Marguerite Ham, Memory expert: Learn to remember what you hear, read and people’s names!
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- How To Remember What’s His Name?!
- Igniting Success with Inspiration, and Tools for Success
- How to Remember Anything in 60 Minutes or Less
- Leaders Guide to Vision, Mission & Purpose
- The Power of Perception
- Communication is Key to a Leaders Success
- Priority Shuffle – Task management strategies that guarantee success
- Create powerful, effective teams who work together for the success of their projects and the organization.
- Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Marguerite Ham, memory expert, training has improved the effectiveness and increased individual productivity in organizations.
Gives presentations a year to groups as diverse as Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and universities. such as: Lucent Technologies, TRW, Lockheed Martin, the FDIC, and Qwest.
How To Remember “What’s His Name?”
How often do you forget someone’s name immediately after being introduced?
At last, there is a solution!
It doesn’t matter what type of business you are in, if you are dealing with people… names are important! It doesn’t matter if you are in a networking function, social setting or business meeting, remembering names can make or break you in business! Dale Carnegie wrote in his book, “How To Win Friends and Influence People”, “…the sweetest sound to a person’s ear, is their own name!”
This is still true today, people want to be called by their correct name! How often do you meet a Mark and call him Mike, (close but no cigar!)
Like anything else, recalling names is a learned skill that requires you to use the skills in order for the techniques to work. There is no miracle pill that we can take and have a perfect memory. There are some herbal supplements that are great for enhancing memory, however the real memory power comes from skills and techniques that work!
Here are some Tips on: How to Remember What’s His Name?
These tips will get you up and running and give you a 30% increase in recalling names…TODAY!
Have a firm hand shake, let the person you are meeting, know you are alive and present.
How do you feel when you receive the “wet noodle” hand shake?
Most people respond “yuck!” What does that “wet noodle” handshake say about that person? Possibly, not having a lot of self esteem, lack of confidence, not interested. What do you feel when you are on the receiving end of this type of handshake? So, be sure to have a firm, not bone crushing handshake!
Have direct eye contact, again, let the person you are speaking with know you are speaking with them not anyone else! Most people tell me they feel unimportant, not valued, not fully listened to, maybe the person is hiding something or has somewhere else more important to be. What does a lack of eye contact say to you when you are meeting someone? Have great eye contact, let the person you are talking with know they are important to you!
Repeat the person’s name immediately!
This technique forces us to listen when the name is first stated.
We all have a lot going on in our lives, we tend to always be moving onto what is “next”, and so our minds are not fully present when we meet a new person.
Some people tell me, they are internally processing about what the other person is thinking about them and in turn misses their name!
Some suggestions for repeating a name are:
“Nice to meet you, Eric”,
“Kathy, is that with a C or a K?”
“Bob, that’s my Dad’s name!”
Repeating their name will work!
Come up with statements and questions that you are comfortable with. Make sure you are present, and truly listening when that person says their name. Don’t be thinking about anything else but their name, really focus!
Notice something visual about that person. What is your first impression of that person?
What color is their hair, do they wear glasses, are they wearing a polo shirt or a button down shirt? You can focus on one of two areas, facial features or clothes. Obviously, facial features will be longer lasting. Clothes are effective to use in a networking, social gathering or meeting situation; typically we are meeting a lot of people in a short amount of time and clothes allow us to easily scan the room and review the names of people we just met!
Repetition is the Mother of Memory.
The best way to recall names is to meet 5 people and then do a brief review of those 5 people you just met. If you are in a business meeting or networking function, meet 5 people, review those 5, meet 5 more people, review those 10, meet 5 more review the last 10.
Groups of 5 seems to be the most effective!
The above tips will give you an instant increase in recalling people’s names. Everyone likes to be remembered. Increase your confidence – learn to remember names accurately and easily.
When you remember people’s names…they remember you!!!
Books by Marguerite Ham
- How to Remember Anything in 60 Minutes or Less
- How to Remember What’s His Name?
- How to Remember Anything in 60 Minutes or Less”,
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