How to Introduce Yourself in a Presentation

Whatever your presentation topic is, it is important to introduce yourself in such a way that you can grab the attention of your audience.

What does mean by presentation introduction?

This is the first and challenging part when you start your presentation and inform your audience about yourself and your topic. While introducing yourself, you can show visual aids such as graphs or charts. Your introduction should be strong enough to present you as an efficient person and make the audience curious to know more about the topic of the presentation.

Triangle of trust

Connect three things when you introduce yourself in a presentation; you, the topic, and the audience. First, connect yourself with your topic then connect the topic with your audience. This is called the triangle of trust. If you, do it in the right way, the audience will trust and follow you.

If you are not sure about how to introduce yourself in a presentation, we are here to give you some of the useful steps and tips. By following these tips, you can capture your audience’s interest and make your presentation more effective.

1. Identify what the audience wants from the presentation

This is important to know what the audience wants from the presentation you are going to deliver. Why are they spending their precious time listening to you? Will they get something valuable or they are just wasting their time by sitting in front of you?

2. Tell the audience about yourself and your company

First, tell your name. if you are representing any organization or a company, also tell its name. if the organization or company is not well-known, you can describe it briefly.

Example: Hi, my name is Paul from the Leader’s Institute, a leadership development company.

3. Tell your audience the problem you can solve

Suppose your topic is how to give a presentation, you have to determine what problems of the audience you can resolve regarding presentation like how to not be nervous for a presentation. For this, you can add these words in the introduction, “I help people…”

Example: Hi, my name is Paul from the Leader’s Institute, a leadership development company. I help people not be nervous about a presentation.

4. Share your works to prove yourself

To prove yourself more capable and impressive, you can share your previous works briefly. This is the best trick to make your audience more interested and attentive.

Example: Hi, my name is Paul from the Leader’s Institute, a leadership development company. I help people not be nervous about a presentation. As a public speaker, I have delivered a lot of speeches and eliminated the public fear of presentation.

5. Tell a story

You can add a brief and relevant story in your introduction to make your presentation more interesting. The story can be idealistic, thought-provoking, and humorous. But remember, it should not be more than 30 seconds to one minute. The story can be based on your personal experience relevant to your topic.

Example: I was a shy person and feared to face people. Thanks to my teacher who always motivated me and gave me the courage to face the public and speak in front of them confidently. Today, I am a public speaker and I want you also to eliminate your fear.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, we can state that introduction is the most important part to grab your audience. If you can’t do it appropriately, your audience will not trust you. They will not listen and follow your presentation. So, to make your introduction more efficient, you can follow the above tips.