Introducing yourself and others

Introducing yourself and others

There is a range of ways to introduce yourself and people.

Introducing yourself:

Here are expressions to introduce yourself:

• My name is ...
• I'm ....
• Nice to meet you; I'm ...
• Pleased to meet you; I'm ...
• Let me introduce myself; I'm ...
• I'd like to introduce myself; I'm ...

Introducing others:

Here are expressions to introduce others:

• Jack, please meet Nicolas.
• Jack, have you met Nicolas?
• I'd like you to meet Liza.
• I'd like to introduce you to Betty.
• Leila, this is Barbara. Barbara this is Leila.

Useful responses when introducing yourself or other people:

• Nice to meet you.
• Pleased to meet you.
• Happy to meet you.
• How do you do?

Dialogue:

Alex is talking to the new manager and his assistant. Notice how they introduce themselves:

Alex:	Hi! My name is Alex Litterman, the new manager.
William:	Hi! I'm William O'Brian. Nice to meet you, Mr Alex Litterman.
John:	William, please meet Mr Steve Lynch, my assistant
Jack:	How do you do?
Nicolas:	How do you do?

Things to remember:

• When introducing yourself or other people in a formal situation use full names. ("I'm Alex Litterman.")
• "How do you do?" isn't really a question, it just means "Hello"