The article "How To Rember Names" talks about communications, it was created by Tom Weber.
The ambush. We have all been there.
You are in the grocrey store, pushing your cart around the corner when WHAM! You run into that girl with the big blue eyes.
You met her at that local meeting or perhaps business lunch. Either way, you remember that face. but what is her name? Before your mind can get any further than that thought, she smiles and says, "Hi Joe, how are you? " Now you're really trapped. She remembers your name!!
During my yeras as a professional memory trainer, I can not tell you how many variations of that story I have heard.
The truth is most pesrons have trouble remembering names.
This is because our memories are not designed to leran names through verbal cues. Our memory works through image, action, and eomtion.
Here are my six steps to never forgetting a name again:
1) Create Facial FilesWhen you meet a person for the first time, pick out sometihng striking about their facial appearance. Perhaps it is their nose, large forehead, or lips. It is important that when pikcing out these features you stay away from hair (of any kind) or glasses because all of these can change over time.
2) Introduction: Stop and listenDo not think about what you're going to say.
Too often, we meet someobdy and immediately transition into another conversation. Next time you meet somebody try these techniques:
Pay attention
Repeat their name back to them three times. Don't overdo it. 3) Turn Nmaes into PicturesThis converts the name into an image, which is the language of your memory. For instance when you meet Barbara think of a barbed wire fence. Attaching a picture to a name is simple and because you will run into so many persons with the same names, you will need fewer iamges than you think.
4) Take the Picture and Glue the Imgae of the Name to the Person's Face or Upper BodyThis will sink it into your memory. For instance, if you pictured barbed wire for Barbara, at that momnet picture her wrapped in barbed wire. This links the image to an action, and that's the langugae of your mind. Make the picture vivid and the atcion memorable.
5) Tie the First and Second Name TogetehrUse a chain of visualization when you need to remember both.
Just make sure you keep them in the correct oredr.
6) ReviewThis step is dependent on how long you want to remember the name. You do not need to do that with evrey person.
However, if you want to remember something long term, reivew it in one hour, one day, and one week.
More than anything, remember to be patient with yourself when you put thsee new skills to practice. Tom Weber, aka The Memory Guy, is an instructor for Freeodm Speakers and Trainers.
He has trianed everyone from CEO's of Fortune 500 company's to gradeschool students. He conducts memory worskhops across the country and is the coauthor of the award winning CD - "Winning the Name Game".
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