What are the key personality traits and topics to discuss about when being introduced to senior management? [closed]

Question

One of the keys to success is to start with the right foot when being introduced to senior management. How one would focus such presentation and what are the key aspects to be mentioned?

I do not want to talk about my personal life in a professional environment nor have had yet any major success in my career (which would be the logical items to cover on such intro) so I'm not sure on how to approach it. What would senior managers like to know from new joiners?

In this specific case, I'm going to have a presentation speech at my PMI Toastmasters club, a worldwide club devoted to improve people's communication skills with learning by doing.

Answer 1

It obviously depends on the environment, but I think you might be under a false assumption when you say:

I do not want to talk about my personal life in a professional environment.

The purpose of the Icebreaker Toastmasters speech is just as the name implies - to break the ice. It can be about anything. I myself gave my speech (which, as well, was hosted in the company to which I was at the time employed) about pets, the clarinet, and my favourite Latin phrase. It seemed to go over well enough.

Of course, like I said, it depends on the environment. The first thing you should do is ask the President of the Toastmasters group just how strongly tied to your profession the Toastmasters group (and your speech) are expected to be. That will be a better guide than anything anyone here could tell you. If you don't know who your Toastmasters President is (it changes annually, if I recall correctly), just ask the other members.