8 Reasons Why Master Communicators Remember People Names

You've probably heard before that it's good to remember and use people's names. Remembering and using people's names is truly one of the easiest to do, yet effective ways to improve our communication skills. Here's 8 reasons why you should make an effort to remember names more effectively.

1. IT DRASTICALLY INCREASES YOUR LIKEABILITY. Have you ever had someone remember your name after years of seeing them? Sure you have. It was impressive wasn't it? On some level you immediately liked this person more didn't you?

2. PEOPLE LOVE TO HEAR THEIR NAMES. The most beautiful, pleasurable sound to anyone in any language will always be their own name. For all of us from a young age our name is associated with positive, loving emotions coming from our parents.

3. INCREASES YOUR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE. On a number of different levels we become more influential when we use people's names. On a simple level people like us more and are more willing to consider our suggestions when we remember their names. By remembering and using someone's name you are subtly, yet powerfully communicating; I am an intelligent, friendly, genuine, socially valuable, good to know person.

4. INCREASES YOUR SOCIAL PROOF. Social proof is the quality of being popular and demonstrating social value, you also sometimes hear of it as being described as charismatic. Quite simply remembering people's names will make you more popular; you will get invited to more parties, people will want to talk to you, etc.

5. IMPROVES YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION. It really is true that first impressions are self-fulfilling prophesies of how the relationship will go. So make the most of them by using their name multiple times within the first few minutes of conversation.

6. MAKES YOU MORE MEMORABLE. Once you demonstrate your unique ability to recall names it will definitely create a unique impression which people will remember for years (Even if they don't remember your name!).

7. HELPS YOUR CAREER. Depending upon what you do for work improving your name recall ability can give you an extra edge or drastically increase your earning ability. If you work in customer service or at an office people will immediately like you more, increasing your chances of a promotion. If you work in sales or business development capacity you drastically increase your ability to influence you prospects. I'm sure you've heard that we buy from people we like. You'll often hear stories of how master salespeople, or politicians or business moguls where great at remembering names.

8. IT HELPS WITH DATING. If you are single and in the dating world remembering people's names is essential. In most cases forgetting a person's name you are interested in will completely eliminate the attraction and your chances of getting a date. If you meet an attractive prospect online, at a party or through friends and then remember it later on you immediately demonstrate yourself as a higher value, intelligent potential mate.

Please check out this free video course on remembering names. It's about 50 minutes long and will teach you a mental 'hack' called the AV Association Technique. It's a 'mind power technique' that master salespeople, politicians, pickup artists and cult leaders use to remember limitless names instantaneously.

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