Often, when working with people, you run the risk of having a problem: you have to memorize a lot of names, but this does not happen right away and not everyone has it. But you can still learn to remember names and not confuse them.
Instruction manual
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When you first meet a person, when he introduces to you, repeat his name to yourself, preferably several times. Think about how the name is combined with the features of his appearance, his manner of speaking, try to create a vivid image in your mind - this kind of individual association will help to relate the image of a person and his name and better remember him.
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Do not hesitate to ask again the name at the first meeting if you are not sure that you heard it correctly. It is important to remember the person’s name correctly, especially for complex, unusual names, surnames, and patronymic names. Otherwise, by distorting his name, you can unwittingly offend the person you are talking to.
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In subsequent meetings, do not hesitate to clarify whether you have correctly remembered the name of the person with whom you are conducting a dialogue. At the initial stages of communication, you will most likely be forgiven for this slight forgetfulness. You and your interlocutor will feel much more uncomfortable if, after a long time after meeting you suddenly make a mistake and call him wrong.
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Try to name each person you communicate with as often as possible, by name - this will not only help you better remember his name, but also draw him to you, because it is believed that your own name is one of the most pleasant words that a person will never Don't get tired of hearing in your address. Addressing by name means for a person that he is distinguished from the “total mass”, he is remembered, and this is always pleasant.
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If your work is connected with a rather large, but still limited permanent composition of people (teacher, educator, just an employee of a rather large team), make a list of people with whom you constantly contact. During the memorization, reading the list, try to introduce each person whose name it contains.
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Starting to work with the new children's team, it makes sense to ask the guys to make name tags and wear them for a while. This will allow you and the guys to quickly remember each other's names. It is important only, every time you turn to the child, do not forget to repeat his name. Mentally or aloud, so that the process of memorization goes faster.
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To remember the names of participants in a limited group created, for example, during a training or role-playing game, you can, along with badges, include games in the program that help you better remember the names of participants. One of the options for such games is the following. Everyone becomes in a circle. One of the participants calls his name, the next repeats the name of the previous one and calls his own. The last participant must list the names of everyone in front of him in turn, and then introduce himself.