HOW TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF

IN A PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Bambang Abdul Syukur., M.Pd.

b.abdulsyukur@gmail.com
INTRODUCE YOURSELF WITH A
PERSONAL COMMERCIAL
 A personal commercial (also known as an
elevator speech, personal introduction, 30-second
commercial, etc.) is a quick, effective way to make
an impressive introduction.
 You will use your personal commercial when
introducing yourself to a potential employer at a
job fair, an interview, or anytime you are asked
to introduce yourself professionally.
 It is also helpful when responding to the popular
statement, “Tell me about yourself.”
TRY USING THESE QUESTIONS TO
ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS:

 What is your career goal?

 What skills, strengths, or experiences do you
have that would help you realize that goal?
 What accomplishment best represents how you
use these skills, strengths, or experiences?
 What are you searching for in a job or internship?

 How can you immediately benefit the

organization?
YOUR PERSONAL COMMERCIAL SHOULD BE CONVERSATIONAL AND
NATURAL. THE STATEMENT SHOULD NOT SOUND MEMORIZED AND
YOU SHOULD TAKE CARE NOT TO RAMBLE. YOU WANT TO APPEAR
CONFIDENT, POISED, AND PROFESSIONAL.

 Greeting: Hello, my name is (name). I am a (year in

school) studying (major) at Western Michigan
University.
 Goal: I am looking for (internship/full-time position)
at (employer name).
 Interest/passion: I am interested in (interests related
to the company/industry).
 Strengths: I have many skills to contribute including
(strengths) and (skills).
 Brief example of experience: Previously, I worked at
(employer name), where I (achievements and/or
responsibilities - use the STAR method).
 Goal (informational interview): I am looking to gain a
better understanding of ...
 Question: Ask a question to keep the conversation
going.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF!
PERSONAL COMMERCIAL EXAMPLES
 “Good morning, my name is Bambang Abdul Syukur,
and I graduated from Sebelas Maret University with
a focus in English Education. I grew up in teachers
family and believe that being an English teacher is
my calling. My passion for teaching English has been
evident by my involvement in Kusuma Husada
Schools and as an english lecturer and translation
counselor for the last three years. Through those
experiences I have learned to interact with a diverse
group of people (students, lecturers, community),
which has increased my ability to teach English. I
have also had the opportunity to create the english
curriculum that focused on english for specific
purpose (ESP) nursing development which serves an
english materials for professional nurse in english
communication goal i.e listening, speaking, reading,
writing, teamwork, communicative purpose, and
management. Having been a teacher yourself, what
things should I be doing now to prepare for my
scholarship search?”
PERSONAL COMMERCIAL EXAMPLES
 “Hello, I am Bambang Abdul Syukur, and I
completed my Master’s degree in English
Education from Sebelas Maret University in
August. I have worked on a wide variety of
projects that have allowed me to put what I’ve
learned in the classroom into use in a practical
sense. I pride myself on being detail-oriented,
analytical, and driven. I understand that you are
searching for a new English taecher and I believe
these qualities would benefit your school’s goal to
increase your education quality base while
continuing to provide professional teacher.”
INTRODUCING OTHERSELF
A. INTRODUCING SPEAKERS
 Beginning Your Speech
I’m going to introduce you [name] or I’m going to
introduce you to[name]?
BEGINNING YOUR SPEECH
 Today I’m happy to introduce you to, who recently
came to the Excelence university from Surakarta
 Good morning. I’d like to introduce you to that girl
with the brown hair over there. She’s a nurse from
Surakarta, Indonesia.
 My dear classmates, today I have the honor of
introducing you to a nice Indonesian kid named .
 Hi, everyone. It’s my pleasure to introduce you to a
nurse who never expected to be studying English
Education. His name is ....
 I’m pleased to introduce you to a woman who’s
interested in stones and bones. She’s studying
physical anthropology here at the university. Her
name is ....
The introducer’s job is to:
 Remind the audience why the topic is important
to them
 Establish the speaker’s qualifications to speak on
the topic
 Get the presentation off on a high note by
establishing an up-beat tone
 Make the speaker feel especially welcome
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN APPROPRIATE AND
EFFECTIVE SPEECH OF INTRODUCTION.

 “Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It’s a great

pleasure for me to introduce our speaker tonight, who
is going to talk to us about comom finacial mistakes.
This is a subject in which we should all be deeply
interested because it’s by avoiding financial mistakes
that we can best ensure our financial futures. Our
speaker, although having spent almost his entire
career advising people on their finances in places like
New York, Los Angeles and Toronto, grew up about
thirty miles from where we are right now. He is an
award-winning professional accountant who has
specialized in personal finances and taxation for over
twenty years, and has guided the financial affairs of
some of this country’s best-known athletes,
entertainers, entrepreneurs and executives. Ladies and
gentlemen, please join me in welcoming home, Budi
Prasetya!”
CONCLUDING YOUR SPEECH
 When you conclude your introduction speech, try
to end on a positive note. You may rely on
formulaic expressions such as
 So let’s (please) welcome . . . .

 I’m sure we’ll all enjoy getting to know . . . .

 Let’s give a warm welcome to . . . .

 Avoid an abrupt ending such as So that’s all or

I’m done.
HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF AN APPROPRIATE
AND EFFECTIVE THANK-YOU SPEECH.

 “Thank you Mr Budi Prasetya for an enlightening and

entertaining presentation on the right way to apply for
a bank loan; we appreciate having this mysterious
area clarified. Your advice to always present an
annual budget document to the loan officer showing
how we intend to use the loan proceeds and how we’ll
be able to service the loan is especially useful. The
audience may not know this, Mr Budi Prasetya , but
we owe you a special vote of thanks for being here
because I happened to find out that you delayed your
annual golf trip a couple of days so that you could
make it. We really appreciate that. I have a small
token of our appreciation here for you, Mr Budi
Prasetya . Please accept it with our sincere thanks.”
 Remember, when introducing or thanking a

speaker, you are not the star.

B. INTRODUCING YOURSELF IN GROUP
WORK

Communicate Your Contribution

Hi everyone, my name is Abe Syukur. I’ve got 5
years’ worth of experience education like this
education seminar, colleges, and curriculum
development. What I am good at, and the reason
why I’m here, is getting the right people,
businesses and great ideas in a room together.
I’m not good on details; that’s why I work with
Tim. I promise that I’ll get people excited about
the conference and the gifts and talents of
everyone else in this room will take over from
there. I’m looking forward to working with all of
you.
C. PROMOTE YOURSELF
 Set Yourself Apart. Be Memorable.
I’m Abe Syukur, The Public Speaker. I can help you
or your organization improve productivity
through my workshops, consulting, or keynote
speeches. I’m passionate about communication
and your success is my business.
D. INTRODUCING IN FOCUS GROUP
DISCUSSIONS

 “Hello everybody, my name is Bambang Abdul

Syukur and this is Habibie Syukur. I will conduct
the discussion and Mr. Habibie will observe and
take notes. We invited you all to discuss “how to
introduce yourself”.
 I will ask you several open questions. Your
personal opinions and view are very important
for us.
 There are no right or wrong answers. Please feel
welcome to express yourself freely during the
discussion.
 This conversation will be recorded on tape. This
is only for purpose of the research, only Mr.
Habibie and I will listen to the tape. No names or
personal information will be used in the report.
SOME PRACTICAL ISSUES:
 The discussion will last for about one hour. We
ask you to please switch off your mobile phones.
Please give everyone the chance to express their
opinion during the conversation. You can address
each other when expressing your opinion, we are
only here to assist in the discussion. Is
everything clear about the course of the focus
group discussion?
INTRODUCING IN WEBINAR
Webinars or webcasts are a powerful lead
generation tool in your digital marketing
program.
INTRODUCTION
 Host: Welcome, everyone! Thank you for joining
us for today's webinar. My name is [HOST
NAME] and I'm the [JOB TITLE] at [COMPANY
NAME]. [COMPANY NAME] is the leading
provider of [SERVICE].
 Today we are presenting "[TITLE]" presented by
[PRESENTER]. Just a little housekeeping before
we get started. If you have any questions during
the presentation, please type them into the
question box in your [Zoom, GoToWebinar,
WebEx] control panel. I'll bring them up during
the presentation and we will also have time for
questions at the end.
 Now without further ado, we will turn the time
over to [PRESENTER]! Our presenter today is
[details/bio of PRESENTER to highlight
credibility and expertise on subject matter].
PRESENTATION

 Presenter: Thank you, [HOST]! I appreciate the

introduction. It's great to be speaking with all of
you today…
 [Give presentation]

 Presenter: ...so with that, we will go ahead and

take some time for questions.
QUESTION & ANSWER
 Host: Thank you, [PRESENTER]! We will go
ahead and take some time for questions now.
Just a reminder, please be sure to type your
questions into the question box in your control
panel.
 It looks like we have a few questions. Jim asks...

 [GO THROUGH QUESTIONS WITH HOST

ASKING THEM AND PRESENTER
ANSWERING THEM
 Host: It looks like we've covered all of our
questions. [PRESENTER], is there anything else
you wanted to cover before a wrap-up?
 Presenter: No, I think we're good for now! Thank
you, everyone... it was a pleasure being with you
today.
WRAP UP
 Host: Great! Thank you, everyone... we
appreciate you being here. [MENTION ANY
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS & MAIN CALL TO
ACTION]. Thanks again for joining us today and
we will see you next time.