Geschäftspartner freuen sich, wenn Sie sie mit Namen begrüßen. Mit diesen Tricks lernen Sie, sich besser an deren Namen zu erinnern.
How to remember a name
Geschäftspartner freuen sich, wenn Sie sie mit Namen begrüßen. Mit diesen Tricks lernen Sie, sich besser an deren Namen zu erinnern.
Failure to connect a name and a face can be embarrassing. Try these tricks to help you remember who you are talking to. They require concentration and practice, but they work.
1 When you are introduced to someone, make sure you understand their name properly.
2 Take a moment to let the name sink into your mind.
3 Repeat the name a couple of times in the conversation thatfollows until it has registered.
4 Look at the person carefully and find an association that matches their name. For example, a person called Black might look like the singer Roy Black. Or he might look like a workman and you can imagine him with a Black and Decker drill in his hand.
5 If you can’t find an association, invent a rhyme as a memory prop – Mr Green visits the Queen, Mrs Mills takes sleeping pills, Tony is sitting on a pony, Mary is very scary. It may seem silly, but remember – you are the only one who knows you are using this method – and the more absurd the connection is, the more it will stick with you – sometimes for years to come.