People's names

• 1). Repeat the name when you first hear it: "Nice to meet you, Harold."
  
  
• 2). Think of a relative or friend who has the same name: "This fellow has the same name as Uncle Harry."
  
  
• 3). Make a mental joke about this person's name: "This fellow is quite bald to be named Harry." Keep the joke to yourself, though.
  
  
• 4). Find a melody or rhyme in the name, as both aid memory: "Anne Maureen plays the tambourine."
  
  
• 5). Ask the person to spell the name, if it is unique, to etch it into your memory.