HOW TO MEMORIZE & REMEMBER NAMES & FACES 

To remember people’s names and faces takes very little effort but will make a great impact in your relationships with other people. 

This is a skill that is learnable. Anyone can with little practice remember people’s names and faces. 

Let’s dive in and learn how to remember the names & faces of the people you meet.

* Pay Attention To The Face & Name.
Decide to remember the name. This is probably the most important part that you may only need to remember. Decide to remember the name. 

* Introduce yourself to the person.
When you introduce yourself, they will then introduce themselves back to you. Make sure to hear the name very clearly. If you didn’t then kindly ask for the name again. 

* Make sure to look at the face and really take notice of their name. 

It’s important that you take a good interest in their names and faces. 

* Repeat The Name back To The Person.

Let’s say the name was “Emily”. You’d repeat the name to her “Nice to meet you Emily”. 

Now that you have made sure to pay attention to the name and the face, you have also echoed the name by repeating it out loud back to the person. 

This alone can help you remember a person’s name and the face. 

The idea of remembering is to attach as much information as you can to the subject. In this case it’s the same. We attach information to the name and the face, so it acts as a clue reminder of what we want to memorize. 

* Start A Conversation.

An added method to it is to start a conversation to and while doing so repeating the name in the conversation. 

This will also be an added value to remember the name. 

* Associate The Name With Another Person Of The Same Name . Pair Link Both Persons Via An Action.

Let’s say we use the name “Emily” again. If you already know another Emily, then you can imagine Emily with the person you know next to each other, and then add an action link between the two to create a memorable mioni-story. Make them fight, kiss, push, etc. As long as you can add a little action between the two persons, it will also act as another clue to remember their name.

* Give The Person A Location Based On The Name.

Another way to strengthen the reminder is to think of the person in a location that you’d find her in. Her name is Emily. Now Emily to me sounds like “A Meal”. So now I can imagine her having a meal with me at the local restaurant. 

This will also help you remember the name very easily as long as you can associate a place to locate the scene. 

* Convert The Name Into A Picture 

Remember what I just did before?
The name Emily sounded like “A Meal”. So I imagine Emily eating a meal. 

To find an image for the face, there are 3 basic questions you can ask each time you want to find an image for the name. 

Here are the 3 Questions To Ask Each Time You Need An Image For A Face.
* What Does The Name Remind You Of?
* What Does The Name Sounds Like?
* What Does The Name Look Like?

By answering any of these questions you should be able to find an image for the name. 

We have found an image for the name Emily as “A Meal”. Now “A Meal” becomes your permanent image for all the names that are “Emily”. 

Any name you find an image for can be used over and over on different people’s faces. 

* Pair Link The Name Image To The Face

Once you have an image for the name, then the method is always the same. By using your imagination, attach the name image to the face by an action, and you’ll remember it. 

In this case, we can imagine “Emily” is eating a meal. And each time we see Emily, we can immediately see that she is eating a meal which will immediately remind you of the name. 

* Reusable Suffix Visuals For Names 

You may sometimes experience some confusion with names. You may meet a person named as “Ann”, and another as “Anna”.

Here is an example of how Anna and Gina might look like.

Ann = Hand (assign an action. it might slap the face, draw on the face etc. )

A = Geometric compass (Letter shape that looks like A)

Ann-a

Hand holding a Geometric compass, and draws/uses on the face of Anna.

Gin = Bottle of Gin (Pour over the head, or any spot you choose on the face)

A = Peg (a secondary Letter shape, but you can still use the Geometric compass)

Gin-a

Bottle of Gin poured over the head of Gina while her nose is Pegged with a Peg.

Bottle of Gin poured over the face of Gina while her nose is wearing a Geometric compass.

in-a = This suggests it’s inside of something

So I would choose some large item that the person head/face/body can fit in.

Let’s say we choose “A Huge Empty Glass Bottle” to represent “in-a”

Attach the name image to the suffix image.

G = Ear (Letter shape that looks like an Ear)

Gina = G in-a = Gina is in a Glass Bottle that has a huge Ear.

in-a (inside)

Angel = Angel Wings

Angel-in-a = Angelina is ” in a ” ** “Glass Bottle” that has “Wings”.

So each time you see ina (in-a), the person, or face/head will be placed inside the bottle.

And the image for the name will be either attached, or used as an action applied to the person or the bottle.

The method is to choose an image for each suffix, and reuse them if and when it ends with it.

Try it. You’ll have great results.