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When you are greeting someone for the first time, always be

focused on this activity. You need to be present in the moment.

Dispersion and lack of focused attention will simply hold you

back from remembering names. Carefully listen to what

people say, how they introduce themselves. Moreover, take

notice of how each person looks. See what characteristics their
faces have. You will need these details to create associations,

which I will describe in the fourth point.

3. Repeat

Repetition of the name is a quick way to save it in your
memory. You can repeat names in many different ways. For

example, immediately using the given name. Let’s suppose

that someone introduces himself to you as Adam. And you

say: “Hi Adam, nice to meet you.” After a while of

conversation you might ask, “Listen Adam, you’ve got a really

cool accent, are you from…?” Another way to repeat the name
is pronouncing it in your thoughts. In this case, after Adam

introduces himself, you say in your head, “Adam, Adam,

Adam, Adam, Adam, Adam…” The third possibility is to

write this name on a piece of paper as soon as you have the

opportunity to do so. Of course it depends on the
circumstances in which you meet, but you can always save

that name in your cellphone or somewhere else. The mere act

of writing it will help your memory by a great degree.

4. Create Associations

Whenever you hear a new name, create images which
include the associations of the name with an object or event. In

addition, make this image vivid, funny or even absurd and

overdrawn, colorful and in motion—it will make you