In professional situations such as meetings, lectures, conferences, business appointments, or job interviews, introducing yourself is done simply by stating your first and last name without your professional title. For example: [Permette, Maurizio Oliva] or, to say more about yourself, a reference to a mutual acquaintance: [sono un allievo del professor Ricciardi] [conosce Giovanni Degli Antoni?]

Usually, when introductions are made, you present the other person/people by both their first and last names. The most common ways of responding to an introduction are: [piacere] e [molto lieto]. More elaborate responses are: [è da tanto che desideravo incontrarla] or [finalmente! Che piacere!].