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Hello English learners and welcome back to English in Comfort,

your cozy English podcast for learning English through easy conversation.

I'm Tim.

And I'm Leah.

How are you doing today, Tim?

Well, I'm doing great.

Ready for another interesting and fun chat.

Me too.

And today, we are talking about a very important topic.

It is something that makes everyone nervous, even native speakers.

Absolutely.

Did you know the human brain takes only 7 seconds to form a first impression?

Only 7 seconds.

Wow, that is fast.

Very fast.

And in those 7 seconds,

you often hear a scary question.

Tell me about yourself.

Exactly.

Tell me about yourself.

Those words can cause instant panic.

They really do.

You hear this question everywhere.

At job interviews, at parties,

or when you are just trying to make a new friend at a cafe.

There is a reason this question causes panic.

It is a very big question.

The brain does not like big open questions.

It is like someone asking you to draw a beautiful picture,

but giving you no paper and no pen.

Your brain just freezes.

You start thinking, do I talk about my childhood?

Do I talk about my job?

Do I talk about my family?

That is too much pressure.

Way too much pressure.

But today we will change that.

And the thing is that you do not need to tell your whole life story.

We are going to share a simple four-part plan.

Yep.

Think about answering this question like building a simple, strong house.

You just need a comfortable place for the other person to visit.

I really like that picture.

You are building a safe place for a conversation.

Exactly.

And to build a simple house,

you do not need expensive materials.

In English, expensive materials are long, hard words.

You do not need those.

You really don't.

And you do not need long, confusing sentences.

You just need four basic blocks.

If you have these four blocks,

you can build a beautiful introduction for anyone.

Simple and clear English is always the best.

If you follow this plan,

you will always know exactly what to say.

So let's start building.

Every good house needs a strong base.

In an introduction, your base is your greeting,

your name, and your location.

That is the perfect start.

Begin with a warm, polite greeting like hello,

good morning, or just hi.

Keep it easy.

Then share your name.

Like, hello, my name is Leah.

Or, hi, I am Leah.

Let me jump in right here.

A lot of people want to add their age right after their name.

They say, hello, my name is John and I am 40 years old.

Should they do that?

Well, no. No age?

No age.

In many English-speaking places, saying your age is not very common.

For adults, it is a bit private.

And why is age a bad idea in a conversation?

Because a number does not tell a story.

If you say you are 20,

people might think one thing.

If you say you are 50,

they might think another thing.

It stops the real connection.

Oh, that makes sense.

So we skip the age.

We just smile, say our name clearly,

and go straight to our location.

Yes.

People always want to know where you are from.

It gives them a map in their mind.

It is a great way to start talking because they might know your city or country.

Let's try this naturally.

Let's see how the bass sounds in a real conversation.

Okay.

All right.

Hello, I am Tim.

I come from Canada, but I live in London now.

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Okay, notice what happened there.

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You did not just give a place.

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You gave a timeline.

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A timeline?

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What do you mean?

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You said, I come from Canada,

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but I live in London now.

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Those are very basic words, right?

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Right.

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But they tell a big story.

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You moved.

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You traveled.

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When you use the simple word but to connect two places,

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you show a journey.

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I am just saying two places,

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but the listener hears an adventure.

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It invites questions.

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The listener thinks, why did Tim move?

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How is London different from Canada?

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Right, but what if I have always lived in the same city?

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I cannot say I come from Canada, but live in London.

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You can still tell a story.

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You can say, I am Leah.

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I was born in Tokyo,

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and I have lived here my whole life.

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Oh, okay.

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That tells the story of knowing a city very well.

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It makes the other person curious.

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So now we have a strong base.

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They know your name and your location.

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Now we need to build the walls of our house.

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This is your daily life,

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like your work or your studies.

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Yes.

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People naturally want to know how you spend your day.

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Work is a very safe topic.

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But many people have very hard job titles.

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What if my job is senior customer relations and retention specialist?

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Oh, well, that is a lot.

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You do not need to explain all of that.

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Keep it very simple.

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Just use your general area of work.

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So instead of that long,

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confusing title, what do I say?

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Just say, I work in customer service.

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Oh, that takes the pressure away.

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I work in customer service.

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Let's do another one.

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What if I fix large car machines in a factory?

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Say, I am a mechanic.

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I fix machines.

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It is amazing how much stress goes away when you keep it simple.

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Right.

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Let's practice this.

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I will start.

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I work as a teacher.

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Or, I work in education.

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My turn.

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I am a nurse.

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I like my job because I help people.

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That is a great addition.

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I am a nurse is a fact.

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I like my job because I help people is a warm feeling.

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Facts build the walls, but feelings make the house comfortable.

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Exactly.

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When you share a feeling, you connect as humans.

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Now, what if the listener is a student?

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Just use the same simple plan.

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Say, I am a university student.

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I study business.

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The goal is just to share how you spend your day.

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Okay, so far our introduction looks great.

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We have the base name and location.

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Then we have work or study.

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Now we need the fun parts.

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We need to talk about hobbies.

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Hobbies are what you do for fun in your free time.

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They show your real personality.

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But there is a very important rule here.

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Don't use just one word.

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Why not?

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If I say, I like food,

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that is very simple English.

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Simple is good.

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But general words do not make a picture in the mind.

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If you say, I like food, it is too big.

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Everyone likes food.

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True.

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But when talking about your hobby,

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you must add one or two small details.

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Paint a picture.

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So, instead of I like food, what should I say?

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Say, on weekends, I love cooking Italian food.

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I see it.

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My mind sees a kitchen and pasta.

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I can see the picture.

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Okay, what about I like reading?

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Say, before I go to sleep,

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I enjoy reading history books.

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You added a time and a specific detail.

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That is really nice.

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Simple words, but it tells a complete story.

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Let's show how easy this is.

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I really love hiking on weekends.

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Oh, that is interesting.

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I prefer to stay home and listen to podcasts on Sunday mornings.

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Notice how easy that is?

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I really love and I prefer.

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You are sharing your personality without any big hard words.

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So we have all four basic blocks.

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Now let's review.

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Part one is greeting and name.

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Part two is location.

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Part three is job or study.

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And part four is hobbies.

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Now it is time to build the complete house, the complete self-introduction.

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Well, for that, what we're going to do is listen to a real life conversation

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because there is no better way to practice than listening to a real conversation, right?

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Right.

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So let's listen to this conversation together.

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Notice how they introduce themselves and how they use everything we learn today.

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I work in a hospital as a nurse.

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It is a busy job,

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but I really like it because I get to help people.

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That is wonderful.

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Thank you.

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And to relax on the weekends,

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I love cooking big dinners for my friends.

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I also really enjoy listening to podcasts.

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How about you?

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Tell me about yourself.

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Well, I am Tom.

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I was born in New York,

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and I have lived here my whole life.

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Oh, a true New Yorker.

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Yes.

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I work in technology.

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I help build websites for small businesses.

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I enjoy my work because every day is different.

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That sounds very interesting.

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What do you do for fun when you're not working?

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In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis in the park with my brother.

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And before I go to sleep,

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I always read history books.

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Tennis and history.

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That is a great mix.

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It is really nice to learn more about you, Tom.

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You too, Sarah.

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Now it is your turn.

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Try to follow this conversation and make a self-introduction.

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And how about you tell us about yourself in the comments?

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This is good for practice,

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but also for building a good learning English community.

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That's right.

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Thanks for listening.

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If you find this video really helpful,

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make sure you give it a thumbs up and share it with a friend to help.

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And for more English listening and speaking practice,

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easy conversation, and interesting topics,

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subscribe to English in Comfort.

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Keep practicing, keep improving, and take care, everyone.

TRENDING

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Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: How to Talk About Yourself in English | Easy Self Introduction for Beginners | English Podcast

Phổ biến

Giới Thiệu Bài Học Này

Từ Vựng & Cụm Từ Quan Trọng

Mẹo Thực Hành

Phương Pháp Shadowing Là Gì?

Luyện nói tiếng Anh bằng Shadowing qua video: How to Talk About Yourself in English | Easy Self Introduction for Beginners | English Podcast

Tải Ứng Dụng

Giới Thiệu Bài Học Này

Từ Vựng & Cụm Từ Quan Trọng

Mẹo Thực Hành

Phương Pháp Shadowing Là Gì?