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Greetings in Formal Conversations: Practice Dialogue

John : Good morning.
Alan : Good morning. How are you?
John : I'm very well thank you. And you?
Alan : I'm fine. Thank you for asking.
John : Do you have a meeting this morning?
Alan : Yes, I do.
Do you have a meeting as well?
John : Yes. Well. It was a pleasure seeing you.
Alan : Goodbye.

After greeting, it’s sometimes important to introduce yourself well to engage in a more
effective communication with the person you talk to. Here are some useful expressions for
introduction.

Can/ May I introduce myself? My name’s Peter.

Let me introduce myself. My name’s … .

I’d like to introduce myself. I’m … .

I don’t think we’ve met. I’m … .

You can call me….

I work in UMY.

I am the security of UMY.

I work in Pasca Sarjana building.

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