Start and End a Conversation with Someone's Name to Memorize It

Start and End a Conversation with Someone's Name to Memorize It

If you have trouble remembering names (like I do sometimes), a great way to help yourself remember is to start and end your first few conversations (especially your first one) with a person's name. It helps cement it in your mind and attach their name to their face so you'll have an easier time remembering later.

FastCompany explains it this way:

Repeat their name: Engrave that name into your frontal lobe with repetition. Price says to say the name aloud twice: first to confirm that you're saying it correctly, second as a conversation starter.

Conclude with their name: Close the conversation by saying their name. It'll be validating for them—aw, they remembered!—and give you another chance to convince your neurons to fire that way again.

People who are old hat at memory tricks like this may know this method already, but it's especially useful in a social situation where you're meeting a lot of people at once. Try to get their name into the conversation at least once or twice while you're talking to them, and then definitely conclude the conversation with their name as you're saying goodbye or moving on to talk to someone else. That level of repetition will help you remember, and make the other person feel acknowledged. It's a win win. Hit the link below for a few more tricks to remember anyone's name, or head over to our full guide to how to remember people's names (and deal with difficult names).

4 Tricks for Remembering Anybody's Name

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