“If you want
to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you
pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you.
Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance” – Dale Carnegie
To remember
a person’s name is of much essence and importance in social and business life. It
creates a good feeling when we are able to remember our clients or friends’ names.
Here are some tips if practiced will go a long way to help you remember the
names of the people you meet.
1. Repetition is a key. Repeating the person’s
name a number of times in your conversation is critical. As you mention it, you
deepen the trace the name has made in your memory and this helps in easily
remembering it. Try to remember the name of the person you met after a while.
2. What is the meaning of your name? Ask
for the meaning of the name. Most names have meanings and the name bearers will
be enthused to share it with you if only they know it. Perhaps, some people
have not ever cared to know the meaning of their name. This interaction can
trigger them to check it out.
I have done
this for quite some time and the reaction is awesome. He or she will feel great
to tell you the meaning (if there is). The meaning will help you appreciate the
name and that incident with all its emotions helps you to mention the name many
times helping you to make a conscious effort to save it in your memory.
This also
creates the opportunity for the person to search for the meaning of the his or
her name if he or she doesn’t know.
3. Visualization. Visualize something
about the person with the name. It can be another person you know with that same
name whom you have had an encounter with or a feature about the person which
fascinates you.
4. Spell It For me. The point of asking a
person to spell his or her name for you helps you to picture the name in your mind’s
eye as it is spelt. This helps you to encode it into your memory and easy to
remember.
This also
makes the person feel a sense of importance and he or she will feel good around
you.
NB: Also,
pronouncing someone’s name wrongly is s blunder and so is spelling someone’s
name wrongly.
This can help you to spell and also to pronounce the name better.
With these
tips, you can remember names and make every moment of meeting your friends and
clients a remarkable one.
Thank you.
