This document provides guidance on how to introduce oneself in a professional context, highlighting the importance of presenting information in a clear and engaging manner. It emphasizes connecting personal strengths and career choices while avoiding common pitfalls such as rambling or reiterating information from a CV. The author, Vaidehi Banerjee from the International Institute of Information Technology, also suggests using personal anecdotes to create a relatable introduction.

1. Professional
Communicatio
n
Effective & Impressive

2. Part I
Introducing
Oneself
One of the toughest
things to do
Requires you to ask
WHO AM I?
Why am I introducing
myself?
What all should I
include?
What information is the
person looking for?

3. Purpose of
Introducing
Oneself
Present oneself
in a
professional,
comprehensive
yet interesting
manner
Share about
oneself in a
fluent and
confident way
Can one grab
the attention of
the listener
Information
sharing or
conversation

4. How to
introduce
oneself -
DOs
Ice breaker information – passionate engineer,
aspiring technocrat, budding software tester…
Connect to your career choice – Why you
chose IT, what fascinates you about IT….
Connect to your Strengths – coding,
testing, algorithms…
Connect to accolades – hackathons,
coding competitions
Shift gears to personal – hobbies, family

5. How to
introduce
oneself –
DON’Ts
NEVER EVER repeat your name
Restate information from the CV
Speed up your talk
Ramble on… on…. And on….

6. Thank You
Vaidehi Banerjee
Department of Engineering Sciences, International Institute of Information Technology,
I2IT | https://www.isquareit.edu.in
vaidehib@isquareit.edu.in. |. +91 20 22933441 / 2 / 3. |. www.isquareit.edu.in