Remembering People's Names

Repetition: When you first learn a person's name, say it 3 times in your mind. Repeat it back immediately out loud. "Nice to meet you, Hildegaard. What a nice name you have." Make it a point to use their name several times while talking to them. And don't worry about sounding funny doing this. The sweetest sound to any person's ears is the sound of their own name.

Association: Next thing to do is make an association between the person's looks and their name. Using our Hildegaard example, let's imagine that she is a very slim person. So in your mind you might think "Hildegaard could use a guard to protect her" and imagine a strong guard with his arm around her. Whatever works. The only one who will know about it is you so have fun with it. The wilder the association, the better you will remember the name.