09-15-2007, 09:55 PM
Better than that, I'll tell you exactly how to do it for free. I have had a lot of trouble remembering names in the past and this is how I've (mostly) overcome it.
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When you meet someone, say their name after they are introduced to you. Then find an excuse to say their name at least 1 more time in the next minute or so.
Example:
Scarlett: "Mike, this is Joan."
Mike: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Joan."
Joan: "Nice to meet you, too."
Mike: "So, how do you know Scarlett, Joan?"
Now, a little bit of mental repetition with some fact to associate with the name cements it in memory...
Mike: (subvocalizing so that he doesn't look like an idiot) "Joan. I will remember that her name is Joan, Scarlett's friend from Miami who doesn't want people to know that she's divorced..."
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When you meet someone, say their name after they are introduced to you. Then find an excuse to say their name at least 1 more time in the next minute or so.
Example:
Scarlett: "Mike, this is Joan."
Mike: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Joan."
Joan: "Nice to meet you, too."
Mike: "So, how do you know Scarlett, Joan?"
Now, a little bit of mental repetition with some fact to associate with the name cements it in memory...
Mike: (subvocalizing so that he doesn't look like an idiot) "Joan. I will remember that her name is Joan, Scarlett's friend from Miami who doesn't want people to know that she's divorced..."