Self-Introduction

A good introduction will help new acquaintances learn the essential details about who you are. You shouldn’t feel embarrassed. A lot of people also become tongue-tied when talking about themselves.

What is a self-introduction?

A self-introduction explains

·        Who you are, Where are you from?, What you do and ,what others need to know about you, What are your special skills?, What are you passionate about?

Trim your’s self-introduction down. Some career service advisors recommend keeping your self-introductory speech as short as two or three sentences. Others suggest aiming for five to seven minutes in length. If it is not possible to make your speech this short, or if time permits you to give a longer introduction, you should still trim down your speech to be as concise, yet informative, as possible

Below are some examples of phrases you can use to introduce yourself and give other people a clear understanding of who you are.

You should provide a self-introduction when you are:

       Beginning an interview

       Attending a hiring event

       Networking with new connections

       Giving a presentation

       Meeting people at a press meet

A self-introduction should include your name and occupation (or desired occupation) and key facts that will help you make an impression on the person you’re speaking to. The goal here is to communicate information about yourself clearly and quickly (in just 100 words), while showing a potential employer or client that you are a serious professional.  If your speech is supposed to be 3-5 minutes, a 7-minute speech and a 2-minute speech are equally inappropriate. If you are giving a brief introductory speech in an interview, be certain that you don't go over the recommended time.

Use short, simple sentences. Remember that your speech is going to be spoken out loud, and your audience will not be able to go back and re-read your words if something is confusing. Deliver your speech in such a way that no one will be uncertain of what you are trying to say. Avoid long confused sentences, and use direct and concise prose as much as possible. Think about your sentence structure carefully. Reading your speech out loud will help you determine when you have to be restructured.

Practice your speech.  Practice different inflections and experiment with how you pace yourself during the speech. You can practice alone by reading at first, but to get some feedback it's a good idea to perform the speech in front of a friend, family member or colleague. Practicing in front of other people will enable you to gauge whether your speech captures the interest of your listeners.

Memorize your speech. Know what you're going to say, and how you're going to say it, well in advance. Presenting without reading a paper can create a stronger impression of control, knowledge and confidence. It will also help keep your audience's attention.

 

 

What are the things to be included in self-introduction?

 

You need to include 4A’s (Academics, Achievements, Assets & Aspiration)

Academics- talk about your education, degrees you hold, certifications etc.

Achievements- your personal, academic and professional achievements.

Assets- your qualities, personality traits, your behavior etc

Aspirations- your future professional goals, what you want to be in the future etc.

 

Common Phrases for Introducing Yourself

State your name in the very first sentence of your speech. This can be very straightforward:

ü "Good afternoon!/Good morning! My name is Akash, and I am a visual communication graduate at the St. Xavier’s College."

 

ü “Hi, I am Yohesh kumar. I am a cinematographer with 5 years of experience.  Now I am very eager to meet the challenge of exploring new areas for your cinema company.”

       I’m based in Tiruelveli, but I live in Chennai.( This phrase is used when you want to make it clear that your current living situation is temporary, or you do a lot of traveling because of your job.)

       I live in Chennai, but I’m originally from Ramanathapuram/Madurai/Tirunelveli/Nagercoil

        I was born in Tirunelveli / I grew up in Tirunelveli.

       I’m a colleague of Ka.ka.pa.  I work together with Ka.ka.pa / I’m Ka.ka.pa ‘s brother / Ka.ka.pa and I both study communication at St. Xaviers’ College.

       I’m the daughter/son of Dinamalar photographer Mr. Murugan / I’m one of three children / I’m the son of Dr. Kamala.

 

Phrases to Describe Your Job

These phrases are good for both formal situations like job interviews, as well as casual situations like parties.

    I work at Communication  Experts in the Marketing Department. 

    I have worked at Mirror Television as editing incharge since 2010 / for 8 years. .

    I’m responsible for the digital marketing campaigns. 

§  I’m in charge of  editing session and I deal with area reporters.

§  I’m in charge of the website /

§  I deal with the reporters.

Phrases to Describe Your Studies

• I hold a graduation degree in Visual Communication from St. Xavier’s College. 
•  I have a graduation’s in Visual Communication  /
•  I have an BSc. in Visual Communication .

  

 

Samples of Self Introduction

Good morning sir!

• First of all thanks for giving me opportunity to introduce my self.
• I am Aditi Sharma.
• I belongs to Kadayam and I am currently pursuing bachelor of …………………. from …………….college.
• I did my schooling from …………………. girls school, Kadayam.
• My hobbies are making poetry and story telling.
• My strength are I am optimistic and trustworthy person. I am punctual at my work.
• My short term goal is to be placed in reputed institution like yours and long term goal is to become skillful and coordinate towards the development of country.
• Thank you.

 

·         Hi my name is Devaraj.

·         I'm from tirupati.

·         My father was farmer.

·         I studied zphs school in nethakuppam.

·         I complete my graduation in seicom degree college.

·         My hobbies are watching TV, playing chess, video gaming with friends & reading.

·         Thank you for giving this opportunity. THANK YOU.

 

• Good morning/evening sir.

 I am glad to introduce myself in front of you and thanks for giving me this opportunity.

• My name is ………….,
•  I hail from ……………………a district of ……………...
• Coming to my qualification, I have done ……………………. in …………… communication from …………………college, Palayamkottai in year 2021 with an aggregate of 72%.

 

•  I have completed my secondary education in ……………………., Cheramadevi with 70%.
• Coming to my strengths, I am a quick learner, punctual, smart and hard worker, responsible, flexible and adoptable according to situations.
• My weakness - can't deny someone when he/she asks for help, straight forward as I don't like backbiting, easy believing in anyone.
• My short term goal is to join a reputed company where I can utilize my skills and knowledge for the upliftment of company and where I will get learning environment to boost my career.
• My long term goal after 5 - 8 years is to sit along with you and do the same job which you are doing today.
• Thank you and it was nice talking with you. Have a nice day.
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• GOOD MORNING SIR/MAM.
• My name is Deepak …………...
• I have completed my ………………………… in Visual Communication .
• I am fresher and now I am looking a job in the field of media where I can give my 100% best to arise the level of company.
• My hobbies are reading books, playing game, remain eager to learn new technology.
•  thanks a lot of you for gave me your valuable time.
• I am glad to introduce myself Infront of you and I thank you for giving me this opportunity;
• I am Madhu, Madhu bala, pursuing bachelor's of …………………. in ……………… from ………………..college.
•  I am from My hobbies are gardening, learning new languages etc; My role model is ………………….. because he has clear set of values and commitment to community.
• My short term goal is to get placed in a reputed company like yours;
• a respectable middle class family; I assume myself practical and hardworking; I am a quick learner; I am self-motivated and flexible to adopt conditions; I am always keen to learn new things whenever I get a chance.
• My long term goal is I must be in a respectable position and I must be a part of success of my company;
• I always look at myself in that position where the company doesn't want to lose myself at any moment and at any cost;
• Thank you for making me to speak about myself.

 

 

 

• I am Devi, 20 years old.
• I hold a bachelors degree in ………………….. and a diploma in ………………………………
• I have 4 years work experience in FM radio and ………….Television fields.
• Previously I worked with ………………… High School as a teaching Assistant for two years,
• then Sampar Consulting Engineers for 3 years as a Human Resource Assistant and currently am working with Simba Telecom Limited as a Human Resource and Admin Office,
•  I have held this position for two years to date. I have excellent communication skills, am self driven, result oriented, courteous, reliable and
• accountable with excellent computer skills in micro soft package: word, Excel and power point.
• I enjoy meeting people, traveling, playing sports and movies.
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• Good morning sir/mam.
• First of all I would like to thanks to give an opportunity to introduce my self.
• My self Meekshi. I am from Ambai district.
• I have completed degree from …………………..college in 2022.
• I have 2 year of experience of editing in visual media.
• I worked with Jaya Television  2022 and currently working with Puthiyathalaimurai.
• I would like to tell you about my strength or weakness. My Strengths are I m self motivated, flexible for all kind of situation, honest in my work, Now come to my weakness point I have only one weakness in me that I don't say no when some one try to get help from me.
• My hobbies are listening to music what ever I like.
•  I play cricket whenever I get time and one more thing I love food.
• Thank you sir, for giving this opportunity to introduce my self.
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Freud's Structural Model of Personality

Freud not only theorized about how personality developed over the course of childhood, but he also developed a framework for how overall personality is structured.

In the 1890s, Freud proposed a theory that distinguished between three different levels of consciousness.

According to Freud, the basic driving force of personality and behavior is known as the libido. Freud proposed that the id was the source of the libido (Libido is influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors.), a source of energy for the entire psyche.

 

This libidinal energy fuels the three components that make up personality: the id, the ego, and the superego.

The ideas of id, ego, and super-ego were an attempt to describe important components of the psyche (PSY-kee). The psyche was conceived as the overall universe of the mind, while the id, ego, and super-ego were (to Freud) divisions or functions of the psyche.

Freud described the id as "chaos, a cauldron full of seething excitation" dominated by impulses of sex and aggression. 

Freud described the mental activity generated by the id as primary process thinking. Primary means first.

 Primary process thinking is primitive, dream-like thinking, presumably the first type of thinking we experience as babies. It is simple, irrational, and gut-level, aimed at seeking pleasure or avoiding pain. As adults, we experience it most often in dreams or in moments of mental disturbance.

• The id is the aspect of personality present at birth. It is the most primal part of the personality and drives people to fulfill their most basic needs and urges. The first developing part of the psyche, in Freud's theory, was the  which means "it." the id was a dark, unknown part of the mind that controls us but remains outside our awareness.
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The ego is the aspect of personality charged with controlling the urges of the id and forcing it to behave in realistic ways. The second of Freud's three divisions of the psyche is the ego. Ego means "I." It is roughly equivalent to our sense of identity: who we think we are.
The ego was not equivalent to conscious­ness in Freud's scheme. He called the ego an agent of adaptation. Some of those adaptations were unconscious (for example, defense mechanisms).
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• Freud described the ego drawing power from the id while attempting to control it like a rider on a horse. In this metaphor the horse represents the id: a primitive, animal-like source of energy. The rider represents the ego. It may be weak or strong, clumsy or skillful.

Freud described the ego drawing power from the id while attempting to control it like a rider on a horse. In this metaphor the horse represents the id: a primitive, animal-like source of energy. The rider represents the ego. It may be weak or strong, clumsy or skillful.

If the rider is uncoordinated or lacking in skill, the horse goes whatever direction it pleases, and the rider must hold on for dear life. This is like a person whose impulses are out of control, poorly coordinated by the ego.

In the other hand, if the rider is an expert, the horse becomes like an exten­sion of the rider's willpower, making the rider swifter and more powerful than a human on foot. Similarly, in Freud's view, the id provided raw energy, and the ego (if skillful or well controlled) used this energy to do remarkable, positive things.

What is ego strength?

To Freud, having good ego strength was not the same thing as being egotistical, conceited, or vain. Having good ego strength meant being able to remain in control in stressful situations, or being able to persist in directing energy toward long-term goals, despite short-term problems.

Freud said the ego develops in early childhood. Little children discover that id-impulses cannot be gratified immediately. The pleasure principle produces frustration.

To get what they want, children must learn rational or realistic strategies, and some­times they must tolerate a delay in gratification. The ego develops as a result of this clash between desires of the id and realities of the world, Freud said.

With the development of the ego comes conscious, rational thinking. Freud called this secondary process thinking because it occurred later in development and modified the animal-like primary process thinking.

Freud suggested that primary process thinking was dominated by the pleasure principle, whereas secondary process thinking–controlled by the ego–was based on the reality principle. The reality principle was the ability of the ego to make plans that take reality into account, even if it meant postponing pleasure or denying fantasies.

The Super-Ego

The superego is the final aspect of personality to develop and contains all of the ideals, morals, and values imbued by our parents and culture.

The super-ego was a third function that Freud hypothesized. The word super means above, and the super-ego is like a supervisor of the psyche, monitoring activity and making value judgments that lead us to feel good or bad about our behavior.

Freud believed we learn morals and values from the people who take care of us in childhood. These values are internalized or taken inside us, and the result is the super-ego.

Freud said the super-ego, as an "internalization of parental values," was responsible for both pride and guilt. Because of this two-edged quality, one psychoanalyst (Schecter 1979) referred to the loving and persecuting super-ego.

According to Freud, the super-ego was partly unconscious. We could be aware of parts of it, but we could also be surprised by guilt or pride.

Freud believed the id generates urges and impulses in accordance with the pleasure principle: pursuit of immediate gratification. The pleasure principle can be summarized as "I want what I want when I want it."

Freud believed babies were all id when born. When a baby is hungry or lonely, it cries and demands immediate relief. When it experiences pleasure, it is a pure, self-satisfied pleasure.

Even children three or four years old have a hard time waiting more than a few minutes for something they want. They operate on the pleasure principle; they want immediate gratification.

What was the unconscious like, according to Freud?

In general, Freud said, the unconscious is infantile. It is not necessarily evil, but it is childlike. It is innocently good or bad depending on circumstances, reacting with immediacy to events as they happen.

In the unconscious, Freud believed, we all have a desire for immediate grati­fication and low tolerance for frustration. Only the development of more mature, controlling parts of the mind helps us avoid expressing id impulses and acting like babies when we are grown up

 

 

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