ARememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill
Herearesomewaystomasterit
Reciteandrepeatinconversation
Whenyouhearaperson'sname,repeatit
Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips
Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial
Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat
Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames
Afteryou'vebeenintroducedtosomeone,askthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou
Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou'remakingtolearntheirnames
Admityoudon'tknow
Admittingthatyoucan'tremembersomeone'snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed
Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay,“I'mworkingtoremembernamesbetter
Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue
Whatisitagain
”Useassociations
Linkeachpersonyoumeetwithonethingyoufindinteresting