Lesson 1 greetings_and_introductions

1. Greetings and Introductions Lesson 1

3. Introduce yourself / ask for your colleague’s name.

4. Speak and act sincerely.

5. Talk about things you know.

6. Ask non-threatening questions

7. Look at the other speaker attentively.

9. Positive energy smile makes you real smile always looks good smiling can be a sign of a success person smiling is contagious Practice your smile

10. Greeting Form of speech Period of the day Good _____________, Formal First meeting Hello, Semi-formal Hi, How are you doing? Informal Subsequent meetings Hey! What’s up? Ha’ Ya Doing? Very Informal/Slang

11. Greetings Most commonly used salutation. How are you? Form of speech Formal How do you do? First meeting Semi-formal How are you? How are you doing? Informal How have you been? How are things? How are things going? How are you getting along? Subsequent meetings Very Informal/ Slang What’s happening?

12. Greeting Responses When someone asks the question “How are you?” This is not a request to know how you are feeling. Response: I’m fine, thank you. And you? Formal This is a statement used in formal greetings. They normally really are not concerned with knowing your physical or mental condition. I’m great I’m getting by I’m doing well I’m fantastic I’m doing OK I’m getting along Semi-formal However, you do not want to answer with negative statements. Example: I’m feeling terrible. I’m feeling a little sick.

13. Greeting Responses In an informal sitting, the person asking maybe concerned about how you feel. In this case, “how are you” refers to “Are you feeling OK”? Response: Informal “how’re you doing” Really great, fantastic, etc. I’m tired “Are you feeling OK” I’m confused I’m angry I’m bored I’m on cloud nine I’m in love Very Informal/Slang So, so great, getting by, doing well, fantastic, doing OK

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