TIPS TO REMEMBER PEOPLES NAMES
Added on: 16th Apr 2015
Prioritize people's names. It's easier to remember things
you consider to be important
Concentrate when someone introduces him/herself to you.
It's been proven that we often tend to forget people´s names
simply because we didn't pay attention.
Unfortunately, introductions often take place at extremely distracting
places such as clubs, bars, busy restaurants etc. It might be
challenging but try to suppress all the distracting elements during an
introduction. Focus only on faces and names, nothing else.
Repetition is one the most important things when trying to remember
anything, not just names. Once you hear the person´s name, keep
looking at him/her and say the name in your mind a few times.
Repeat the person´s name aloud as well. You can use something like:
“Pleasure to meet you, Leighton” or “How long have been working in
this company, Leighton?”
Remember to use the person´s name a few more times
throughout the conversation. This will help to link the person with
his or her name in your subconscious memory.
If you happen to miss the name, don’t pretend to have caught it but
ask the person to say it again. You can never remember a name
you failed to hear correctly.
If you know another person with the same name as the one who
you have just been introduced to, associate him/her with the recently
introduced individual. Next time you see the newly introduced person,
the other, familiar person with the same name will come to your mind.
Take advantage of exaggerating the pronunciation. Take "Lia"
for example, prolong the syllables and say: “Leeee – aaaa!” The more
pronounced and funny, the easier it is to remember.
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