrasing “ I’m involved in + [verb]ing + [project/area of involvement].”
“I’m involved in writing software apps for our latest model of smartphones due to be launched next October.”
You could also offer some details about your job responsibilities.
“I’m responsible for ensuring that our new staff are well trained.”
“I’m responsible for developing new software apps for our smartphones.”
You may include more details about your company by adding a description or include a location with this phrasing.
“We’re a small consulting company outside the Los Angeles region (area).”
Here again, to include more details in the description of your company, you may add a description or include a
location.
“We’re in manufacturing.”
Here are some ways you can talk about where your company and its offices are located.
You can also use “located” before the preposition and location. For example:
You may include as much information as you like by expanding on (adding to) the above sentence structure.
Here again, you may expand on the sentence structure by adding more information.
“We make/produce home electronic products for export to the European market.”
Let’s look at how you can expand on the sentence structure here: “ We manufacture + [noun] + [preposition] + …”
How would you expand on this sentence structure? Try “ We develop + [adjective] + [noun] + [preposition] + …”
“We develop customized software applications for two major mobile phone companies here in North America.”
“We build affordable residential homes along the foothills in the suburbs of Tokyo.”
As you can see, there are so many ways you can add on to a sentence structure to give more information about
what your company does.
“We supply/sell/distribute automobile spare parts to some of the major automobile makers in this part of the
world.”
Okay, here’s the last one. Let’s make this a good one!
“We import/export 200 kinds of dried food products to the major markets in Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.”
So there you have it, 30 phrases you can use to make an impressive introduction to business contacts and potential
clients, whether in person or in a formal presentation.
As you can see, there are many ways you can build on these phrases to paint a bigger, better and more descriptive
picture of your job and company.
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