让别人对你“过目不忘”

自我介绍大家一定不陌生。上学时第一堂课要做自我介绍，工作面试要做自我介绍，开会时要做自我介绍，联系业务时要做自我介绍……但你是否注意过，从每个人那里听到自我介绍感觉都差不多呢？我们又该如何做个让人印象深刻的自我介绍？
　　Haveyoueverbeentoabusinessmeetinginwhichallinattendancehadtostandandintroducethemselvesandyouheardbasicallythesamethingfromeachandeveryindividual?
　　ethenamesandthebusinesseswillbedifferent,everyonesoundslikeeveryoneelse;and,bysoundinglikeeveryoneelse,wedon’tactuallyrememberanyoneelse.
　　Theproblemisthatinmakingstatementsaboutourselves,weendupsoundinglikeweareaskingquestionsbecausethepitchofourvoicerisesattheendofeachsentence.
　　Inreality,youarenotaskingaquestion–youareinformingyouraudiencethatyouaremostuncomfortableandthatyoudonotknowhowtointroduceyourselfproperly.
　　Tostandoutfromthecrowd,whynotpracticeyourpersonalintrobeforegivingit?Whileonmywaytoabusinessmeeting,oftenIwillopenmyintrowithaquestionandthenproceedtoexplainwhoIamandwhatIdo.
　　Ifyourvoicegoesupattheendofeachsentence,’swhatyouhearasyougoaroundtheroomandlistentoeveryonespeakinginsing-song.
　　ThereisaveryinterestingsceneinStephenKing’smovieTheLangoliers(海市蜃楼)’sremarkableaboutthissceneisthatinsayingwhotheyare,omline?Theysoundnatural.
　　ManyofthepeoplewithwhomIworkhavedifficultychangingfromthesing-songstyletoonemoreakintoconversational;therefore,Irecordthemandplayitbacksothattheycanhearwhatishappening.
　　ThenIhavethemshakemyhand(justasifweweremeetingonaone-to-one)andintroducethemselvestomegoingthroughtheirintroductorystatements.
　　ticeyourpersonalintrobymakingstatementsaboutyourselfinaconversationaltone.
　　peningyourintrowithwordsotherthan,Hello,mynameis.
　　yourtimewhenyougiveyourintroductionandspeakdistinctly.(Iftheydon’tcatchyourname,theydefinitelywon’trememberyou.)
　　Nexttimeyouareatthatnetworkingmeeting,businesslunchorchamberevent,whynotstandoutfromthecrowdwhenyouintroduceyourself?Youwilldefinitelybeworthremembering!