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few tricks, thanks to which you will be able to impress

everyone with your great memory for names and improve your

social skills.

Remembering a name and then using it early in the first

conversations is one of the best ways to make a great first
impression. By using the name of the person who you just

met, you will make them feel important to you. By doing so,

you can easily open the door to creating a special relationship

with that person.

“For most people, their own name is the sweetest and most
important sound in any language.” - Dale Carnegie

Here’s how to go about it:

1. Commit Yourself

Decide today that you will remember names every time you

meet someone new. Usually, when we talk to someone for the
first time, we do not pay attention to their name. It usually

disappears from our heads literally in a matter of seconds.

That’s why the commitment to start remembering the names

of people you meet is so important.

If you think, “I have such a bad memory for names,” then

you are wrong and looking for excuses. There is no such thing

as a bad memory for names. If you do not remember them, it

means that you do nothing to remember them. Decide that

from now on you will start doing something in this direction.
Recall that undertaking whenever you expect to meet someone

new.

2. Focus