How to Remember Your Own Names

Names are very important details. They are part of being welcoming and gracious. I've seen evidence of this, of all places, my kid's corati studio. The instructors seem to have a policy that as soon as any child walks in the door, even for a first lesson, all the teachers will know and remember the child's name. It's just a work culture assumption that knowing everyone's name is as important as knowing a particular form. And so people form to that expectation. So to day, if you are introduced to someone, make a point of remembering his or her name and using it multiple times in the conversation. Try introducing that person to some one else and using the name