Oh, If Only I Could Remember His Name...

Hi Chris....I am soooo bad at remembering names.    Thanks for the tips :)

That is pretty good.  I will have to try that.  The most embarrassing is when you call someone the wrong name.

Thanks. I needed that tip. I am really ultra bad at remembering names.

I definitely share your struggle. And have used the Visualization method for years. But when the name is like mine "EFTHIMOS", what do you do? Of course if you can master the art of pronouncing it, you are not likely to forget it.

Chris,

Great tip.  I often find myself at a loss for someones name I should have remembered.   Really embarrassing at times.   I'll be putting your tip to the test. 

Thanks!

Another way is while shaking hands put their first name on the left shoulder and last on the right shoulder and if you lose your keys a lot when you put them down blow them up and when looking think of the last place you blew uo.

Thanks Ray

That's a good tip Chris, I have gone to other memory seminars as well and glady improve my memory on remembering a lot of things, besides name, the most important of all is paying special attention to the person you are talking to and simply be there. Noticing how he/she talks, and if the person mention about his family or interest try to picture the thing he must be doing with it. An Example would be if he said he plays basketball - simply picture him playing basketball. Ofcourse the best way to remember the name is by association of their name to something - a rediculous picture of their name will always work.

nevertheless it is one thing about learning how to remember names it is another thing to really be doing it... My advice is practice it daily... and keep doing it - your mind is like a muscle the more you work it out the better it become.

Memory is about remembering things - if you forgot his name it is because you failed to remember it in the first place.

Pay special attention to everything you are doing and you would be remembering more... simply notice what you are doing will help .. try noticing your every move.. everything you do...

Have Fun.

Chris:  Thank you...it is embarrassing when I forget someones name

Hi Chris... I have used these techniques for years now... they REALLY do work well.

I went to a seminar years ago with a guy that amazed us all (sorry I can't remember his name).  That's almost a joke.  Anyway he went around during the beginning before the seminar and nobody knew who the speaker was so he would mingle with everyone there.  When the seminar began he had everyone stand up and as he called us by our name we sat down.  He named everyone to our amazement.  I bought his tape set and since I can't remember his name you can guess what I did with those tapes.... nothing.

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the tips. I didn't think about asking them about their name.

Catherine

Hey Chris, I'm really bad with names too. I have heard something like this before but for the "V" part talking about Lake, the way my brain works I would probably remember it as River or Pool. But I will try doing this the next time I met someone. Thanks for the tip!

Thanks Chris. What works best for me (most of the time) is your first tip - I say their name as many times as I can in our initial conversation without it seeming awkward, and I refer to them by name to others or introduce them to others or just go back and speak with them a second time, using their name again.  If it is an unusual name, I always comment on it with an appropriate remark or question. I think people like to hear you use their name when you speak to them, and they really like it when you remember it later.

I have tried the trick of picturing them in some situation, but that seems distracting for me during the conversation and it just makes something else to remember.  I know it works for most people, but for some reason I have trouble with that one.