Warm Up

1. 🔊 Describe the last time you made a business introduction of yourself. 
2. 🔊 Compare the differences between professional introductions in Japan to other countries.
3. 🔊 Please do your best to give a brief business introduction of yourself to the instructor!

Listening

1. 🔊 What are the 3 things that Tom forgot to do during his first introduction?
2. 🔊 True or false: “executive presence” means “business etiquette.”

Key Words & Phrases

1. 🔊 Assured self-introduction
2. 🔊 Convey an impression of executive presence
3. 🔊 A necessary prelude to conversation when people first met
4. 🔊 Immediate return on investment
5. 🔊 Plays an essential role in advancing your business relationship
6. 🔊 Sets the tone of a relationship
7. 🔊 Company function
8. 🔊 Polished and professional image
9. 🔊 Works in harmony
10. 🔊 Initiate a handshake
11. 🔊 Casual business atmosphere
12. 🔊 First impression
13. 🔊 Background information
14. 🔊 Leisurely pace
15. 🔊 I’m _____ from the _____ (department), I work with _____
16. 🔊 If you need any tech assistance whatsoever
17. 🔊 I’m the one you’re going to be calling
18. 🔊 Executive presence
19. 🔊 Perfectly conducted
20. 🔊 Looking or acting the part
21. 🔊 Leading to continuous upward mobility

Discussion

1. 🔊 Watch Tom give his 3 informal introductions again(0:26-0:36). How would you feel if you were Michelle in each situation?
2. 🔊 Describe a time where you gave a bad first impression. If you had the chance to change it, what would you do differently?

Tips

🔊 Casual way of greeting

1. 🔊 How’s it going?
2. 🔊 What’s up?

🔊 Formal way of greeting

1. 🔊 Nice to meet you.
2. 🔊 It’s a pleasure to meet you.

🔊 Remember to say your full name.

🔊 Ex: Hi, my name is Taro Yamada. Please call me Taro.

Role Play

🔊 Practice introducing yourself in both formal and casual situations! Below are some examples of situations where you may need to make a good first impression. Switch roles between the teacher and students so that everyone can introduce themselves and ask follow-up questions.

🔊 Setting 1: A university career fair. Eager students want to hand out their resumes to potential employers, and small businesses want to hire the top students.

🔊 Setting 2: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES). You are representing a big technology company and you want to sell your product.

🔊 Setting 3: An engineering firm. You are meeting your client for the first time to discuss a big project.

🔊 Setting 4: A company lunch. You are a new employee and you want to make a good first impression on your coworkers.

🔊 Setting 5: A tourism agency. You are a tour guide, and you want to give a fun introduction to get your group excited!

🔊 Remember to offer handshakes when necessary and hand out fake business cards!