I'm looking for a natural expression to introduce myself and the reason I have
come to a certain place. In my specific case, I will be going to a school to
observe (with an appointment at a specific time), but if I can use this
pattern for more general usage, that would be great.

I am thinking of something along these lines:

```

    僕はスミス・ジョンと申します。見学にまいりました。
    
```

This seems simple and safe, but I thought maybe it would be better to join
these a single sentence.

```

    僕はスミス・ジョンと申しまして、見学にまいりました。
    
```

(As a side question, would 〜見学に来ております be more natural sounding?)

Alternatively, I have seen a pattern where information about the person is
used before their name, as in:

```

    僕は、見学にきた、スミス・ジョンと申します。
    
```

Somehow saying "〜に参った" sounds like it could be misinterpreted so I used "きた"
instead. But I may be wrong.

If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.

EDIT: Thinking about this again, I think the "僕は" part really isn't needed.
Let me know if I am right about that.
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expressions politeness daily-life
Natural phrasing when introducing yourself and the reason you are arriving somewhere
I think you could say...

> 見学に参りました、（ジョン・）スミスと申します。

or maybe...

> X時から見学させていただきます、（ジョン・）スミスと申します。

For more general usage, how about...

> X時に（見学・面接・面談 etc. の / XX様と）お約束をさせていただいております、（ジョン・）スミスと申します。

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> As a side question, would 〜見学に来ております be more natural sounding?

I think 見学に参りました sounds more natural.

> Thinking about this again, I think the "僕は" part really isn't needed.

You wouldn't need 僕は, but you could use [私]{わたくし} if you wanted to sound
formal, as in [私]{わたくし}、X時にお約束をさせていただいております、ジョン・スミスと申します。
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My standard would be the following (when I visit companies i just omit the 見学
nount as just say I have the appointment)

> XX時の見学の約束を頂いているスミスと申しますけども

At which point they should respond with something like お待ちしておりました (we were
waiting for you (no negative implication) and give you instructions on what to
do next
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