HOW TO REMEMBER PEOPLES NAMES
Added on: 1st Aug 2015
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WRITTEN FORM OF THE NAME.
ASK THE PERSON FOR HIS/HER BUSINESS CARD OR
JUST WRITE THE NAME DOWN FOR YOURSELF.
REMEMBERING NICKNAMES MIGHT BE EASIER FOR SOME
PEOPLE BUT TRY TO STICK TO THE NAME THE PERSON
TOLD YOU WHEN HE WAS INTRODUCED TO YOU. IF HE SAID
HE WAS “DAVID”, REMEMBER HIM AS “DAVID”, NOT “DAVE”.
CLOSE THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING THE NEWLY
INTRODUCED PERSON´S NAME (E.G.: “IT WAS SO NICE
TO TALK TO YOU, SARAH”). THIS WAY, YOU WILL LET THE
PERSON KNOW YOU HAVE KEPT HIS/HER NAME IN MIND
(WHICH WILL PLEASE HIM/HER) AND IT WILL ALSO
REINFORCE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE NAME AND
THE PERSON YOU HAVE CREATED IN YOUR MIND.
RIGHT AFTER YOU FINISH THE CONVERSATION WITH THE
PERSON AND YOU ARE ALONE, SAY THE PERSON´S NAME
ALOUD A FEW MORE TIMES AND TRY TO CONNECT IT
WITH SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATED TO THE
PERSON, FOR EXAMPLE: “JAIME, THE IT GUY FROM BOSTON”.
IF YOU HAVE A GOOD IMAGINATION, YOU CAN ALSO TRY
TO TURN THE PERSON´S NAME INTO AN IMAGE OF
SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER EASIER. IT DOESN’T
WORK WITH EVERY NAME BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT
OF NAMES THAT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH SOME COMMON
OBJECTS (E.G. SHIRLEY – THE SHIRLEY TEMPLE COCKTAIL,
JACK – THE CAR LIFT, MARGHERITA – THE PIZZA ETC.)
IF YOU KEEP A RECORD OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE MET AND
MIGHT MEET AGAIN, TAKE TIME ONCE IN A WHILE TO
BRIEFLY GO THROUGH IT ALL AND TRY TO ASSOCIATE THE
NAMES WITH THE PEOPLE´S FACES. THIS WILL REFRESH
THE CONNECTIONS YOU HAVE ALREADY CREATED IN YOUR MIND.
MANY OF THOSE WHO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH
REMEMBERING NAMES REFUSE TO TRY AND REMEMBER
PEOPLE'S NAMES THINKING THEY WILL FORGET THEIR
NAMES ANYWAY (KIND OF LIKE A SELF-FULFILLING,
NEGATIVE PROPHECY). IN THIS CASE, WHAT'S NEEDED IS
A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE. IF YOU ARE DETERMINED TO
REMEMBER NAMES, YOU ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AN AVERAGE HUMAN BRAIN CAN STORE AS MANY AS
2.5 PETABYTES (OR 2,500 TERABYTES) OF INFORMATION,
SO DON'T WORRY. BE CONFIDENT THAT YOU ARE MORE
THAN ABLE TO REMEMBER ANY NAME YOU WANT TO.
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