How to Introduce Yourself

1. First Step Of Presentation skills
BY:
M. Atif Nawaz

2. How to introduce yourself
 Sum up your life time experience, talent and skills in a paragraph, or
two.
 Just think about it like you are introducing yourself to a stranger.
 What do they need to know?
 If a stranger wants to know about you or if we want to know about a
stranger only one Question comes in our mind first ,
 Who are you?
 What is your background ?
 What are your Achievements?
 What challenges have you faced?
 In common situation, we just show our names to each other. But if a
interviewer is caries to know about yourself in detail than we describe
our personality in detail.
 In an official meeting the interviewer always asked the candidate to
introduce yourself.

3. Dress Appropriately
 Appearance play an important role when meeting
some one new. The first impression you make on a
potential employer is important.
 When you meet a potential employer for the first time,
they immediately make an opinion about you based on
what you are wearing and how you carry yourself
 Choosing what to wear depend on what kind of
interview it is and what it is for.
 One can wear only certain kind of clothes at certain
place that depends on occasion

4.  While going to school one can not wear colorful funky
clothes so it is important to follow the uniform rule .
 Same as in office it is very important to wear formal
clothes as informal clothes do not make you presentable.
 Different offices have different dress codes
For Example:
A financial consultant interview will likely require more
formal dress than that of colorful funky clothes

5. Here are some tips:
 Dress is a manner that is professionally appropriate to
the position for which you are applying.
 Your suit should be comfortable and fit you well so that
you look & act your best.
 Avoid loud colors.
 Clothing should be neat , clean and pressed.
 Try and avoid distracting visual like heavy jewelry.

6. Body Language
Make good impression in an interview:
 At time of introduction:
 At first few seconds of your meeting with the interviewer play a crucial
role in impressing him/her. How to walk, stand, sit and move hand and
head speak the thousand words about you.
 Walk straight and keep shoulders pulled back and neck elongate.
Maintain the eye contact with the people in the room.
 Your posture reflect your confidence level and personality.
o When You offer a handshake:
 The first thing to do when entering the interview room is greeting and
offering a handshake.
 Right way to do this is offering your right hand and giving a firm
handshake.

7. o When you sit:
o Sitting firmly, your back straight show confidence and makes your look
a bit to be relaxed. Keep your posture straight with hands placed either
on the table or on your lab, while foot kept firmly on the ground .

8. When you make an eye contact
 Right way is to address the person who raised a
question , and then maintain eye contact with other
interviewers or for few seconds before addressing first
interviewer again. This is the best way to show that you
are confident and attentive

9. During interview process
o Use hand gestures:
 Keep hand hidden under the table indicates nervousness
while Excessive hand movement is also not appreciated .
 Best way to play safe with your hands is to keep them on
your lap when not using and moving them slightly in a
natural way in speaking

10. Don’t forget smile
 A smile can say it all similarly conveys that you are
relaxed , friendly and confident. It help you to stay
calm & answer the question.

11. At The Time of Departure
 At the end of the interview, say “Thank you” and leave
your seat gently.
 Shake hand with interviewer or keep pleasant smile
on your face.
 Your body language will communicate through out the
interview process.

12. Assessment of Student Learning
 Definition:
 “The action or instance of making a judgment
about something.”
Example of assessment in a
sentence:
 It’s a difficult problem that requires careful assessment.
 I don’t agree with his assessment of the problem

13. What is Assessment?
 Assessment is a systematic process of gathering,
interpreting and acting upon data related to student
leering and experience for the purpose of developing a
deep understand, and can do with their knowledge as a
result of their educational experience; the process
culminates or end when assessment result are used to
improve subsequent learning

14. Key Points
 Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at
understanding and improving students learning
multiple methods, Criteria and standards.
 Students know , can do and understand

15. Sequence in preparing instructionally Relevant
Assessment
Is there
close
agreement
Instruction
Indicates the learning
outcomes to be attained by
students
Learning Task
Specifies The particular set
of learning task to be
assessed.
Assessment
Provides a procedure
designed to measure a
reprehensive sample of the
instructionally relevant
learning tasks

16. What is assessment process?
AIMS
ADJUSTMENT
ASSESSMENT
ACTION

17. Functions of assessment
 Diagnostic:
Tells us what the student needs to learn
• Formative:
Tells us how well the student is doing as work
progresses
• Summative:
Tells us how well the students at the end of the
unit/task.

18. Importance of assessment
 To find out what the student know(Knowledge)
 To Find out what the student can do , and how well
they can do it (Skill; Performance)
 To find out how students go about the task of doing
their work (Process).
 To find out how students feel about there
work(Motivation, effort).

19. Criteria in choosing an assessment
Method
 It should be reliable.
 It should be Valid.
 It should be simple to operate and should not be to
costly.
 It should be seen by students and society in general.
 It should benefit all students.

20. Classroom Assessment
 Informal Assessment:
“Teacher’s
spontaneous, day to day
observation of student
performances” .
Example:
- Asking questions
- Listening to students
discussions
- Conducting students
conferences
 Formal Assessment:
“The data which support the
conclusion made from the
test”
 Example:
- Quizzes
- Assignment
- Projects

21. Assessment Methods
“Assessment methods are the strategies, techniques, tools and instruments for
collecting information to determine the extent to which students demonstrate
desired learning outcomes”
Several methods should be used to assess student learning outcomes:
 Focus Groups: (Indirect)
A series of structured discussions with students who are asked a series of open-
ended questions designed to collect data about beliefs, attitudes, and
experiences.
 Graduate Survey:(Indirect)
An assessment of a student’s overall satisfaction with his or her collegiate
experience and learning.
 Locally Developed test(Direct Method):
A test that is developed within the institution to be used internally. The test is
typically administered to a representative sample in order to develop local
norms and standards