Never forget another name with these four tips. There are few things more awkward than carrying on a conversation with a person whose name you can’t recall. Remembering the name of every person you meet is an epic power move in the world of sales, and life.

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Guys, today I want to talk to you about the power of remembering someone’s name. Now, if you’re anything like me you’ve probably struggled with this because you meet so many people in your life sometimes it feels impossible to remember everybody, but I believe it was Dale Carnegie that said years ago that a person’s name to that person is the sweetest and most important sound they will hear in any language.

So it’s critical especially in sales that we practice the art form of remembering someone’s name and I want to give you guys four tips to help you do that.

First tip.

Prioritize. There’s no way you can remember everybody, so you need to prioritize the names that are important to remember like your clients and your prospects.

Second tip.

Create a list. I do this in my own life. Create a list of the names you want to remember and reference that list multiple times a day to help you on the memorization process.

Third tip.

Practice the art of association. When you first meet somebody don’t just try to remember their name. Try to associate that person with something you learned about them like a like or an interest, hobby, something like that even an object: John and the blue shirt. Association can often help you remember somebody easier than just remembering their name.

Fourth tip.

CareI.  know this sounds simplistic, but the truth is the reason why we struggle to remember people’s names is because when we first get introduced we’re distracted and we’re not in that moment. Practice the art of caring that when you meet somebody you’re committed to being in that moment and actually focus on who that person is.

The takeaway.

There you have it guys there are four tips to help you memorize someone’s name. Hopefully that saves you from future embarrassment and helps you make a great impression. If you like these tips subscribe to our Youtube channel, and check us out on Instagram and Facebook. Take action on this today!