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How to Introduce Yourself to a Virtual Team [CONFIDENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY] - YouTube
Channel: Adriana Girdler
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Do you need to introduce yourself聽
at a virtual team meeting? Well,聽聽
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knowing how to introduce yourself right may seem聽
trivial, but this self-introduction is actually聽聽
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really important. And in this video, I'm going聽
to share with you five tips on how to give the聽聽
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best self-introduction that you can give at聽
a virtual team meeting. And if you stay tuned聽聽
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to the end of this video, I have something聽
to share with you that's going to for sure,聽聽
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impress the people at your virtual team meeting.
Hi, if you're new here, welcome, make sure聽聽
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you subscribe to the best career and project聽
management advice coming to you every Wednesday.聽聽
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So if you're as excited as I am about聽
introducing yourself at a virtual team meeting,聽聽
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then like this video and let's get to it. No聽
handshake, no problem, your virtual introduction.聽
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Okay. You are now the new kid on the block.聽
Perhaps this is a brand new job, or maybe it's聽聽
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even your first job. Congratulations. You have聽
to do your introduction. I want to let you know聽聽
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that it is really important that whatever聽
introduction you use, you should practice,聽聽
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it really is going to help you to be succinct聽
with what it is that you're going to be saying聽聽
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to individuals, because I promise your colleagues聽
are going to be very curious as to who you are,聽聽
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what you're about and really what you bring to聽
the table. Now, the good thing is this virtual聽聽
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introduction is not any different than if you聽
were doing a live introduction around a board room聽聽
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meeting table. So just remember a few things you聽
want to keep it to the point, clear, concise,聽聽
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30 to 60 seconds is usually great. Try not to be聽
boring in the sense of just sticking to your name聽聽
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and your job title. Try to have a little bit of聽
fun with it, but obviously in a professional way.聽聽
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So you do want to give your name what you're聽
going to be doing, you probably also want to聽聽
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give a little bit of a tidbit of who you are,聽
perhaps some experience you may have that they'd聽聽
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be interested in. Now don't go into your whole聽
resume or CV, that's not what they're looking for.聽
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Why not even round it off to even do something聽
that is really interesting about you,聽聽
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something where they're going to want聽
to talk to you afterwards and say, "Hey,聽聽
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can I learn more about that?" That can be great聽
whenever it comes to doing a virtual introduction,聽聽
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because we don't have the luxury when you're聽
virtual of actually seeing people in the hallway聽聽
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and getting to know them a little bit better.聽
So these virtual introductions are a great way聽聽
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to ensure that you can get connected with聽
them really quickly when you do a good one.聽
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So let's talk about an example and I'm going to聽
give you one right now. Hi, I'm Adriana Girdler聽聽
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President of Cornerstone Dynamics, a productivity聽
and project management consulting firm.聽聽
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I have over 20 plus years of experience in this聽
amazing industry working with some really cool聽聽
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clients. I live and breathe this stuff so聽
much so just ask me about my laundry system.聽聽
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Now that was the introduction, but it's not over聽
just yet because we have to talk about the close.聽聽
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When you do a self-introduction you do want聽
to end it up with something really positive聽聽
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about the group. And one thing that you聽
add to what I just gave as an example is聽聽
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I heard some great things about you, I can't聽
wait to work with you. There, you got it.聽
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Now, you know what to say in your introduction,聽
you have to think about some other things as聽聽
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well. So show some enthusiasm, this is going to be聽
really critical, you just don't want to be hanging聽聽
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back. I've seen it on some virtual calls with聽
self-introduction where people are just like,聽聽
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"Hi, how are you?" This is our only really way聽
of getting to know other people because again,聽聽
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we don't have the hallway talk. So show us some聽
enthusiasm, you're excited to be there, smile,聽聽
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really look at the camera. It's just聽
going to be really helpful to come across,聽聽
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which can be a little bit hard聽
virtually, exactly how you're feeling. So聽聽
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definitely exaggerate slightly so聽
that it can come across on camera.聽
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Body language. For body language, you need to have聽
the camera on. So just as important it was for聽聽
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showing enthusiasm. Because again, if you don't聽
have the camera on, you even have to exaggerate聽聽
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things even more, but your body language becomes聽
really important. You don't want to be laying聽聽
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back, you want to be lying down because I've seen聽
that, you really just want to be sitting straight,聽聽
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ideally even have your computer set up properly聽
so it's at eye level. Because with your body聽聽
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language, you want to be able to look at people,聽
eye to eye, you don't want them staring up your聽聽
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face. You want to be sitting straight. Again, it's聽
their first impression of you and if you don't put聽聽
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the camera on a lot, that's what they're going聽
to remember. So just think about that. Sitting聽聽
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up straight, ensuring that you have a really good聽
background. Your body language is just saying,聽聽
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I'm here, I'm present, I'm not slouching, I'm聽
not lying down. I'm really here with you and聽聽
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I'm going to give you all my attention. So that聽
really is important with that self introduction.聽
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Dress the part. Now here's real good news, so聽
please don't get on me in the comments like聽聽
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I'm being superficial because I'm not, I'm just聽
sharing with you reality here. The good news is聽聽
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now that we all live in this virtual聽
world and having virtual meetings,聽聽
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we actually have a little bit of casualness聽
associated to it. Fantastic. But when it comes聽聽
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to first impressions and the first time someone is聽
meeting you when you're doing your introduction,聽聽
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virtually, is you do want to kind of think聽
about what exactly it is that you're wearing.聽聽
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I'm not asking you to get dressed up,聽
I'm not even asking you to put on a suit,聽聽
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but you do want to think about this is the first聽
time they're going to see you, how do you want聽聽
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them to remember you? Because they may not see you聽
again for a while. So what's the first impression.聽
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So this is what I do. You can see my curly聽
hair, right? This is kind of my signature look,聽聽
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I was born with this, I can't do anything about聽
it. I actually love it. So what I do is I will do聽聽
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my hair for my first time of meeting an important聽
client or group of people that they've not met me聽聽
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before, because my hair is also my signature.聽
So people go, the one with the curly hair,聽聽
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the curly hair girl. So that becomes important for聽
me from a first impression standpoint, obviously,聽聽
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I'm going to give a really great introduction,聽
but I want them to remember me too not just聽聽
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from my words, but from look. So I'll just have a聽
simple shirt on, again, I'm more casual because of聽聽
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the virtual calls and I'll have my curly hair.
Now, second meeting with you, maybe completely聽聽
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different where I have my hair up in a ponytail聽
because we've met already once and you know what?聽聽
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It's a lot of effort to do all this stuff, let聽
me tell you. For you I will do it on the video聽聽
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all the time that's why you see my hair down for聽
you because I love you guys and I appreciate it,聽聽
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because I want to give you a good聽
impression. Do you see? So on that note,聽聽
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just be aware of it. Be aware of what you're聽
wearing. It is the first time they're meeting you聽聽
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and you just want to at least have that聽
really good impression left in their mind.聽
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Follow up. All right. I'm going to suggest聽
I'm going to suggest you're not done聽聽
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after you give your self introduction, follow聽
up. After the meeting, why not send a personal聽聽
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email to each individual saying what a pleasure it聽
was to meet them. This is the connections you're聽聽
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going to start making in order for you to do your聽
job because you're going to probably have to work聽聽
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with all these things visuals. So take the time,聽
follow up. It's a special little thing that will聽聽
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distinguish you and people will remember you聽
by and what a great way to start your new job.聽
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Now that you know how to introduce yourself to聽
your virtual team, it is now time to know how聽聽
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to be awesome at projects. Why? Because聽
if you're new, you don't organization,聽聽
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not only are you going to be doing your job, but聽
you're probably going to do some special items聽聽
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outside of your job, which are called projects.聽
So I want you to go to the link below and grab聽聽
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this, what it is you need to be aware of so your聽
projects don't fail because you're already on the聽聽
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right note with your introduction continue with聽
that right note and download this so you can聽聽
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understand how to sure that everything you do聽
is successful. This is also very transferable聽聽
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to just business in general. So I hope you liked聽
this video. If you could like it, share it with聽聽
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the friends and colleagues that you know, and let聽
me know, how do you introduce yourself? And if you聽聽
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have any other insight that you want to share,聽
thanks so much. See you at the next video. Bye.
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