How to Introduce Yourself in English (Confidently)

In this lesson, you'll learn how to confidently introduce yourself in English.

You'll learn the exact phrases you can use when introducing yourself to strangers in

casual social situations and in professional situations.

You'll learn the questions you might be asked and

that you can ask others when meeting for the first time.

And you'll get easy to follow templates so you know exactly what to say.

Welcome back to JForrest.

Of course, I'm Jennifer.

Now let's get started.

Let's begin with casual conversations,

maybe at parties or you're meeting your neighbors or you're traveling.

I'll share a template called the Start Method.

Start.

The S stands for Start.

So how do you start?

Of course, with a greeting and your name.

That's easy, right?

I would say hi, my name's Jennifer.

My name is my names.

Or I would say hi, I'm Jennifer.

I use both interchangeably.

You probably know other greetings at the most formal would simply be hello,

good morning, good evening, good afternoon, hello all.

Hello everyone.

A little less formal, more casual.

Hi there.

We add there when you don't know the person's name or if you're addressing a group.

And the most casual would be, hey, now, in a professional situation,

you could say hello, everyone, but then the same thing, my name's Jennifer.

Now, in this case, you might add your last name.

In a more professional situation, my name's Jennifer Forrest.

But in casual situations, I would say, hi, I'm Jennifer.

Now notice my name has more than one syllable.

In North America, people love reducing names to just one syllable or using a nickname.

So if I do reduce my name or use a nickname, I could add you can call me Jen or I go by Jen.

So someone might ask you, or you can ask someone else, what do you go by?

My name is Jennifer.

What do you go by?

What name do you go by?