9/29/2013 University of Kurdistan Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Self‐Introduction Speech Fall Semester, Semester 2013 H. Bevrani 1 Self introduction General: General background/information, and favorites Academic: education background, work experience, research interests, and personal qualities • Emphasizes your current/desired position rather than positions that you hold previously 2 1 9/29/2013 Basic questions to answer What is your name? Where are you come from? What is your hobby? What are you doing now? What is your major in your undergraduate program? What is your major in your undergraduate program? What is your favorite subjects? What is your specialty? 3 A simple general format My name is . I am from . My hobby is . I like . I do not like . 4 2 9/29/2013 General self introduction: example 1 Hello every body, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Hassan, and I am from Iran. I am studying at the university of Kurdistan as an undergraduate student in El Electrical i l Engineering. E i i There are seven people in my family: I have two brothers and two sisters. My favorite foods are Rice and Mushroom. My favorite sports are Football and Swimming. My favorite season is Spring because the world is colorful and the weather is comfortable. My favorite color is Green, like the grass, vegetables, and kiwi fruit. 5 In my free time I like to Play computer games. General self introduction: example 2 Hello, everyone. My name is Hassan. I am student, at the University of Kurdistan, and I belong to Faculty of Eng. Now, let me talk about my interests. First of all, I like listening to classical music. music I have about 100 music CDs at home, home and I listen to music almost every evening. I also like photography. I grew up in a small village located in the southern part of Sanandaj. My village is famous for its production of fruits. Before I conclude my self‐introduction, let me tell you about my personality. personality I am a very friendly person, person so I am very easy to talk to. I hope to make many friends at this university. Thank you. 6 3 9/29/2013 Academic self introduction: example Hello every body, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Hassan Bevrani and I am from Iran. I received Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan in 2004. Japan, 2004 From 2004 to 2006, I was a Post‐Doctoral Fellow with Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. From 2007 to 2008, I was a Senior Research Fellow with the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. In Summers of 2011‐13, I was a Visiting y Institute of Technology gy and Osaka Professor with Kyushu university. Since 2000, I have been an Academic Member with the University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran. My current research interests include intelligent and robust control applications in power system and power electronic industry including Microgrids and Smart Grids. 7 Farewell/Goodbye speech In a farewell speech, it is necessary for you to look back on the past activities and thank the audiences for their supports and cooperation. You may ask them for keeping in touch, wish to meet them again in the future. 8 4 9/29/2013 Self introduction: examples Vid Cli Video Clips 9 Homework 1 Prepare an academic self‐introduction speech for next meeting for next meeting 10 5