Remembering Names

Everyone seems to have their own little ways of remembering names. Some with thought association as in what the person looks like i.e. John Bull-think of an English Bulldog, Mary Kay-think pink, Alice Bird-think bluejay. This can be embarrassing if you slip and use the association word instead of the name. Oh well.

Others use the repeat technique. Repeat the person’s name over and over again as you’re shaking hands, of course it’s hard to listen to what is being said while you’re concentrating on your repeats. Also it’s difficult to do this when you’re meeting several people at once.

Another way is to really look at a person while you’re hearing their name. I like to use this technique. This makes it especially embarrassing that I recently, in my last blog, took two fine individuals and formed them into one. My apologies to June Gibbs and Judy Baker. My mind was too full of bathing puppies, associating you both with the joyful event.