Introducing yourself and Others

Introducing Yourself And Others

Introducing yourself and others can be tricky, but doing it in your second language is even harder. Yet, this is a skill that’s essential in both personal and professional settings.

In this lesson, we’ll cover some ways English learners incorrectly use the word introduce. Plus, You’ll learn the best way to introduce yourself and how to introduce others.

Avoid these common mistakes when using the word – introduce

Don’t Say:

• Myself I introduce
• I introduce me to you
• Me introduce you to Robert.
• I introduce you Robert

Proper ways to get started 

Introduce myself

• Allow me to introduce myself. Hi, I’m Robert. Nice to meet you! 
• Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself.
• I stopped by to introduce myself.
• I haven’t taken the time to introduce myself.
• Let me introduce myself; I’m Professor Cusatoli, a Biologist.
• It’d be rude of me not to introduce myself.
• Please allow me to introduce myself.

Proper ways to ask to be Introduced to others

When you would like to be introduced to another person, you can always ask for it. The chunk of words to remember is “introduce me.” Here are several good examples that you can use. 

Introduce me

• You should introduce me to your mother.
• Ruben, would you introduce me to your friends?
• Now please, introduce me to my new partner.
• Could you introduce me to a few of your financial buddies?
• She said she would introduce me to someone important.
• Perhaps you’d introduce me to this young lady you’re with.
• He wants to introduce me to his friends.
• I need you to introduce me to your father.
• When can you introduce me to your family?
• Why won’t you introduce me to your mother?

Proper ways to Introduce others

How do you introduce others in English? How do you use the word introduce when presenting to others? Here are some great examples. Firstly is “introduce.” Secondly are the phrases “introduce you to” and “introduce to you.” Let’s see some examples using them.

Using just the word introduce

• Katerina, may I introduce my son, Spencer?
• And now it’s my great pleasure to introduce an entertainer we all know and admire. 
• We are pleased to introduce our guest speaker for this evening.
• I would like to introduce my English teacher, Robert.

Introduce you to examples

• Maria, let me introduce you to Juan Pablo.
• Let me introduce you to your new colleagues.
• I am happy to introduce you to the guy who started this company.
• Let me introduce you to my father, Jim.
• Let me introduce you to my sister, Veronica.
• I would like to introduce you to our new client, Mr. Padilla. 

Introduce to you works this way

• Robert, allow me to introduce to you my daughter Eva.
• Allow me to introduce to you my new wife.
• Allow me to introduce to you the newest member of our family.
• And may I introduce to you, Miss Sheryl Henderson?
• I would now like to introduce to you my latest project.
• I want to introduce to you my newest invention.

Now you know how to make a great first impression with your introduction.