A Guideline to Self-Introduction Speech
Read the following nine questions and answer them as completely as possible with some
examples for your first presentation (self-introduction) in Week 1-2. You may use the
questions as a guide to help you organize your thoughts. You don’t have to write your
whole speech on paper, but you can prepare for the outline memo to look at. A quick
look at the questions while you are speaking will help remind you what to say about
yourself.
1. What is your name? (Be sure to say your full name clearly. If it is unusual or hard to
pronounce, spell it or say again accurately for the class.)
2. Where are you originally from, how long have you been staying at the current place
(residential area), and why?
3. Why did you enter Doshisha University?
4. What is your major in your undergraduate program? What is your (planned)
undergraduate research topic?
5. What kind of part-time job(s) do you have now or have had so far? In what way were
they / is it useful or experientially profitable?
6. What do you like to do in your free time? Hobbies?
7. What special interests do you have?
8. What are some of your future plans and goals after the graduation from Doshisha
University?
9. What do you think you will benefit from taking this class?
These nine questions are meant to help guide you through your speech, and do not limit
what you would like to say. Try to think of other things that will help the classmates to
learn more about you. You are encouraged to tell us even more about yourself! But
remember that the time for this presentation is basically only for 1 minute.