Communication Skills
Session 7 to Session 10
, Session 7: Greetings and Introductions
We use certain words called ‘greetings’ before we start talking to friends, people familiar to us, or
people whom we are meeting for the first time. Also we use certain sentences to tell about ourselves or
others, to people who do not know us. This is called an Introduction.
Greetings
• There are many ways to greet a person. The Greeting and
reply to a greeting at work is different from the greeting and
reply given to a friend. Similarly, there are many ways to say
goodbye when you depart.
• The greetings change depending upon who we are
talking to and even according to the time of the day.
Greetings help us start a conversation nicely
, Types of greetings
Formal greeting Informal greeting
01 Formal greetings are
used if you do not know 02 Informal greetings are
used when you talk to
friends, family or a known
the person.
person.
Session 7 to Session 10
, Session 7: Greetings and Introductions
We use certain words called ‘greetings’ before we start talking to friends, people familiar to us, or
people whom we are meeting for the first time. Also we use certain sentences to tell about ourselves or
others, to people who do not know us. This is called an Introduction.
Greetings
• There are many ways to greet a person. The Greeting and
reply to a greeting at work is different from the greeting and
reply given to a friend. Similarly, there are many ways to say
goodbye when you depart.
• The greetings change depending upon who we are
talking to and even according to the time of the day.
Greetings help us start a conversation nicely
, Types of greetings
Formal greeting Informal greeting
01 Formal greetings are
used if you do not know 02 Informal greetings are
used when you talk to
friends, family or a known
the person.
person.
