Introduce Yourself in English in School/College/University. Tips for Effective Self-Introduction

hi I'm Kelly I'm 25 years old could you tell me something about your family I have a mother and a father okay what's your favorite subject I don't know I study just because I want to get a good job in the future but I really don't like studying oh I see who's next good morning everyone first of all thank you for giving me this opportunity to introduce myself my name's Kate I'm 26 years old I grew up in Poland and I lived there most of my life before moving to the United States very good tell

me about your schooling please I studied at Meridian International School in Warsaw and now I'm here to complete my graduation in this college I'm very excited to be here great what's your favorite subject my favorite subject is I.T and I also enjoy learning English what's your goal in studying my goal is to become a good programmer and work for a big tech company excellent hello everyone I'm Kate and welcome back to my English lessons with Kate Channel today we have a very important topic for you how to introduce yourself in English when you meet new

friends attend a job interview or just strike up a conversation knowing how to introduce yourself is a very useful skill so let's get started when you want to introduce yourself you can include the information about your name age location it's a place where you live family educational job hobbies and your goals but before we talk about each point let's start with some useful sentences you can use to begin yourself introduction first of all don't forget about a greeting say hello good morning or good afternoon everyone then you can simply say let me introduce myself thank

you for giving me this opportunity to introduce myself or it's my pleasure to introduce myself if you're given an interview in a college or university you can say I'm very glad to be here I'm excited to be a part of this group or a class or team or I'm delighted to be a part of this academic Community when introducing yourself the first thing you'll want to share is your name it's as simple as saying my name is my name's Kate or just I'm Kate you can also use a phrase you can call me my name

is Christina but you can call me Chris next it's common to speak about your age you can say I am years old or you can mention your birth year like this I was born in I was born in 1995. if you don't want to share them information about your rage you can simply say I'm in my for example in my mid-20s early 20s means when you're between 20 and 23 years old when you're in your mid-20s you're between 24 and 26 years old when you're in your late 20s you're between 27 and 29 years old

it's like you're getting closer to being 30 but you're not there yet please pay attention that in British English they pronounce the T sound 20s and in American English they don't pronounce the T sound it's twinnies it's very important to tell others where you're from or where you currently live you can say I'm from your country or I come from your city or region I'm originally from your country if you've moved to a different place you can say I currently live in I'm originally from Russia but I currently live in Turkey sharing some information about

your family can help people get to know you better you can say I have number of family members or my family includes if you live with someone you can mention that too like I live with my for example I have three family members my family includes my parents and my sister I live with my spouse if you have many brothers and sisters you can also say I'm the oldest or the youngest in the family now you need to talk about your educational job because it can help others understand your background you can say I studied

your major at your University name if you had a previous job you can mention it like this I used to work as a at for example I studied computer science at Stanford University or I used to work as a software engineer at Microsoft if you're given an interview in a college or university you should say I studied at your school name or I completed my junior college education at your junior college name I studied at St John's High School or I completed my junior college education at Greenfield Junior College when you introduce yourself you can

tell about your hobbies you can say in my free time I enjoy or one of my passions is you might also say I love as it helps me relax or I'm a big fan of for example in my free time I enjoy reading one of my passions is hiking I love gardening as it helps me relax I'm a big fan of playing football you can also say I'm an Enthusiast for an Enthusiast is a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject and who spends a lot of time on it for example

I'm an Enthusiast for music or it's okay to say I'm a music enthusiast an art Enthusiast Sports Enthusiast remember sharing your hobbies can make your introduction more interesting when you're given an interview in college or university it's very important to talk about your goals you can use phrases such as one of my main goals is I'm working towards or in the near future I hope to one of my main goals is to start my own business and become an entrepreneur I'm working towards earning my master's degree in computer science in the near future I hope

to travel to Japan when you're talking about your goals you can also use phrases like I'm currently studying with the aim of I'm currently studying psychology with the aim of becoming a licensed therapist and helping people overcome mental health challenges now let's practice what we've learned today it's a very important step if you want to improve your speaking skills write a comment below this video and introduce yourself using my structures I will check out every comment and give you feedback that's it for today's lesson now you know how to introduce yourself confidently in English practice

these phrases and don't forget to be yourself when you're making new connections thanks for joining me today if you found this lesson helpful please like subscribe and share with your friend who is also learning English stay tuned for more English lessons see you next time [Music] foreign