A mnemonic is a word association technique that can help you remember things. It comes from the Greek word for "memory aid." Such phrases may have little or no actual relationship with the information you're trying to recall, but they can nevertheless jog your memory. You can use mnemonic techniques to remember just about anything, from names to colors. The name Roy G. Biv, for example, contains the first letters of all the colors in the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).
Instructions
1. Repeat a new person's name out loud and bring up a picture of in your mind of a famous person with the same name. This person can be living or dead, real or fictional. The sillier the image, the better the chance that you'll remember. In fact, it doesn't have to be a person, even. Anything that you can picture will do.
2. Picture these two people standing arm in arm, or picture the new person you just met wearing or holding something related to the famous person. For instance, if you meet someone named John, you might picture him standing with John Wayne, or you might picture him wearing a 10-gallon hat.
3. Don't take too long choosing a name. The first one that pops into your head is probably the best. Plus, you don't want to stand there mentally going through a list of names.
4. Close your eyes briefly and try to remember the person's name the next time you meet. The name should come to you.
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