How To Introduce Two People To Each Other In Any Social Situation
How To Introduce Two People To Each Other In Any Social Situation
There are no hard and fast rules on how to introduce two people to each other. The basic idea is to treat both people with respect and come up with a way such that they would know each other's name and also have something to talk about so that there will not be awkward silences.
How to introduce two people to each other:
1. Give their full names
2. Add an impersonal identifying tag
Examples of such taglines include:
"This is my best friend, Peter Taylor"
"This is Peter Taylor, the partner in my law firm"
"This is my college roommate, Peter Taylor"
"The new accountant with our firm, Peter Taylor"
A complete introduction would sound like this:
"Martin, I would like you to meet my college roommate, Peter Taylor. Peter, this is Martin Williams, the partner in my law firm".
Attaching a tagline gives these two people who have just met each other something to make small talk on. Merely introducing two people to each other is not enough. I have seen many hosts just introducing two people by name and then leaving them on their own to figure out common interests to talk about, which can be quite awkward.
You need to leave them with something to talk about, sparing them the awkward silence, and they will be thankful to you for helping them break the ice and meet a new friend.
In the case of the sample introduction above, here are the possible topics that Martin and Peter could talk about:
"Do you live in town or are you visiting?"
"What was your major in college?"
"I hear NYU was a close knit community, was that the case during your time there?"
"What made you interested to pursue law as a career?"
"How did you know Vincent (your name here)"
"Any crazy stories about Vincent (your name here) I should know about?"
If you know something that the two people have in common (both play golf, have recently travelled to Germany, love antique cars), mention it!
On the other hand, do not attach embarrassing tags such as:
"This is Peter Taylor, he used to get drunk all the time in college"
"This is Peter Taylor, he's quite the ladies man"
These embarrassing tags, although humorous, are not appropriate for first meetings. Peter may not want you to share such personal information about himself to a complete stranger. Such information should be shared when Peter and Martin get to know each other better and are more comfortable around each other.
Now that you know how to introduce two people to each other, put this knowledge to use the next time you attend a party or a company function. You will be surprised at how grateful people will be to you for expanding their networks and in turn, they may reciprocate and expand your network so it is definitely a win-win situation.
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