Introduction

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Introduction [ɪntrəˈdʌkʃən] is means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another or a presentation of one person to another or others. Introduction is one of ways of Cross Cultural Understanding in introduce about someone or our self to other people. It is also important to us to know how the foreigners are introducing someone or introducing himself to other people in different situation.

Varieties of Introductions

There are formal and Informal introductions. These introductions are exemplified typical from American Introductions. In USA, Informal introductions tend to use informal language as illustrated in the title used in introduction that a tendency reduce a different status. And in the formal introductions, there are situations where formal introductions are appropriate, when meeting a President of a University, when meeting in a Nation Press Club, when meeting at a business etc. In the first Introduction of formal introduction the speaker usually use longer sentence, it was using formal words and phrases. Where the second introduction of the informal introduction, which is more informal, it used by reduce the words and sentences, and used simple language.

Example  Formal Introductions:

Dorothy : Hello good morning. My name is Dorothy. I come from Lampung.

Milen    : Hello good morning Mrs. Dorothy. My name is Milen and I come from Jakarta.

Dorothy : Nice to meet you, Mrs. Milen.

Milen     : Nice to meet you too, Mrs. Dorothy.

Example Informal Introductions:

Milen     :    Hi, Dorothy.What’s up, nice to meet you.

Dorothy :    Hi, Milen. Fine, nice to meet you too.

Use of Titles in Introductions

Often where there is difference in status or age between two individuals, formal titles and last names are used unless the person of lower status is told to use the first name. For example:

Accountant (age 50) : Hello, my name is John.

Student (age 20)       : It's nice to meet you, Mr. John.

Accountant               : Please, just call me John.

In informal introductions there is a tendency to reduce status differences by using first’ names. In more formal situations, the title along with the last name is appropriate. For example, when a student introduces herself to a university professor, she might say­ :

Milen (student) : Hello, Dr. Mc Carrick. My name is Milen and would like to ask you about your course.

Milen used her professor's title (Dr.) and his last name, whereas when she introduced herself, she used her first name and last name and no title.

Eye Contact and Handshaking in Introductions

The use of effective eye contact helps us show confidence as a speaker and respect as a listener. Eye contact must be made when people talk to show respect and interest. If you lose eye contact or focus on something other than the person you are talking to, you are considered not serious. In most Western societies, including the United States, someone who does not support "good eye contact" as unfriendly, insecure, untrustworthy, neglectful and impersonal. Some Asian cultures believe the opposite, eye contact is a display of disrespect.

Example :

Koreans believe that direct eye contact during conversation shows boldness, and out of politeness they concentrate on the conversation, usually avoiding eye-to-eye contact.

A handshake is a globally widespread, brief greeting or parting tradition in which two people grasp one of each other's like hands, in most cases accompanied by a brief up-and-down movement of the grasped hands.

Being familiar with the following handshakes will help immensely in relationship-building activities:

1. Controller

2. Sandwich

3. Dead Fish

4. Limp Fingers

Small Talk after Introductions

Immediately after introductions are made, there a usually a period of time in which impersonal or trivial subjects are discussed. This type of conversation; called "small talk," is important because it often helps to maintain conversations and it can lead into interesting discussions.

Usually speakers initiate small talk with such questions as; "Do you live in this area?", "How do you like living here?" or "What are you studying?" It is also common for people to ask, "What do you do?" which means, "What is your job?

Cultural Variations in Introductions

In social situations, a man is traditionally introduced to a woman. However, in the business world introductions are based on a person's rank or position in an organization. Whoever is the highest-ranking person is introduced to everyone else in order of their position. If you introduce two people of equal rank to each other, introduce the one you know less well to the one you know best. Style of introductions, including initial conversations and nonverbal rituals, vary among individuals and situations. The introduction of a university president to a knew professor is considerably more formal than that of two people of the same status in a social situation. At a business meeting, introduction is likely to be more formal than one made at a pony. In addition, styles of introductions vary from country to country for example:

Bowing to show respect is customary in parts of the Far Past. In the Western Hemisphere and in other parts of the world shaking hands is the Common practice. Putting the palm of the hand to the heart is traditional in North Africa. Despite the cultural variations, the purpose of all introductions is always the same - to provide an opportunity for people to get to know each other.

So that's all the explanation about Introduction in CCU, hope you like it and don't forget to comment. Thank you.

References:

1. PPT about Introductions by Aviliana Veronica

2. PPT about Introductions by Maria Elvira

3. CCU: Introductions from Quds Republic. https://qudsrepublic.blogspot.com/2011/06/ccu-introduction.html#more