You already introduce yourself all the time: a new class, a part-time job, a group chat. Today you plan and deliver a 60-second spoken self-introduction for your class, or to a camera standing in for them.
Speaking is not the same as reading aloud. You will hear a model, write your four beats, say it out loud, then name one thing to change next time. A short note about that delivery goes into your Communication Portfolio (filename and sign-off details come at the delivery step).
A strong self-introduction has four beats: who you are, where you are from, what matters to you, and what you are here to do. Listen to this model (your teacher will read it), then notice the craft under it.
"Hi, I'm Aoife Byrne. I'm from Cork city, and I've just started LCA. What matters to me right now is finding out what I'm good at, and getting better at talking to people without freezing. I'm here to build a portfolio of real communication work over the next two years, and to leave school able to speak for myself."
| Term | What it means for you | Real example |
|---|---|---|
| Self-introduction: a short spoken piece that says who you are and why you are here | Your four beats land in about sixty seconds | Opening a placement meeting or the SEC oral examination |
| Pace: how fast you speak and where you pause | A short pause after each beat lets the listener catch up | A pause after "I'm from Cork city" so the room catches the place-name |
| Filler words: um, like, you know, while you think | One or two is human; a string of them hides the point | "I'm, like, from… um… Cork" hides the place-name; cut the fillers and say the place cleanly |
If you stumble, stop, breathe, and pick up the next beat. Eye contact (or looking just above the camera lens) beats staring at a page.
Today your audience is your class (or the camera standing in for them). Hold that audience in mind before you write a word.
Build your four beats as short spoken lines, not a speech to read. Keep each line to one clear idea. You will speak from these notes in the next step, not from a full script.
Your four beats
You’re making: a spoken self-introduction, about sixty seconds.
Where: out loud, to a partner or your teacher.
When you’re done: copy it into your Communication Portfolio folder as m1_u1_l5_self_intro_AB.
This is the piece that goes in your Communication Portfolio. Rehearse once from the four beats you just wrote, then deliver your introduction in about sixty seconds. Speak it; do not read it. If a microphone is not available, deliver it live to a partner or your teacher and get a sign-off.
Afterwards, write one line in your Communication Portfolio folder: what you delivered, who heard it (partner, teacher, or camera), and the date. If you filmed it, note where the file lives on your device. A simple label such as m1_u1_l5_self_intro_AB (AB stands for your own initials) keeps the piece easy to find.
Your sixty-second introduction
Review the delivery you just heard (your own, or a partner's) against three simple criteria. Where a row needs work, point to the beat or moment you heard. Finish by naming the one change you would make first next time.
Review the sixty-second delivery
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