time you need to introduce yourself so
they know enough information about
you, but the question here is: when to
stop? And how much about you is too
much? Well put yourself in the other's place,
what do you need to know about them
in the first meeting?
Normally it's enough to state your full
name plus your title or a short
description for what you do, and then
you stop talking about yourself to give
them time to introduce themselves back
to you.
That would be like saying for an
example:
- Hi, I'm bob Jones. I'm a senior in
After that it's better not to say more
about yourself unless you're asked to,
or unless it came up in the
conversation.
The bottom line is to be moderate; don't
say too much or too little about you in
the beginning, then wait and see. Let
the conversation lead you and show you
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