How to Remember Names

1. Commit

Begin by making a commitment — a conscious decision — to remember people’s names.

Don’t let yourself off easy, blaming a bad memory. Forgetting names is due less to a bad memory than to a lack of application. Tell yourself — because it’s true — that you can remember names if you want to and if you work at it.Before going to a meeting or a party or anywhere you might meet people, remind yourself of your commitment. And recommit yourself: “I will make my best effort to remember the names of the people I meet.”

2. Concentrate

You can only remember what you observe in the first place. If you are distracted or if you aren’t paying attention, you won’t register the person’s name so you can’t possibly remember it. 1. Paying attention to the person’s name when you first hear it. 2. Forming an impression of the person.

Listen to the person’s name. If you miss it or find a few seconds later that you’ve already forgotten it, say “I’m sorry I missed your name. Can you give it to me again?” If you still have trouble with it, say, “I’m sorry, but would you spell that out for me?”

Get a clear, detailed impression of the person.The more vividly you observe people’s physical characteristics, the more likely you are to remember them. Use all of your senses to form the most striking impression possible.

3. Remember

If you are having a hard time remembering the name you can repeat it a couple of times a day so that you can remember it. Repeating it will help you remember the persons name very quickly.

Six Ways To Make People Like You

Rule#1: Become genuinely interested in other people

Some of the reasons in which you need to do to make people like you is talking to other people and get to know them. You maybe have a lot in common with the people that you least expect. The more people you become interested is going to be the more people who are going to like you. Most of the time people will usually be interested in talking to you as well because they are trying to make people like them as well so you can be confident.

Rule#2: Smile
Some of the reasons in which you need to do to make people to like you is always have a smile on your face. A reason for this is because that shows a lot about your personality. For Example if you walk up to someone and you start the conversation with a smile they are going to want to keep on talking to you. Another reason is if someone is having a bad day you can cheer them up just by smiling at them. That person. even if they are in a really bad mood will lighten up because of your smile.

Rule#3: Remember Names
I think this is one of the best things to do so you can make people like you. For example if someone new that you talked to comes up to you and starts a conversation and you dont know their name they are not going to want to talk to you again. On the other hand if you remember the persons name when they come up to talk to you and you greet them with their name they will feel good. They would want to keep on talking to you.

Rule#4:Be a good listener
This is also one of the best things that you can do to make people like you. Sometimes people want to talk about themselves and express themselves so sometimes its good to open up and listen to what some people have to say. Sometimes you might want to tell someone about your life and all the amazing things you have done. Its always best to let the other person have to chance to tell you something about themselves.

Rule#5: Talk in terms of the other mans interest
This is a good rule. One of the reasons i believe this is because its good to talk about something that the person will want to talk about not something that they dont or that they feel uncomfortable with.Its always good to ask them first because if you start talking to them about something that they don't want to talk about they probably wont want to talk to you again. A good conversation will usually start from a topic that interests both of you

Rule#6: Make the other person feel important-and do it sincerely
Show your admiration:towards the other person. Show them that you care about them. If you tell them how much they mean to you they will really like you. Show them appreciation. Even if they haven't done anything to make you appreciate them appreciate that they have been with you. You can tell them that you appreciate them fo the smallest thing. Pay attention to them. This is another way that you can make them feel important because it will show them that you care.

Reflection:
The way that i can apply these 6 rules is by doing these things on a daily basis so that it can help to make other people like you. In order for people to like me, I will do these six ways listed by Dale Carnegie. This six ways are the gateway for people to like you. For me the most important ones and the ones I'll imply the most is to become more interest in the person than myself, smile, and remember their names. Every time I approach someone new I will make sure I smile so the person doesn't feel scared. A smile shows that you are friendlier and more approachable. The next important way for me to make people like me is to become genuinely interested in others. Doing this will show that you are trying to get to know that person and make a new friend. Lastly, for people to like, I would make sure I remember their names. By remembering their names this will show to the person that I payed attention.