Learn how to remember peoples' names

What I do to remember, is I look at their face, and find one feature that fits them and their name. Such as you meet… Marissa! Look at her face and, let’s say she has wild, crazy hair? Mangy Haired Marissa. Don’t tell them the names, haha.

Also, if you are having a conversation, repeat their names several times. Say “Well, hello Marissa, it’s nice to meet you… Marissa, say, did you hear about that soccer game? Blah blah blah, Nice talking to you, Marissa! I hope to meet you again!”
Your brain will attach her face and her mangy hair to the name Marissa.

It works every time for me! Good luck guys, I hope it helped!

xoxo, H.

I really need to do a better job of remembering names. I got the faces down, now I need the name to go with it:)

not possessing this skill makes networking really, really difficult.

and revise them over the next few days a lot of the time. Much better and easier though when I actually get to have a significant conversation with the person, rather than just an introduction – which makes sense of course. It’s hard to remember a person when you haven’t really experienced them.

both my parents have 7 aunts and uncles its so hard to remember 14 names and all their kids so its like 45 names i have to remember and i like see them like once a year

in my volunteering job – I carry a notepad with me, and at the end of the day I write down all the new names I can remember. And of course I try to repeat the names back to myself often in my head. :) But I think really, this goal should be extended to “Learn to remember people’s names and faces” – because I often don’t! I think I may be the kind of person who can really only process a small number of people in my life at one time – never gonna be a networker (not that I want to be!) But it’d be nice to remember all the people I get introduced to. I try.

I’ve been worst with this with my neighbors. What I’ve been trying is when I hear someone’s name I tell my husband so he can help remember too. Then, I write it down on a cheat sheet on my computer. It’s seemed to help some b/c I have a list of names of my neighbors and now don’t feel so embarrassed about not knowing them when they know mine. I also like the idea of repeating the name right back when I hear it. I am going to start trying that.

This is so worth doing. What works for me is when they tell me their name I say it back and it works. 9 outta 10 times I’ll remember their name.

Remember people’s names.
Look people in the eye when speaking to them.

Those two simple things will radically change how you are perceived as a person by everyday society.

I’m not making up some stupid rhyme in my head lest i call someone named Anna and say “Hi Banana”