“Hi, welcome! My name is Jane, the organizer of the conference.”
“Hello, my name is Dr Jayaram. Glad to meet you”
“Is Doctor your first name?”
“No, it is my title.”
“Are you Dr Jane or Ms Jane?
“I’m Jane”
This is a piece of conversation between a gentleman who attended a conference and the organizer of the conference.
The organizer, a Briton, was surprised to hear the gentleman use the title with his name while introducing himself because in the United Kingdom it is not common for academicians to use the title with their names when they introduce themselves.
Recently, I visited a university in Chennai to attend a seminar. Almost 90 per cent of the academicians I met on the occasion introduced themselves using the title ‘Dr’ with their names.
How to introduce oneself in English? Here is a sample conversation:
James: Hi my name is James. What is your name?
Rathi: Hi James. Pleased to meet you. My name is Rathi.
James: Pleased to meet you too. How are you?
Rathi: Great, thanks. How are you?
James: Very well, thanks.
Rathi: James, where are you from?
James: I’m from Goa.
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