When you meet others for the first time, what will you do? Yes, you need to greet and introduce yourself.

People sometimes feel confused when meeting others for the first time. They even do not know what they should say. They are shy and want to leave the place as soon as possible.

Some people think, it is difficult to start the conversation with new person. In fact, starting conversation is not difficult. You just need to greet him and introduce yourself politely. Therefore the social function of introduction is mainly to start conversation and to involve speaker and listener in conversation. For more detail about social function can be seen below:

Here is the tips for starting conversation quoted from wikihow.com