讓別人對你“過目不忘”
自我介紹大家一定不陌生。上學時第一堂課要做自我介紹,工作面試要做自我介紹,開會時要做自我介紹,聯繫業務時要做自我介紹……但你是否注意過,從每個人那裏聽到自我介紹感覺都差不多呢?我們又該如何做個讓人印象深刻的自我介紹?
Haveyoueverbeentoabusinessmeetinginwhichallinattendancehadtostandandintroducethemselvesandyouheardbasicallythesamethingfromeachandeveryindividual?
ethenamesandthebusinesseswillbedifferent,everyonesoundslikeeveryoneelse;and,bysoundinglikeeveryoneelse,wedon’tactuallyrememberanyoneelse.
Theproblemisthatinmakingstatementsaboutourselves,weendupsoundinglikeweareaskingquestionsbecausethepitchofourvoicerisesattheendofeachsentence.
Inreality,youarenotaskingaquestion–youareinformingyouraudiencethatyouaremostuncomfortableandthatyoudonotknowhowtointroduceyourselfproperly.
Tostandoutfromthecrowd,whynotpracticeyourpersonalintrobeforegivingit?Whileonmywaytoabusinessmeeting,oftenIwillopenmyintrowithaquestionandthenproceedtoexplainwhoIamandwhatIdo.
Ifyourvoicegoesupattheendofeachsentence,’swhatyouhearasyougoaroundtheroomandlistentoeveryonespeakinginsing-song.
ThereisaveryinterestingsceneinStephenKing’smovieTheLangoliers(海市蜃樓)’sremarkableaboutthissceneisthatinsayingwhotheyare,omline?Theysoundnatural.
ManyofthepeoplewithwhomIworkhavedifficultychangingfromthesing-songstyletoonemoreakintoconversational;therefore,Irecordthemandplayitbacksothattheycanhearwhatishappening.
ThenIhavethemshakemyhand(justasifweweremeetingonaone-to-one)andintroducethemselvestomegoingthroughtheirintroductorystatements.
ticeyourpersonalintrobymakingstatementsaboutyourselfinaconversationaltone.
peningyourintrowithwordsotherthan,Hello,mynameis.
yourtimewhenyougiveyourintroductionandspeakdistinctly.(Iftheydon’tcatchyourname,theydefinitelywon’trememberyou.)
Nexttimeyouareatthatnetworkingmeeting,businesslunchorchamberevent,whynotstandoutfromthecrowdwhenyouintroduceyourself?Youwilldefinitelybeworthremembering!
Haveyoueverbeentoabusinessmeetinginwhichallinattendancehadtostandandintroducethemselvesandyouheardbasicallythesamethingfromeachandeveryindividual?
ethenamesandthebusinesseswillbedifferent,everyonesoundslikeeveryoneelse;and,bysoundinglikeeveryoneelse,wedon’tactuallyrememberanyoneelse.
Theproblemisthatinmakingstatementsaboutourselves,weendupsoundinglikeweareaskingquestionsbecausethepitchofourvoicerisesattheendofeachsentence.
Inreality,youarenotaskingaquestion–youareinformingyouraudiencethatyouaremostuncomfortableandthatyoudonotknowhowtointroduceyourselfproperly.
Tostandoutfromthecrowd,whynotpracticeyourpersonalintrobeforegivingit?Whileonmywaytoabusinessmeeting,oftenIwillopenmyintrowithaquestionandthenproceedtoexplainwhoIamandwhatIdo.
Ifyourvoicegoesupattheendofeachsentence,’swhatyouhearasyougoaroundtheroomandlistentoeveryonespeakinginsing-song.
ThereisaveryinterestingsceneinStephenKing’smovieTheLangoliers(海市蜃樓)’sremarkableaboutthissceneisthatinsayingwhotheyare,omline?Theysoundnatural.
ManyofthepeoplewithwhomIworkhavedifficultychangingfromthesing-songstyletoonemoreakintoconversational;therefore,Irecordthemandplayitbacksothattheycanhearwhatishappening.
ThenIhavethemshakemyhand(justasifweweremeetingonaone-to-one)andintroducethemselvestomegoingthroughtheirintroductorystatements.
ticeyourpersonalintrobymakingstatementsaboutyourselfinaconversationaltone.
peningyourintrowithwordsotherthan,Hello,mynameis.
yourtimewhenyougiveyourintroductionandspeakdistinctly.(Iftheydon’tcatchyourname,theydefinitelywon’trememberyou.)
Nexttimeyouareatthatnetworkingmeeting,businesslunchorchamberevent,whynotstandoutfromthecrowdwhenyouintroduceyourself?Youwilldefinitelybeworthremembering!