Introductions and Greetings

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Introductions and Greetings (in person)

Introductions often include these steps:

Greeting - Introduction - Response to greeting

For Example:

Or:

Or:

Introducing someone else

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Now we are going to take a look at how to introduce someone else:

Request for information - Introduction - Response

For Example:

Excuse me, could you introduce me to your colleague?

Of Course, let me introduce you to ...

Nice to meet you!

Or:

Excuse me; I haven't met your colleague

I'm sorry, this is ...

Very nice to meet you.

Or:

I don't know anyone here. You'll have to introduce me.

Of course, I'll introduce you to ...

Nice to meet you.

Remember!

Some introductions are more formal than others. The use of the first names indicates informality.
In English-speaking countries, people usually shake hands on first meeting.

Presenting Yourself

It is very common to present yourself in terms of your job. The job defines the person. This is usually the pattern:

Question / Comment - Response - Comment / Question

For Example:

What do you do for a living?

I'm in fashion

Oh, that's interesting!

Or:

Do you work?

Yes, I'm a teacher

Not a bad job!

Or:

What do you do in your company?

Oh, I work in the marketing department

What about you?