Monday, August 2, 2010

(The Other Person's Name) is the sweetest sound...

Dale Carnegie wrote about it in his best-selling classic, "How to Win Friends and Influence People." It's a proven fact that it's the sweetest sound to a person's ear...

...the sound of their own name.

You make a lasting impression when you can recall someone's name
you previously met.

Stop and think how you felt the last time someone surprised you by
recalling your name. Didn't it make you feel special?

Zig Ziglar tells us, "People don't care how much we know until they
first know how much we care." The person who demonstrates he cares by recalling names will have an endless supply of friends, customers and admirers.

Knowing this, how many times have you been introduced to someone
and two seconds later can't remember their name? Have you ever been at the bank, the grocery store or a ball game and
seen someone that you knew and you couldn't recall their name? Was it a business contact (or prospect)? Did you lose the ability to build a strong relationship by recalling their name? Learning how to remember names is just a small part of the many
benefits there are to improving your memory skills.

--> It will also build your confidence in giving presentations and
speaking in public.

--> You'll easily recall important information from books,
magazines, newspapers and articles you read.

--> Cut down on your study and research time and make that time far
more productive because of your increased retention.

--> And on and on.

Simply put, improving your memory is one of the very best skills to
invest your time and money in. The return on investment is huge!

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