How to Remember People’s Names

If you want to stop being one of those people who is "bad with names," this video is for you.

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[tankkat]

I got chills when he calls out Derek
It's like he's talking to me

[WEYffles]

LITERALLY ME, I wouldn't be surprised if I forgot my mom's name since I'm always calling her "mom"

— Hey, how do you spell your name?
— Bob. B. O. B.
— 😅

[deemah-fmxm]

I forgot your name when I wanted to recommend you to my friend.

[sambeawesome]

This reminds me of a tour my dad and I went on years ago. The guide asked our names one by one, and after hearing them, she reached out to shake our hands, gripped it while starting right into our eyes, and repeated our names back firmly. She explained this was how she remembers names. And she did! Throughout the entire tour she remembered everyone's names perfectly :)

[AlvaroALorite]

Techniques:
1) quizzing yourself. Write their name down at the end of the day

2) use mnemonic techniques

* Be merciful to yourself, remembering names is NOT easy because they are arbitrary.

3) waiting for the name to pop up again in a conversation is fine... You could even use the trick of asking them to spell their name (though this may not work for phonetically consistent languages) But asking again is "braver", you run the risk of being seen as careless, or on the contrary, as willing to know the other person's name.

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[wobaguk]

I think theres also an element of self-consciousness at work. I think people and definitely me are generally mentally occupied around new people with the task of not looking awkward or bored, or thinking what the next thing you are going to say in comversation is, while still listening. So the things people say kind of slip off the surface because you are putting way more mental energy into what you are putting out, rather than what you are taking in.

[kieranmajury]

This was really interesting, thanks David.

[ossen]

Name is the sweetest sound to a person's ear - so much power behind hearing someone call your name

[ShanilleRose]

this video came out JUST after I read the Principle 3 of remembering peoples names from “how to win friends and influence people” last night

you sir, are a genius

[TimeFliesTimeManagement]

And beyond embarrassment.. people LOVE when we remember their names 🤗

[Zajcooo]

don't worry about ending a sentence with a person's name, they are probably going to love it if you explain it's all about remembering their name
people love being listened to, remembered and given attention; letting them know you care is a great way to catch their attention and score positive in the future

[sebascorrea]

+ Hey! What was your name again?
- John. I cannot believe you forgot that!
+ John, I meant your second name!


He has one: ✅
He has none:
- Well, I don't have one.
+ Ha, that's why I did not remember that!

[TimeFliesTimeManagement]

Go one step further and remember ONE THING about them.... it will make it even sweeter...

[ranybitrology]

The dislikes are the people that Thomas forgot what their names were.

[paul_seiler]

When I was learning my guitar string names I came up with the pneumonic "Every, Angry, Dog, Gets, Beat, Eventually" ... and I've remembered them ever since :) Great video! Great advice!

[asmaaai]

I also noticed that I have less chance forgetting a person's name when their name when I associat it to someone I already know because of some similarities

[udimax]

I love your videos Tim, I mean Tom, I mean Thomas

[juanmonselv]

Normal people: oh, ok I want to learn how to remember people's names.
Me: I want to remember the character's anime names.

[darrylwhitefeather]

My professor for biblical Hebrew remembered all of our 30 last names after the first day, he's my hero 😂