today is a very important class.

I'm gonna teach you how to introduce yourself.

And maybe you think, well, this is easy.

I just say hi, my name is Marina.

I'm 29 years old, I'm from Russia and then that's it.

But actually, no.

In my videos I like to cover cultural aspects.

I like to cover the context,

like if you're reaching out to somebody on Instagram,

you wouldn't do this,

you wouldn't be like, hi, my name is Marina,

I'm 29 years old.

You would adapt your introduction

to whatever is happening around you.

So in this video, I'm gonna teach you phrases

and I'm gonna teach you some cultural things

that you should consider

when you're meeting people abroad,

when you're talking to native speakers,

when you're reaching out to people

and trying to make new friends.

So if you're interested, continue watching this video.

My task for you right now is to take an exercise book,

and when I'll be giving you phrases,

I will want you to create

at least four introductions of yourself.

Number one, the introduction that you would use for a party.

If you're at a party with native speakers,

how would you introduce yourself?

The second one is an introduction that is more formal,

for example, at work or at the university,

or maybe you're just talking to your colleagues.

Three, introduction in your email,

if you're writing for work.

And four, introduction for Instagram,

for example, if you're reaching out to me on Instagram,

how you would introduce yourself.

By the way, rule number one for all introductions,

you have to be interesting.

For example, you're at a party, everyone is having fun.

Music is loud, people are eating,

they want to dance, communicate.

And what you do, you are like,

hi, my name is Marina, I'm from Russia.

I've been living in San Francisco since 2016.

I run three channels, I have a company

and the person who's listening to you is already bored.

He's like, oh my God, what is she doing?

So always, always think about the context.

If I'm at a party and I want to approach somebody,

I'll be like, hey, my name is Marina, I'm a YouTuber,

and I have over a million followers, and that's it.

And the next thing I would do,

I would ask that person something else.

Because the whole purpose of introducing yourself

is to start a conversation,

not to make somebody super bored from the start.

If we're talking about an email,

you would not start your email like,

Hey, my name is Marina Mogilko,

because Hello, Marina Mogilko

is what your email says already.

There is no need to waste somebody's time

and reintroduce yourself.

On the other hand, you can say hey, this is Marina

from this company.

This is Marina, we met at a party yesterday.

Give them some context,

no need to reintroduce yourself again,

no need to mention your first name

and the last name if it's already in your email.

That's enough.

So again, now I'm gonna give you phrases

and you're gonna write them down

to your four different introductions.

But please, please make sure you're always in the context,

you always know what's happening.

And by the way, if you learn those introductions by heart,

it's gonna be really easy for you.

I know sometimes at school

you have this big topic like introducing yourself

for like my life and it's always this big,

no need to go that way.

It should be small, should be short

and it should be interesting and exciting.

So when you're meeting somebody,

the first thing you say is Hello, super formal, right?

What is super formal?

Hello, good evening, good morning, good afternoon.

If you wanna be more informal,

then you can say hey, hi or what's up,

this is all very informal.

And then you're stating your name.

Normally, you would say I am Marina.

You can also say my name is Marina,

but if it's informal, hey, I'm Marina, nice to meet you.

If you're on the phone, you can say hey, hello,

this is Marina speaking.

I would like to talk to John from marketing department.

Or you can just say, hey, Marina speaking,

can I please talk to John.

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Now let's continue to the class.

So remember at the beginning of this video,

I told you that you should be interesting

and you should be within the context.

So if you're at a party, mention your hobby,

so after mentioning your name,

maybe mention your hobby or what you do.

If you are in a formal situation

then mention what you are doing for a living.

I work for a company X.

I've been working for them for five years,

or if you're in an academic environment.

I am doing my MBA right now.

I am in my fourth year of Bachelor's program.

I am just about to graduate from a university.

So all those phrases will help you get into context

and will help other people learn more about you,

something that is relevant to the situation.

Then if you feel that you're

in an international environment

where people come from different backgrounds,

you can also mention Where are you from.

I am originally from Russia,

but I've been living in San Francisco since 2016.

Or you can say, I was born and raised in