sorry actually duh when it comes to remembering names of people.... have had good share of embarrassments.....luckily humour gets me excused...but for howlong...pls help......
2006-08-07 22:26:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Thanks a ton....john...bryan....xian...its helping already....
2006-08-07 22:38:56 · update #1
say it back to them a couple times. For instance:
Nice to meet you ______.
_________ what do you think?
Etc, etc.
Repetition creates retention.
2006-08-07 22:30:26 · answer #1 · answered by Jon H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What helps me to remember someones name is to give them a nickname.
For example, when I met a new co-worker named Jason, I couldn't ever remember his name so I started calling him Jay, and eventually I had enough people "correct" me which made me remember his name. Even though I still call him Jay, I know his name is Jason, and he knows that I know that. My excuse for calling him Jay is that I'm too lazy to pronounce the second syllable :)
2006-08-08 09:18:27 · answer #2 · answered by GottaGo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask whoever you are talking to for their name. Keep repeating the name in conversation when it fits, and ask their name before they leave your company. Repeat their name a few times. It may work, if not immediately, then later. I tend to have the same problem sometimes.
Good luck!
2006-08-08 05:33:39 · answer #3 · answered by xian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100 % guarranteed MEMORY Jogger. After, you meet them, picture them in your MIND. Repeat their name. Then, WRITE it DOWN on a piece of paper, put it in your pocket, with your KEYS. Then that night, before you go to bed, Pull out the List with the names & say their name one time, picture the person in your mind & that PERSON's name will be commited to your memory & recall.
It's simple, using the System.
2006-08-08 06:51:29 · answer #4 · answered by bereftcat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assign funny tags or joke to them....like Michael=row the boat ashore,
Tom=thumb, ****=every man has it, Paul=the saint .
2006-08-08 05:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm the same way and what works for me is to say their name out loud when I meet them.
2006-08-08 10:05:06 · answer #6 · answered by Mollywobbles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when he or she tells you something you should know their names but... me i have some problems like that. I am a popular one to play and hang out with in my really huge family
2006-08-12 00:15:25 · answer #7 · answered by Charmagne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best way to remember the person's name is to observe the person carefully when u meet them and try to associate their names with their personality
2006-08-08 06:03:03 · answer #8 · answered by anamika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using his/her name like a joke or any of those
2006-08-08 05:31:06 · answer #9 · answered by Bryan F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what Jon H said, It's helps.
2006-08-08 06:06:15 · answer #10 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋