Have you ever struggled with introducing yourself to a brand-new team? Well in
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Hi, I'm Adriana Girdler, a Productivity expert with over 20 years in the biz
helping teams achieve their goals. As a lead on many project teams I have
mastered self-introduction and I'm gonna share with you some of my tried-and-true
techniques and strategies that allow you to give an excellent first impression at
your new job or with your new colleagues. Go first,
introduce yourself. Don't hang back, if you're new to the job, really go around
and introduce yourself, it's a great way to meet people, having that
one-on-one connection is so important and the good news is - there probably
was an introductory email that you can go to the to list to see who you really
should be talking to since they're the ones you're probably gonna be working with.
Now, on a side note with that email, respond back, say that you're so happy to
be there, that you can't wait to meet them in person and how exciting it is
that you're starting to work in this job or with this brand new team. Perfect the
intro. So, even though it's a really good idea to focus on the other person by
asking questions and more importantly listening to the answers, you really
want to be prepared with a question that you're probably gonna get asked: tell me
a little bit about yourself. So, that can be an amazing opportunity to set up the
first impression that people have about you, so think about it, take a moment, what
is it that you want to portray to other people? Think about your skills, your
talents, the training that you did and sum it up very quickly, so in 30 seconds
you can just let them know, here are some highlights about me. You can even add in
some hobbies too, because again, we want to go on that personal note, you're a
person, you're here, how exciting and maybe there's some commonality. Winning
over a team can sometimes be hard. Let me know if you're on this new journey,
put it in the comments below. Body language. Use open body language, shake someone's
hand, it's really important, not only about what you say, about how you present
yourself. One of the things that we do when we're new is sometimes we do close
ourselves off by crossing our hands, we do that as a protection mechanism
because we're still unsure, so really try to keep your arms open, off to your side,
shake that hand, look at people in the eye and really have that openness that
I'm here to listen, I'm with you. It does make a huge difference. The close.
Always end your introduction on a positive note and one of the quickest
ways to have connectivity with your other person is to give them a sincere
compliment or to ask them for their advice. You're new and it's gonna help
you, too, to get that information. Now that you know how to introduce yourself like
a pro, it's time to take a look at your productivity and I have something really
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yourself, please introduce yourself in the comments below, I would love to hear
from you!