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NEUTRAL INTRODUCTIONS 
Remember, if you learn the neutral form correctly, it should be 
acceptable in almost any situation . except perhaps for introducing royalty, 
which should not come up very often! 
Think of yourself as addressing only one person at each moment. 
Picture yourself looking and talking first to one and then the other. First, you 
are dedicated to giving information about John Brown to Mary Smith. After 
that, you become dedicated to giving information about Mary Smith to John 
Brown. Do not try to multiplex the information! 
May I introduce a good friend of mine? This is … . 
Have you met … ? / I’d like you to meet … . 
I’d like to introduce… / I want you to meet … . 
Please meet my friend/ colleague ……… / This is my mother. She's a 
doctor. 
Let me introduce Ms. Smith. She's a well known painter. 
Have you met Mrs. Smith? She’s our science teacher. 
 
ADDRESSING THE FIRST PERSON 
What you want to say to Mary Smith can be divided into three parts: 
1. Mary Smith's name 
2. Your purpose for coming to her 
3. John Brown's name 
So what you say to Mary Smith could be: 
Mary Smith, I'd like you to meet someone. This is John Brown. 
Mary Smith, I'd like you to meet a friend of mine. This is John Brown. 
Mary Smith, I'd like to introduce a colleague of mine. This is John Brown. 
Mary Smith, may I introduce someone to you? This is John Brown. 
Normally, you would never address Mary Smith with both of her names. 
You do so in this situation so that John Brown can hear them. 
ADDRESSING THE SECOND PERSON 
What you want to say to John Brown can also be divided into three 
parts: 
 
 
1. John Brown's name 
2. Mary Smith's name 
3. Information about Mary Smith 
 
So what you say to John Brown could be: 
John Brown, this is Mary Smith. She is a former colleague of mine. 
John Brown, this is Mary Smith. She works for our competitor. 
John Brown, this is Mary Smith. She is a good friend of mine. 
John Brown, this is Mary Smith. We went to school together. 
At this point it is time for them to greet each other, so whatever 
information you give about Mary should be very short! After they have spoken 
their greetings, you can add information about either one of them to help the 
conversation get going. 
PUTTING BOTH TOGETHER 
Mary Smith, I'd like you to meet someone. This is John Brown. 
John Brown, this is Mary Smith. She is a former colleague of mine. 
Mary Smith, I'd like you to meet someone. This is John Brown. 
John Brown, this is Mary Smith. She works for our competitor. 
Mary Smith, I'd like to introduce a colleague of mine. This is John 
Brown. 
John Brown, this is Mary Smith. She is a good friend of mine. 
Mary Smith, may I introduce someone? This is John Brown. 
John Brown, this is Mary Smith. We went to school together.