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Company's CEO offers tipson remembering names
NEW YORK -- It's one of the friendliest, most effective business skills: remembering a person's name.
Yet many of us struggle to do so, especially when we're confronted with a constant parade of new people.
So, a few tips to help you remember from Diane Darling, the founder and CEO of Effective Networking Inc., a Boston-based firm that teaches networking skills.
UAsk the person to repeat the name if you didn't hear, or didn't understand.
USay the name in your head, or out loud.
UMake a mental connection to someone you know with the same name.
USpell the name aloud: "John with an 'h' or without?"
UCreate a connect-the-dots scenario in your mind about their name. If someone's last name is Roberts, think of the movie "Bob Roberts" or the Kansas senator, Pat Roberts.
Associated Press