Five Seconds to Success in remembering people's names

waft1

The most common reason for forgetting names is failing to
1 \4 J7 m; [' W, k; C0 `3 Lfocus on the moment of introduction, so you never hear
$ c  o* r4 |" t; c* e) |, E3 {them in the first place. You are too busy thinking about what
- T5 f/ K" C5 u* Kyou're going to say next or worrying about what others will
5 v. }" O% ^9 g& ~" Z6 N: Hthink of you.
- @" l  p- L4 u5 a' S
: v# |" B6 _; u9 j5 b) JUse the following 5-second strategy to remember first
7 `4 |3 k+ E8 fnames:
1) The first second: Focus on the moment of introduction.
2) The second second: Don't think about what to
say—listen for the name.
8 e1 S! \4 c5 p- A4 Z3 ]( b" W3) The third second: Repeat the name aloud.
' U7 \6 V! x, @! L/ \1 n( ~4) The fourth second: Think of someone you know
. L* K' w! a7 j. A2 o; i0 lwith the same name.
/ i% V, L. }5 K4 J- ?8 i& J% i5) The fifth second: Use the name during and at the
end of the conversation.
; e/ S0 B. ^( L& ~, ^+ ^0 m8 w1 H
) g/ O1 _$ ~% V8 v% U---Don Gabor <<How to start a conversation and make friends>>