How to introduce yourself in an interview
Short answer
Start with where you're going: one sentence headline of who you are and what you bring. Then tell one to three brief points. For an experience, use a short situation, mostly focus on the action you took, end with one concrete result. For an opinion, use PREP: point, reason, example, restate point. Make your greeting outward focused, show interest in them. Use a few flexible stories you can adapt. If you feel nervous, relabel it as excitement and use it as fuel.
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The lessons behind this answer
1 · Real moments
Interviews: Speaking Under Evaluation
Gives shapes and formats for answers, like SAR, PREP, and using few flexible stories.
- Shapes survive nerves: lopsided situation-action-result, PREP for opinions.
- Six flexible stories out loud beat fifty scripted answers.
- Real weakness + trajectory builds trust; relabel arousal as excitement: it's fuel.
2 · Charisma mastery
The Power of First Impressions
Explains that an outward focused greeting makes the strongest first impression.
- Thin slices are real: seconds-long impressions predict long-run judgments.
- The winning slice is attention outward: make them feel interesting.
- Impressions are running averages: repair beats perfection every time.
3 · Articulation
Art of Speaking with Structure
Provides the headline, numbered points, and a one line close structure to follow.
- Say where you're going, then go there: the map is the courtesy.
- Number out loud, keep the promise, cap at three.
- The close is what they take home: one decision-shaped sentence, written first.
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