"uhh sorry, what was your name again?"

MidwestMom2Kids_1
Mon, 05 May 2008 07:40:31 +0000

Here is a tip:
When you meet someone and talk to them, chances are the two of you learned each other’s names at the beginning of the conversation. At the end of the conversation, say, it was great talking to you. Help me out, tell me your name one more time, and he will say, “I’m Fred Flintstone,” and you say, “Great, Thanks, and I’m Barney Rubble” - do this whether you remember his name or not, he won’t be offended, and this will help him remember your name. This is a tip I learned for meetings - to try to get someone’s name again at the end of a conversation with him. You just smile and say “tell me your name one more time” and smile again. Many of us are not good at remembering names and it is easier to recall someone’s name if you have something to store in your brain with it (the memory of the nice conversation you just had with him).

Repeat: “Many of us are not good at remembering names.”