{"id":259,"date":"2014-03-11T11:45:44","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T11:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.picmonic.com\/the-name-game-how-to-remember-names-using-5-picmonic-methods\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T19:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T19:30:45","slug":"the-name-game-how-to-remember-names-using-5-picmonic-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.picmonic.com\/pages\/the-name-game-how-to-remember-names-using-5-picmonic-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"The Name Game: How To Remember Names Using 5 Picmonic Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<em>Forgetting someone\u2019s name is the worst. (I&#8217;m Nicole, by the way.) Often, you\u2019ll find yourself introduced to a new person and get immediately distracted; before they even start talking you\u2019ve already forgotten their name. Now, you have to spend the next five minutes of their life story (\u201cI just moved here from Kansas, I\u2019m so excited to start medical school, I already memorized First Aid!\u201d) ignoring them while you desperately try to recall their name. (Nicole who?!)<\/em>\r\n\r\nThis is an easily avoidable situation if you know the right tricks. Improving your memory is simple when you know what to do, and Picmonic just happens to be experts when it comes to memory tricks and tips. So here are 5 tricks to teach you how to remember names starting with the next person you meet.\r\n<h2>Write it down. Jot down a note ASAP.<\/h2>\r\nAs soon as you get to pen and paper, write down the person&#8217;s name and a few notes about them. Something notable about his or her\u00a0appearance, personality, how you met or who you both know. Just the simple act of note taking can help you store something longer.\r\n<h2>Repetition. Repeat after me.<\/h2>\r\nSay their name back to them, and repeat it. \u201cHey Mike, nice to meet you Mike Mike Mike.\u201d Okay, not like that, but try to use their name throughout your conversation to reinforce it. Repeating the information will help you encode it in your memory.\r\n<h2>Give their name context. Tell a story in your head using the person&#8217;s\u00a0name.<\/h2>\r\nSometimes it helps to remember more about people than just their names. Instead of focusing on Liam, try to remember Liam from lunch on Tuesday, who ordered the turkey sandwich. Mia who moved here from Kansas to start med school.\r\n<h2>Word play. Use mnemonic devices and alliteration to create plays-on-words with their first name.<\/h2>\r\nYou\u2019ll have to be careful not to smirk, because the best way to create a mnemonic device with a person\u2019s name is to quickly generate the most ridiculous wordplay you can. For example, if you just met Jackson, you can remember him as Jackson Jack-o-lantern\u2014since his head vaguely resembles a pumpkin (and he\u2019s a ginger). Or if you run into Isabella, you can quickly remember your hilarious one-line joke: Is-a-bella ringing?!\r\n\r\nYou can take it one step further by trying to use alliteration or rhyming with something relevant to the person. Sophie from soccer or Dale from sales.\r\n<h2>Visual conversion. Turn someone\u2019s name into a picture.<\/h2>\r\nThis takes wordplay to another level. Try not only to create a quick mnemonic for the person\u2019s name, but generate an image that you can immediately recall the next time you see them. Imagine Elizabeth as Queen Elizabeth, prancing around school with a large pompous hat and knighting people before class. Or visualize Mason shrunk down and trapped inside a mason jar with holes poked in the top so he can breathe. 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