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Mastering Your 17-Second Introduction

The document provides instructions for an activity where participants write and deliver a 17-second self-introduction. Participants are given prompts to write about their expertise, what they do, and the outcomes of their work. They then exchange business cards and deliver their introductions in a round-robin format. The group provides feedback on each introduction to help refine public speaking and networking skills. The goal is to practice concise introductions and for attendees to learn about each other.

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Mastering Your 17-Second Introduction

The document provides instructions for an activity where participants write and deliver a 17-second self-introduction. Participants are given prompts to write about their expertise, what they do, and the outcomes of their work. They then exchange business cards and deliver their introductions in a round-robin format. The group provides feedback on each introduction to help refine public speaking and networking skills. The goal is to practice concise introductions and for attendees to learn about each other.

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Anjana Baruah
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Learning Objectives

How to introduce yourself How to capture useful information about you

Seventeen-second Introduction Speech Activity


1. In table rounds of about 6 to 8, give each attendee about 2 minutes (or more, as time permits) to write a 17-second introduction about themselves. As an aid, have handouts ready with the following sections for each participant to answer: a. What is my track record? What gives me credibility? In what area(s) do I have expertise? b. What do I do and how do I do it? What makes me stand out from others who do what I do? c. What is the result, benefit, or outcome of what I do? 2. After participants have taken time to write their introduction, instruct them all to exchange business cards with one another. Encourage them to take notes on the back of each business card. 3. Then, in round-robbin fashion, allow 2 minutes (use a timer!) for each person in the group to do the following: a. Hold up their own business card so others in the group will recognize it from the stack of business cards each now has in front of them. b. Take up to 45 seconds to deliver their introduction speech. c. Take the remaining time to receive feedback from the other attendees at their table. (What worked well about the introduction? What about the introduction caused others to want to know more about the speaker?) 4. After the allotted time, instruct all attendees to repeat the process with the next person in their group. Repeat until all group members has had an opportunity to take a turn. I liked this activity because not only did it give each attendee an opportunity to get to know about one another. But it also taught all the attendees skills about preparing and refining their own "elevator introduction" to help them with future events.

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