Welcome to speed learning English and then becoming a canopy and here with me as rich as pirate.I swim so Richard what he is speaking English well I speak English because both of my parents are from Ghana and, you speak English as language to official language and that's why speak English, as monotone okay about from that you speak other languages like German, for example, yesterday, as indeed I speak German and also French and I speak the local language, which is called T okay so you are probably blocked somehow. So, if people introduce themselves. They and they speak English. For example, the native speakers often tend to ask you, why do you speak the language or they say well your English is very very good. Is that always true or is this only a kind of polite, well coming organize gastro to welcome somebody in the country. To be honest with you, it could depends it could be both. Generally, people want to to capture your first impression very well. If you want to introduce yourself to somebody. Generally, a person is not really aware of yourself or just want to know you better so most of the time there's a general interest behind that question okay perfect so this podcast is designed for people who want to improve their English. I'm a native speaker of German spies learned English in school and in Ireland. A study couple of years so we met because I was looking for somebody to improve my English. And so you were recommended by a friend of mine now. We came to the conclusion that it might be helpful for people outside their listening to the podcast want to improve their English to all be part of that process. So if somebody wants to introduce himself or herself in English. What would be in daily routine that sailed the street meeting a friend getting introduce being introduced to to a friend of your friends how what you greet somebody and how would you introduce yourself so well you can say hello my name is Richard all you can say I am Richard if you want to be a bit informal. You can use of the word hi and say hi my name is Richard is the phrase hi, also used in the United Kingdom, or that something typical US American and I would say in the 21st-century. You could use high on both sides of the Atlantic by Jeff to recognize that it's quite informal. Okay, so you wouldn't do that in business context that not really okay how would you welcome somebody in a business context. For example, if you're invited for an interview because you apply for new job. How would you welcome the interviewer, or if you need a business partner for the first time. How would you introduce yourself and welcome this person so because it's a corporate setting, and I would go with the phone away and saying hello my name is Richard then saying I'm with the company. For example, Citibank, and that I would also mentioned the location where we are base parks on the headquarters is based in what coming, the interviewer is quite simple. Just make it simple and keep it formal don't high-five the person don't use words that are, you would use with your friends. Keep it short and simple. By also just saying hello you're welcome and try to be nice. In these cases. It's also helpful not to use non-on nonverbal communication skills as an smiling your body language is important so this is how I would do so. Sometimes, to read in course material for German speakers who want to learn English words like good morning good day good afternoon so you wouldn't go and say hello. How do you do for hello good day or good afternoon or good morning, depending on the time but obviously depending on the time I would say good morning, good afternoon, but just keep it formal, that's the most important thing and I think with hello you cannot do anything wrong. You have to remember in these cases that the people who are conducting the interview are both kind of nervous. Obviously the one who's applying this more nervous than the other parts. Maybe the other part has done a lot of interviews and has kind of gotten into routine that, but due to the nature of you being are you applying for the job you up most of the times are quite nervous, so just keep it simple if if hello is to simplify, you can go with good morning, good afternoon, but just remember, keep it keep it formal. The cover phrase would be targets often translated by good today. Does anyone in the world use that expression English it's it's not used in a corporate setting, but there are pots and salt, and Australia. You could hear good day and then some informal informal ways. After that that I don't want to say the Percocet. Okay, so it's better to avoid that expression correct okay yes so that's about talking to look at writing. If I want to use the sanitation in writing emails. For example, thus, are more or less old-fashioned. They are not that popular to use for that popular anymore to use snail mail and most conversation is via email. How what you welcome somebody or start facilitation and email in English. Also formal and the informal way, so often times in emails with an introduction let's say the greeting you may read the phrases to whom it may concern or dear Sir or Mdm., these might be perfectly fine if you really do not know the person who we are addressing. But if you know the person we are addressing endemic phrases like that are mostly not helpful so you can use the phrase dear and then mention the name if you know the name but if you don't know the name you can go to to whom it may concern or dear Sir or Mdm. just know if you know the name, username this more personal is more you you you and increase the accessibility sometimes I receive emails and German settlers taking me with ID care shafts for your home or even letters that come to my postbox and I always have the impression that the writer seems to be a very lazy person number interested in my company. Not very interested in my work because it's a very distant salutation. I do not really feel that this person is talking to me. So what to whom it may concern, have a different level of relationship. What exactly using to whom it may concern, you could appear as to being lazy because nowadays you could just click on the webpage homepage on the about us or something else. You will always know who that CEO of the company has so just checking in with the names his shows that you are determined and motivated. Generally, if you do not know the name you can use DSL modem to whom it may concern, I would not like to use it very often. Okay so Richard, thank you very much, so this point we would like to finish the first episode, we will always look that we would have time off about that, say 10 minutes for each episode. Next time I would like to talk with you about the question how to introduce myself. We spoke about this in the beginning of this episode, but it's also something that makes a little bit different that there are differences between German and English society. As I have experienced so thank you very much for today and I'm looking forward to talking to you. 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