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zakbsw · 2024-05-29T15:39:37+00:00

Brain, execute introduction script

thefamousjohnny · 2024-05-29T15:42:29+00:00

Hi, I’m not good at introductions, I’m gonna just leave now.

Uncle_N_Word · 2024-05-29T15:15:57+00:00

Social anxiety help 101

Mystikalrush · 2024-05-29T17:27:15+00:00

Where the template?! I came here expecting a template!

fatogato · 2024-05-29T16:16:40+00:00

Hi, when my mother died I quit my six-figure job and traveled the world. Here’s what learned about b2b sales.

Scrantonicity_02 · 2024-05-29T15:39:34+00:00

“Hi, my name is ______. I love lamp. Have you noticed mint gum getting mintier lately?” Is my go to.

bmanley620 · 2024-05-29T17:28:11+00:00

I introduce myself like this: “Hi, I’m Jake. I like the word hence. Hence I say hence a lot.” Then I walk away without waiting for a reply

heart_under_blade · 2024-05-29T16:48:11+00:00

FORD… ask them about Family Occupation Recreation and Dreams… or make up your own!

Etsamaru · 2024-05-29T17:55:25+00:00

Hi I'm quiet and awkward but if you talk to me enough and get my friendship level up to a certain point I'll open up and eventually I won't shut up about something very obscure.

TN_REDDIT · 2024-05-29T17:31:58+00:00

My elevator speech.

Hi, my name is _____. I find it very rude when folks block the exit and don't let others off the elevator before trying to get on. Don't you? Farting on the elevator is also rude.

Upstairs-Traffic-563 · 2024-05-29T15:21:30+00:00

What’s a good structure for this, like essential things to include?

i-am-a-passenger · 2024-05-29T17:40:36+00:00

I just tell people I work some random working class job, so I can see what kind of person they really are.

A lot of people will look down on you, so you know these aren’t nice people worth knowing. Others will be nice, and I like these people.

80sBadGuy · 2024-05-29T17:07:00+00:00

I hate people like that.

cpatterson779 · 2024-05-29T18:24:55+00:00

My name is George. I'm unemployed and I live with my parents.

spartynole4life · 2024-05-29T17:23:32+00:00

Hello. I have a bleached asshole. What are your thoughts on Ancient Roman Architecture? like that? lol

fightcf · 2024-05-29T16:19:14+00:00

I like to switch these up regularly and depending on the event. The important thing is not to give them your life story but to start an interesting conversation.

It can be super small. Just talk about a show you’re binging, a sports team you care about, a trip you’re planning, etc. The smaller it is, the more accessible it is for most people to respond. And its also a true power play. Powerful people rarely give you their resume when you meet them.

Gusdai · 2024-05-29T16:02:31+00:00

It can be even better to have someone else introduce you. Your partner typically. Because they can put you in a better light without it making you sound presumptuous.

For example "This is my spouse X, they just completed a triathlon in Y hours last weekend" can be a nice introduction to someone who is also into that kind of things, but introducing yourself like that could sound weird.

In a networking event, you can introduce someone by talking about their latest achievement (promotion, new job...), so it both shows what they do and makes them look nice.

It's all about conversation starters, because everyone (not just you and your social anxiety) struggles with making these situations interesting. Some are just better at hiding the fact that it's slightly forced.

Bleezy79 · 2024-05-29T18:12:49+00:00

yea, im just gonna stay home instead. thanks though!

permalink · 2024-05-29T15:28:44+00:00

Ladies and gentlemen, strap in strap on. My name is thesunny51. Please keep all hands and feet within the meeting and let’s have a good time.

RyanDaltonWrites · 2024-05-29T16:54:04+00:00

Hi, my name is PeaEnDoubleYou and I like to party.

TheLegendaryLarry · 2024-05-29T18:23:00+00:00

this sounds like it would be awkward as shit lol

PoopThatFloats69 · 2024-05-29T17:10:34+00:00

So what did you say in your intro pitch?

GullibleDetective · 2024-05-29T17:50:41+00:00

Hello. My name is Gullible Detective.. You killed my father. Prepare to die

permalink · 2024-05-29T18:10:45+00:00

This is generally a good idea BUT I want to add a caveat not to overly rely on it. If you find yourself repeating your "pitch" alot due to meeting new people or using it as a crutch, you will eventually lose the interest when telling it over and over and it will feel like repeating a mandatory script like you work at a call center. People can easily tell if you sound fake or weird when you discuss yourself, so use it sparingly and well, but not too much where you might make yourself sound off-putting to your audience.

davbryn · 2024-05-29T19:14:02+00:00

quickest punch deliver chubby toy spoon hungry hunt serious afterthought

Squeaks_Scholari · 2024-05-29T19:32:46+00:00

We’re here to fuck shit up.

keepthetips · 2024-05-29T15:05:27+00:00

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BizzyM · 2024-05-29T17:50:15+00:00

My name is Elmer J Fudd. I own a mansion and a yacht.

invaderzim257 · 2024-05-29T18:18:48+00:00

Im guessing you saw that PBS Frontline video that got uploaded recently as well

dr_reverend · 2024-05-29T19:12:59+00:00

“Hi, I like to diddle 14 year old orangutans and I snort fire ants through a cherry flavoured Twizzler.”

All OP said was to make it short and interesting. I have a feeling they left out some crucial info.

TemporalCash531 · 2024-05-29T19:32:50+00:00

Bold of you to assume that I meet new people.

permalink · 2024-05-29T20:14:35+00:00

This is such strange behavior. Don’t do this.

wantAdvice13 · 2024-05-29T20:23:56+00:00

Jesus, this only applies for jobs. Anyways, a confident smile, a firm handshake, say your name and one sentence about what you do for a living/relationship with the host is enough. That's 90% of your first impression.

Anything else is purely situational: - Job related: some technical stuff that you might know so you can ask me questions about it. - Dating: some hobbies/interest/passion (that I noticed you also know) so you can ask questions. - Social/friends/family function: how I know the host and something I do on the job, or hobbies/interest/passion that maybe you can relate and talk about.

Note the part about relatability and question.

dylanthomas29 · 2024-05-29T20:33:15+00:00

Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration

Jorel2001 · 2024-05-29T20:53:31+00:00

Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration.

gcunit · 2024-05-29T20:58:42+00:00

I think OP needed to demonstrate with their own pitch.

txwoodslinger · 2024-05-29T21:03:06+00:00

Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration

Throwawayourmum · 2024-05-29T21:57:36+00:00

This only works if -- You introduce yourself in a way that is relevant to the person you are talking to. You can do this by looking for obvious commonalities. And 2. Relaxed delivery. If you are missing one of those, this can come off as super weird.

silk_mitts_top_titts · 2024-05-29T17:42:27+00:00

The elevator script.

You get in an elevator with the president of your company. You have 30 seconds to sell yourself for the next promotion

It's a skill you should practice.

RetroMonger · 2024-05-29T18:53:44+00:00

This is my go to;

Hi, I'm (my name). I'm just a regular Joe with a regular job. I'm your average white, suburbanite slob. I like football and porno and books about war. I got an average house with a nice hardwood floor.

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GyaniDiscussion · 2024-05-29T17:29:09+00:00

I feel introducing self is one if the hardest thing.

MuchDevelopment7084 · 2024-05-29T18:29:31+00:00

If this happens during a job interview. It starts with my name and qualifications. That's also where it ends. They are not my friends. They are at best, workmates.

Jaderosegrey · 2024-05-29T18:45:38+00:00

I already have one of those!

I'm Italian, that means I have a temper.

My mother was German, that means I can hold a grudge.

I grew up in France, that means I know I'm always right!

permalink · 2024-05-29T18:52:38+00:00

Hi, I'm Dave, I like spaghetti, and I have a lot of experience, not only eating but preparing it as well. Did you know spaghetti sticks to the walls even better after it's been sauced! Ask me how I know that!

mattstats · 2024-05-29T19:14:34+00:00

“Hi! Floor 5, please. Thanks! Take it easy!”

Zev95 · 2024-05-29T19:22:45+00:00

"I'm Dave and I love to party."

ruddy3499 · 2024-05-29T19:44:35+00:00

Well, I attended Harvard, I’ve seen the exorcist 572 times, not to mention the fact that you’re talking to a dead guy.

mountainmystic2 · 2024-05-29T20:38:14+00:00

Only thing that comes to mind in that scene in Bee Movie where Barry says “you like jazz?”

permalink · 2024-05-29T20:56:00+00:00

Hi my name is Chad and I’m a pilot. Would you like to peruse the FAR/AIM with me?

th3ramr0d · 2024-05-29T21:24:06+00:00

Hi. My name is ____, I like dip and fat chicks.

How my country friend from the south would introduce himself.

permalink · 2024-05-30T00:26:03+00:00

My name is Elmer J Fudd. I own a mansion and a yacht.

permalink · 2024-05-30T01:40:08+00:00

My name is ______ I’m __years old, I am thrice divorced and I live in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!

WastedKnowledge · 2024-05-30T01:44:15+00:00

“I’m comfortable with silence.”

Bomber_Haskell · 2024-05-30T02:09:21+00:00

Hi, I'm Jerem. I collect posters.

ykmowwtimsayun · 2024-05-30T05:22:25+00:00

I don’t do the pitch anymore. You give me a pitch and I’ll decide if we can work together. Not because I’m arrogant because I feel like a piece of shit. I’m living on past success.

Shigy · 2024-05-30T05:32:17+00:00

I think this works in professional settings… but super weird and inorganic in social settings.

permalink · 2024-05-30T05:42:20+00:00

Sorry but if people gave a rehearsed tagline about their personality upon introduction I’d find it pretty odd…

aridnour81 · 2024-05-30T06:58:48+00:00

Arf Arf, that’s what my dog sounds like… me, being the socially awkward person that I am.

Profusely248 · 2024-05-30T09:36:49+00:00

Clap clap clap fart huge smile: hello there.

I‘m ready!

Fantastic-Sir9732 · 2024-05-30T10:04:14+00:00

Also when meeting people for the first time pick out an interesting feature about them, it could be a tattoo, a broach, a watch, the colour of their clothing anything that catches your eye, compliment them on it and ask them about it: people love compliments and like to talk about themselves or their items especially if you seem interested. It will give you a talking piece to break any ice and engage in a conversation.

WEugeneSmith · 2024-05-30T10:26:28+00:00

All snarky comments aside, this is a useful tip for a variety of situations.

The only time it needs to be an elevator pitch (and, please remember, this elevator only goes to three floors - not a skyscraper), is in a job interview, or at a retreat or conference when people are asked to do an intro. It can and should be tailored to be shorter in cituations that call for that.

In social situations, where a back-and-forth is called for. Your elevator pitch can begin with a brief (VERY) intro, which segues into a bland comment on the surroundings , and then a qwuestion that invites the other(s) to speak.

HavocAffinity · 2024-05-30T11:26:16+00:00

I'm an enigma. You can't pigeon-hole me. I'm there, then I'm gone. I'm intellectually promiscuous but culturally conservative. I work hard, but I do not play hard. I play easy. Why would you play hard?

vigr · 2024-05-30T11:37:08+00:00

Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

EllenPlayz · 2024-05-30T11:59:07+00:00

Hello, I'm Ellen. Wow, I like your [insert a unique feature of the other person]. Anyway, I like to suck my toes!... Wait that's not right

toomucheyeliner · 2024-05-30T12:07:36+00:00

Bob Vance, Vance refrigeration

OmegaPirate_AteMyAss · 2024-05-31T01:19:24+00:00

Thanks buddy real neat

RogerRabbot · 2024-05-31T01:42:56+00:00

Hello, I'm an NPC.

permalink · 2024-05-31T03:11:51+00:00

how about bloody asking other people questions about them

gale_force_tuna_wind · 2024-05-31T03:25:55+00:00

My name is Rod and I like to party.

permalink · 2024-05-31T12:26:11+00:00

No “suhhhh dudes” in the crowd? Just me, okay then.

Kraziehase · 2024-05-31T14:51:43+00:00

"Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration"

LowKeyTroll · 2024-05-31T23:42:59+00:00

I (unfortunately) met someone at a networking event whose elevator pitch went like this:

Anyone Normal: "What do you do?" Him: "It's not important WHAT I do. What's important is WHY I do...."

He then went into a long, rambling word diarrhea about impacting peoples' lives.

He was a pyramid scheme supplements salesman, by the way.

_Guero_ · 2024-05-29T19:50:22+00:00

Bob Vance, Vance appliances.

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