让别人对你“过目不忘”
自我介绍大家一定不陌生。上学时第一堂课要做自我介绍,工作面试要做自我介绍,开会时要做自我介绍,联系业务时要做自我介绍……但你是否注意过,从每个人那里听到自我介绍感觉都差不多呢?我们又该如何做个让人印象深刻的自我介绍?
Haveyoueverbeentoabusinessmeetinginwhichallinattendancehadtostandandintroducethemselvesandyouheardbasicallythesamethingfromeachandeveryindividual?
ethenamesandthebusinesseswillbedifferent,everyonesoundslikeeveryoneelse;and,bysoundinglikeeveryoneelse,wedon’tactuallyrememberanyoneelse.
Theproblemisthatinmakingstatementsaboutourselves,weendupsoundinglikeweareaskingquestionsbecausethepitchofourvoicerisesattheendofeachsentence.
Inreality,youarenotaskingaquestion–youareinformingyouraudiencethatyouaremostuncomfortableandthatyoudonotknowhowtointroduceyourselfproperly.
Tostandoutfromthecrowd,whynotpracticeyourpersonalintrobeforegivingit?Whileonmywaytoabusinessmeeting,oftenIwillopenmyintrowithaquestionandthenproceedtoexplainwhoIamandwhatIdo.
Ifyourvoicegoesupattheendofeachsentence,’swhatyouhearasyougoaroundtheroomandlistentoeveryonespeakinginsing-song.
ThereisaveryinterestingsceneinStephenKing’smovieTheLangoliers(海市蜃楼)’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(海市蜃楼)’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!