商務禮節美語第105期:生意場上的自我介紹

陳豪在北京的ABC美國公司工作，他來到美國同事Amy的辦公室。

(Office ambience)

C: Hi Amy.

A: Hey, Chen Hao, what's up?

C: 我晚上下班有活動，我去多認識一些生意上的人。

A: That's called a networking event.

C: Networking是什麼意思啊？

A: 很簡單。Networking in business is connecting with other people who might be of help to you or whom you might be able to help.

C: 換句話說，就是帶有商業目的的社交活動。

A: 沒錯。The point is to go and meet as many people as possible to expand your circle of business friends and associates.

C: 我最不擅長跟陌生人打交道了。Amy, 你有什麼好的建議嗎？

A: Sure. The first thing you need to be able to do is to introduce yourself with confidence.

C: 你能不能說得再具體點兒？

A: You look for the approachable people. Those are people who are standing by themselves or who are in groups of three or more.

C: 只能去找那些獨自一人，要不就是三五成羣的。兩個人爲什麼不行呢？

A: You never walk up to two people who are in conversation because you risk interrupting a private conversation.

C: 有道理。人家兩個人在一起聊天兒，很可能是在談私事，我上去打招呼，一定很不禮貌。

Amy, 自我介紹的時候有什麼需要注意的地方嗎？

A: You start with "Hello" and then you say who you are, using both your first and last name.

C: 除了介紹自己的名字，還要說些什麼？

A: You need to offer a handshake and some information about yourself, such as your job title and organization.

C: 那我可以說，“你們好，我叫陳豪，我是北京ABC公司的銷售部經理。”這樣行嗎？

A: 沒問題。

CH: Thanks. I'll see you tomorrow.

MC: 第二天，陳豪又遇到了Amy。

A: How did it go last night? Did you make lots of new contacts?

C: 還不錯。我至少認識了十幾個人，其中一些人對我以後擴展業務很有幫助。不過，我也遇到了一個很尷尬的場面。

A: What happened?

C: 我剛認識了一位女士。她的一個朋友走了過來。她沒給我們做介紹，我不知道該怎麼辦，就幹站在那兒。他也是，感覺特別尷尬。

A: When someone you don't know approaches you, don't wait for anyone else to introduce you. Take the responsibility for introducing yourself immediately.

C: 有了這次的教訓，我下次一定會主動自我介紹。

A: Right. Find the approachable people, start with a greeting, give your name, and say something about yourself. Don't wait for other people to introduce you.

C: 我記住了。