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Personal presentation is how you portray and present yourself to other people. It includes how you look, what you say, and what you do, and is all about marketing YOU, the brand that is you.
What others see and hear from you will influence their opinion of you. Good personal presentation is therefore about always showing yourself in the best possible light.
We all know that you only get one chance to make a first impression. Most of us are probably also aware that it takes quite a long time to undo that first impression—and that if it is negative, we may never get the chance to do so. This page explains some of the skills involved in making a good first impression—and then continuing to impress over time.
Understanding Personal Presentation
Personal presentation is about you and how you present yourself to others.
This includes both in everyday situations and when under pressure, for example, at job interviews. It is best thought of as a form of communication , because it always involves at least two people—the person presenting themselves (you) and the person seeing and hearing you.
Personal presentation covers what other people both see and hear. It includes how you look, what you say, and what you do. It therefore requires a wide range of skills, from improving your personal appearance to your communication skills.
However, all these aspects start from one place: you.
To present yourself well and confidently, you need to believe in yourself—or at least, be able to act as if you do.
Perception is Truth
People who present themselves as confident will be perceived as such by others.
There is also plenty of evidence that once we start acting as if we are confident, we generally feel more confident too.
Confidence—but not arrogance—is a very attractive trait. Having a justified belief in yourself and your abilities helps other people to be confident in you too.
Good personal presentation therefore requires good self-esteem and self-confidence. It means that you have to learn about yourself, and understand and accept who you are, both your positives and your negatives, and be comfortable with yourself. This does not, however, mean that you believe that there is nothing that you can improve—but that you are confident in your ability to achieve, and know how to overcome your flaws.
Paradoxically, therefore, personal presentation is actually not about being self-conscious or overly concerned with what others think about you. People who present themselves well generally do so because they believe in themselves, rather than because they are worried about what other people think. These concepts are closely related to Personal Empowerment .
A complete picture—and a cycle
Personal presentation is about conveying appropriate signals for the situation and for the other individuals involved.
People who lack self-esteem and confidence may fail to convey their message effectively or fully utilise their skills and abilities because of the way they present themselves. However, by improving your communication skills and reducing barriers to understanding, you may also improve your self-esteem and confidence.
Our pages: Communication Skills , Barriers to Communication and Improving Self-Esteem provide more information.
Areas of Personal Presentation
Improving personal presentation therefore requires a look at several different areas.
These include:
Self-esteem and self-confidence – how you feel about yourself and your abilities
Personal appearance – how you look, and how other people see you
Non-verbal communication – your body language, voice and facial expressions
Verbal communication – how you speak and use your words to make an impression
Behaviour – how you behave more generally, including politeness.
Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence
Self-esteem and self-confidence are closely related, but not quite the same thing.
Self-esteem is how you see and value yourself .
Self-confidence is believing in or having faith in your ability , rather than yourself as a person.
Neither self-esteem nor self-confidence are static. They vary as a result of numerous factors, including different situations and the presence of different people, personal stress levels and the level of change. Low levels of self-esteem are often associated with low levels of confidence, but those with good self-esteem can also suffer from low confidence.
To improve your self-esteem and self-confidence, spend time thinking about how you value yourself. Remind yourself of what is good about you, and learn to manage the highs and lows of self-esteem. In particular, try to avoid being affected too much by others’ opinions about you.
It is also worth practising coming across as confident even when you are not, because those who appear confident are not only perceived as confident, but often actually become more confident.
See our pages on Improving Self-Esteem and Building Confidence for more discussion, tips and advice on this area.
Personal Appearance and Non-Verbal Communication
Personal appearance is the way that you dress and take care of your general appearance.
Much as we may hate the idea that appearances matter, this is an important factor in personal presentation. Whether you like it or not, others will make judgements about you based on how you look, which includes how you dress and your accessories. It is therefore worth taking time to think about what messages you are sending to others in the way that you dress.
Case study: The ‘gravitas bag’
Louise was a young graduate, working in a government department. She had been working there about two years, and had just started working for a new boss, a woman just a few years older than her.
One day, on the way to an important meeting, Louise’s carrier bag, in which she was carrying her notebook and pens, broke on the bus. Her boss laughed, but said to her, carefully,
“ You know, you ought to think a bit about how what you wear and carry affects what people think about you. I’m not sure it gives quite the right impression to wander into a meeting with pens and books spilling out of a split carrier bag—that’s why I keep a briefcase in my cupboard for the days when I’ve worn a backpack into work. This may sound stupid, but I always feel that people may be judging me because I’m both female and quite young. I don’t want to give them any reason to doubt my professionalism. ”
Neither did Louise. The next weekend, she went shopping. On the Monday, she proudly showed her boss a new handbag and matching briefcase—her ‘gravitas bag’, as she described it.
Your personal appearance is closely related to the body language, gestures and other non-verbal messages that you use.
Many people are unaware of how they are affected by body language, and also how they are affecting others. By being aware of positive and negative non-verbal signals, you can improve your image and the way people perceive you.
There is more about these ideas in our pages on Personal Appearance and Non-Verbal Communication , including specific pages on Body Language and Face and Voice .
Verbal Communication and Effective Speaking
What you say and how you say it are both important aspects of how you are perceived by others.
Verbal communication is all about the words that you choose. Those who are good at verbal communication understand the impact of their particular choice of words and choose the right words for the situation and the audience. They are skilled at getting their message across to others and ensuring that it has been received.
See our pages on Verbal Communication for more.
Good communicators also use their voices effectively to convey their feelings, and to influence their audience. Your voice says a lot about you and learning how to use it more effectively has many benefits. There are a number of aspects to your voice, including accent, tone, pitch and volume. Some of these are easier to change than others, but it is worth thinking about how each of these affects your audience, so that you can learn to use your voice more effectively.
See our pages Effective Speaking and Non-Verbal Communication: Face and Voice to learn more.
How you behave, and not just how you speak, will leave a strong impression on others.
For example, if you are habitually late, you may give other people the impression that you do not value their time. Good time management skills can therefore be helpful in giving the right impression—as well as enabling you to work more efficiently.
See our pages Time Management and Avoiding Distractions for some ideas of to improve your time management skills.
More crucially, your general politeness—to everyone, and not just people who ‘matter’—will create an important impression about how you value others. This is an essential element of personal presentation. It pays to consider your manners.
See our page How to be Polite for more.
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And finally…
It is almost certainly impossible to overestimate the importance of personal presentation, especially in creating a good first impression, but also in giving a longer-term view of yourself.
Improving some fairly basic communication skills and increasing your self-awareness will improve your ability to present yourself well. Knowing that you are more likely to say and do the right things, and look the part, will help to increase your confidence. All these will, in turn, help to ensure that you give the right impression.
This is especially true in more formal situations, culminating in improved communication and therefore better understanding.
Continue to: Personal Appearance Self-Presentation in Presentations
See also: Effective Ways to Present Yourself Well Building a Personal Brand That Will Boost Your Career 8 Ways to Effectively Market Yourself as a Professional
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As you can see in the slide (giving presentations)
Step into the world of presentations with this handy lesson! Students explore vocabulary for structuring presentations, read the text of a presentation and watch a video on how to communicate ideas clearly.
Presentation: putting skills into action
With this lesson plan, students practise giving a presentation in English by doing a lot of different speaking activities. The lesson is the third of the three-part series of lessons about delivering presentations.
Moving through your presentation
With this lesson plan, students learn plenty of useful phrases for presentations in English. They also prepare presentation excerpts, and learn how to start a presentation. The lesson is the second of the three-part series of lessons about delivering presentations.
How to nail that presentation
In this lesson about business presentations in English, students discuss presentation structures in depth, watch a video with tips on giving presentations, and learn useful words and phrases related to the topic. The lesson is the first of the three-part series of lessons about delivering presentations.
The city of the future is here
With this lesson plan based on a video about Toyota’s city of the future students learn some useful language for presentations and then practise their presentation skills.
The chair that conquered the world
This lesson plan about the chair that conquered the world includes a variety of tasks for students to learn new vocabulary related to describing furniture design and practise their presentation skills.
How do you like your milk?
In this lesson, students will learn advanced cooking verbs, discuss different types of milk and do an English class project.
Apple’s legendary keynotes
The objective of this lesson plan is to teach students some adjectives for describing products and show them a video analysing Apple’s legendary keynotes.
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Esl personal information questions activity - speaking: writing questions, asking and answering questions, forming sentences, freer practice - group and pair work - pre-intermediate (a2) - 40 minutes.
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Esl asking and giving personal information activity - speaking: role-play, information gap, asking and answering questions from prompts - group work - pre-intermediate (a2) - 30 minutes<.
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Self Introduction for Kids: Tips to introduce yourself, fun self-introduction activities, and fun self-introduction worksheets for kids (printable PDF).
For many adults, the mere thought of having to introduce ourselves to someone new can be nerve-racking.
So it’s understandable that kids can struggle with learning this verbal communication skill too.
But there are plenty of positive ways to encourage and teach our children how to get a handle on self-introduction, and the added benefit of this is that we’re nurturing their social skills and their ability to communicate with others.
So here are a few tips and examples for kids to learn how to introduce themselves and start a friendly conversation, across a couple of different scenarios they are likely to encounter in their daily lives.
Why teach kids to introduce themselves?
Self-introduction for kids is an important skill for a number of reasons:
- It develops their confidence when meeting people in a new environment.
- It provides them with more opportunities to make new friends.
- It can remove barriers when it comes to joining a new sporting team or club.
- It allows them to feel more in control of the situation they are in, especially if a parent or guardian isn’t around.
- It helps to build their sense of identity and belonging.
It’s always good to have a few practiced self-introductions at the ready, so they can adapt them to the context they are in – and we’ve included a few activities further down to assist with this.
It will also help to overcome any initial nerves (particularly if they are normally quite shy and reserved).
Self-Introduction for Kids: 8 Simple Tips for Introducing One Self
These are some simple self-introduction tips for kids.
The first five tips help you introduce yourself, and the following ones keep the conversation flowing
1. Stand up straight and relax your shoulders , drop them down and back. Our body language is very important. You may feel you only communicate with your voice, but you actually use all your body to communicate.
This tip helps you say, I’m cool and relaxed and ready to start a conversation.
2. Give the person your full attention, looking at their face and smiling.
3. Introduce yourself . Say “Hi, my name is …., what’s your name?”
Most times, when we introduce ourselves we are trying to start an interaction with other people (unless you are introducing yourself in front of the classroom). So, it’s not just about you, but also about getting the other person involved
4. It’s nice to meet you! Once they have told you, reply with “Hi [use their name], it’s nice to meet you.”
5. Use their name Saying their name back to them serves two purposes:
- makes the person feel listened to
- helps you to remember their name as well
6. Keep the conversation flowing by asking questions If it’s another kid, ask a question such as “what school do you go to?” Or, “how old are you?”
If it’s an adult family friend, you could ask them if they have any children, or if they have a favorite sport to watch. (We obviously teach our kids not to talk to strangers, so this example is meant for a family acquaintance or friend). There are lots of conversation starters for kids that can help with this.
7. Share something about yourself Now you can also share a bit more about yourself You can then respond to their answer, by saying how old you are, or what sport you like.
8. Let the conversation flow! Hopefully, once you have asked them a few questions, they will return the favor with questions of their own – and the conversation will continue.
Other Self-Introduction Scenarios for Kids
The steps to a self-introduction that we have shared work well for a one-one introduction scenario.
There are other situations when children may need to introduce themselves to a group, most likely their classroom or an activity group:
- Starting a new school
- Moving to a new class
- Joining a school club or afterschool activity group
- Volunteering for the class leader
In those situations, the steps cited above that aim to start a conversation wouldn’t apply.
14 Self-Introduction Activities for Kids
Self-introduction isn’t just about repeating a few words and questions, it’s about building confidence and resilience in situations where we may feel shy and not so keen to speak up.
So practicing the ‘art’ of self-introduction is a good idea for kids of all ages, and when the opportunity arises, they’re ready to go!
So here are a few simple activities that may help with at-home or classroom practice.
1. Create a list of introductory questions & ask them to introduce themselves Write a list of things for them to answer about themselves – they can write down or draw depending on their age/writing ability Things like their favorite food, sport, names of their friends, how old they are, how many brothers and sisters they have. Then get them to introduce themselves and read it out loud to you.
2. Write down some different personalities/characters on pieces of paper , and then get your child to pick out one from a bowl. You then have to act like that, while they introduce themselves to you – teaching them to adapt to your different characters.
3. Self-Introduction Role-Playing Reverse the activity above, and get them to act out various characters – loud, quiet, sleepy. They will repeat the same information to retain it but in a far more entertaining way.
4. Introducing a 3rd person If you can, get another family member involved too. Then your child can learn how to bring in a third person to the conversation, introducing themselves and somebody else.
5. “Two Truths and One Lie” Game After covering all the basics – name, age, siblings – you could step it up a notch by playing ‘two truths and a lie’. It’s where you say three things about yourself, but only two of them are actually true! A great way to involve the imagination.
6. Self-Introduction Ball Grab a ball and when you throw it to each person they will have to introduce themselves. Game variation: when you throw the ball to somebody, they have to ask you a question about yourself. It will help to develop impromptu thinking.
7. One Interesting Thing About Myself Have each child say their name and share an interesting fact about themselves.
8. All About Me Collage Provide magazines, scissors, and glue for kids to create collages that represent their hobbies, interests, and personalities.
9. My Fun Adventure (Storytelling Circle) Encourage kids to take turns sharing a short story from their life, whether it’s about a memorable trip or a fun adventure.
10. Create a Mini-Biography Kids can write or draw their own mini-biographies, including their age, family, and favorite activities.
11. Alphabet Introductions Go through the alphabet, and for each letter, have kids introduce themselves using a word that starts with that letter (e.g., “I’m Amanda, and I adore animals”).
12. 3-Word Introduction Challenge kids to introduce themselves using only three words that describe them best. This encourages them to think creatively.
13. Hero Introductions Ask kids to introduce themselves as if they were a favorite fictional character, sharing the character’s name, traits, and backstory.
14. Time Capsule Introductions Have kids pretend they are placing items in a time capsule to be opened in the future. They introduce themselves by explaining why they chose those specific items and what they hope the future will be like when the capsule is opened.
Interesting Ways for Kids to Introduce Themselves
Even as shy adults, we know there are some general things we can talk about with new people to “break the ice”.
But that’s not quite so obvious to kids who are still learning the ins and outs of social interaction, so we need to teach them!
And keeping it interesting will help them to remember what to do so much more easily.
So here are a few fun and interesting facts that kids can share when they introduce themselves to others.
- “Hi, my name is …. and I am … years old.”
- “My birthday is in …….”
- “My favorite animal is…..”
- “If I could have any superpower it would be……”
- “I have ….. people in my family.”
- “I go to school at…..”
- “My favorite sport is……”
- “My favorite food is……”
- “When I grow up, I want to be……”
- “My favorite color is…..”
- “My favorite TV show is…..”
- “I love to do ……. at school.”
- “My favorite thing to do when I’m on holiday is……”
- “My best friend’s name is…..”
- “After school, I like to ……”
- “On the weekend me and my family …….”
- “My favorite song/music is ……”
- “My favorite place to go out for lunch is ……”
- “I love my home because ……”
- “My favorite season of the year is ….. because …….”
- “My favorite joke is…”
According to S. Harter, when kids introduce themselves, they will share what they feel represents themselves:
- Young boys may be more likely to focus on activities and skills
- Young girls may share content that is social, relational, and emotional
- As they grow older, kids may refer to social skills, cognitive abilities, and athletic talents, with the same bias in girls towards relational and emotional content. (*)
Source: The Construction of the Self: A Developmental Perspective, S. Harter
(*) T his isn’t a guideline for what boys should say compared with girls and vice versa, but patterns found in the research quoted.
- Another fun way to practice self-introduction: Singing Introduction!
Introducing a Third Person
Now that we have plenty of ideas of fun ways for kids to introduce themselves, let’s delve into the art of teaching children how to introduce a third person gracefully.
Equipping them with this valuable skill not only boosts their social confidence but also fosters kindness and inclusivity in their interactions with others.
For example, Tim is playing with Sam in the park. He sees his friend Dani arriving and tells Sam he will introduce them. This is how the conversation could flow if they need to introduce a friend to somebody else.:
1. Say the name of the friend you are going to introduce somebody else to “Hi, Dani”
2. Name the friend being introduced “This is my friend Sam.”
3. Say something about this friend you are introducing: “Sam is my next-door neighbor. We’ve been friends since we were little.”
Then, you could do the same with Sam and tell them something about Dani.
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Self-Introduction Worksheet for Kids (Printable PDF)
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