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Our name is who we are, our personal trademark that the world uses to identify us.
Forgetting someone’s name is awkward and embarrassing. The good news is we can learn how to remember people’s names!
Tip for today:
Remember people’s names by using these 3 simple tricks.
1. Listen attentively during the introduction
If you’re focusing on mentioning your own name instead of listening to the other person, things already go wrong. Focus on the other person’s name.
2. Use the Name
It’s much harder to remember someone’s name if you never use it.
So an easy method is to repeat the person’s name when you are introduced. For example, if someone introduces you to Karen, say “Nice to meet you Karen.” instead of just “Hi” or “Nice to meet you.” This simple trick will just by itself greatly increase your ability to remember their name.
3. Associate the name with an image or thing
If you are bad with names it’s probably because you are not using your visual memory to remember the spoken or written name. If we can associate a person’s name with a unique physical characteristic or with an image, it will be easier to remember it.
I can’t remember jokes. But for some reason, this one stuck.
An older couple invited the neighbors for dinner. Every time the old man asked his wife something, he started with ‘darling’, ‘dear’, ‘sweety’, ‘honey’, ….
The neighbors were impressed, because the couple had been married for almost 60 years. When the wife had gone to the kitchen, the neighbor said to the man: “I think it is so beautiful that you still give your wife nicknames after all those years you have been married”.
The old man bowed his head. “Shut up, to be honest, I haven’t been able to remember her name for the last ten years.”!
