Hey guys, hi, this is your friend
Manjita and we are here to learn something new [and] this time I'm going to talk about how to introduce yourself
because that's the common topic in fact that topic is discussed everywhere, and we all usually get confused
[that] what should we speak in our introduction. Now, It can be IELTS [or] it can be any other general form of life
conversation which we do with our friends, our neighbours or acquaintances whom we meet
now in fact
I think that's the easiest because you are talking about your own self. You aren't
introducing someone else. Who knows the best
[it's] you about your own self. Well, whenever the topic comes up to introduce yourself
we will definitely start with a greeting and that is a hello
hi or hey! Now that all depends on how comfortable you are with the person you're introducing yourself to.
Usually I suggest in [IELTS] go with a safer form of greeting, which is a hello.
Hello, my name is Manjita and do not stop there because the person wants to know you. Now think that
what are the things which you would want to hear from a person who's introducing himself or herself to you?
Definitely the name or the place, the person belongs to
or the things which he likes and
something else which you would like to know about him, right? So we'll start with a greeting, which is hello
I'm Manjita
and I belong to... any country which you belong to let's say India or Australia or [wherever] and
If you further want to do a drill-down you can say in Australia
I belong to Brisbane or I belong to Sydney or in India I belong to Kashmir or Jamshedpur or wherever
whichever place
you're basically born in or you are brought up in or even currently living in, so that you can mention that and then go further
saying what would you like? in fact, I'm interested in all these things and this is what interests me.
These are my hobbies. Talk more about it
give it around 35 seconds or a 40 seconds time frame because the person has to be comfortable knowing you. In fact
I'll give you a cue over here. When the introduction portion comes in IELTS
you should be very very confident about it. Always put a smile because when you put a smile, your confidence is reflected and
while you talk about the pointers which you're giving you're actually giving some cues to the
examiner to drill down on that and ask you those questions, for example if I would say... Hi
I'm Manjita, and I belong to India and in India I belong to a place called Jamshedpur. It's beautiful
It's called Steel City
[I] was brought up there
and I traveled the entire country due to work or due to studies or due to my [own] passion or Hobby and
I must say that I love that place
what you've done smartly is you've left a little bit of cue over there for the examiner
to ask you, so tell me more about that country or tell me more about the place
You just said that your hobby is XYZ so tell me more about the that hobby or you just mentioned that you love eating
Indian cuisine so tell me more about the cuisine. So what you're doing is you're very smartly
introducing yourself
utilizing the time which is given to you and
giving a cue to the examiner to ask you a particular question into a particular topic which [you're] expert in. So that's it
that's how the conversation is tagged from one dot to the other dot
It's a connection so always remember to "connect the dots"
You're smart, on how to give your own introduction. Practice this, it's very very simple
always keep some bullet [points] with you. Practice it with your friends, with your family and as I always say
forget it, just practice it alone in front of the mirror, record yourself
and you are your own superstar. So all the best with all your introductions
and you can practice multiple of them and see which suits you the best
It's simple guys! Enjoy English and score well in IELTS. For any problem. Do write to me. ALL THE BEST !