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For example: **「私はウィリアムです」** vs **「ウィリアムです」**
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When introducing myself like 「＿＿です」, would it be better to say 私は at the beginning?
You don't need 私は regardless of the formality level. As long as everyone
understands you're introducing yourself, adding 私は is simply redundant and
unnecessary (although it's not harmful, either). Saying 私は won't make you
sound polite or formal.

If you need to be very formal (e.g., in a job interview), consider using a
humble verb like 申します:

> ウィリアムと申します【もうします】。

This sounds much politer than ウィリアムです or ウィリアムといいます.
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