1. Look people in the eyes when they introduce themselves and while doing that, repeat there name and then repeat it in your head.
2. After that repeat it a couple more times and call them by name in the conversation whenever feels natural.
3. Try to attach the name to a characteristic feature of the person.
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found some ideas in a CNN article, which were quite helpful. Repeat a person’s name when you’re introduced. Use that name during conversation whenever seems natural. Try to attach the name to a characteristic feature of the person. I tried it last week-end, when I was out on a trip together with a number of people I didn’t know, and it helped! :o)
