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s, I draw a thin line across their name. I want to remember them. They may come back.This memory method works for me.At mealtimes, I sit where I have an unobstructed view of the people at their tables. I go through my list while looking at the people and studying their facial features.This helps when you see them in other places.Recently on my daily walk, I could see at a distance a woman with her hairdo short and chopped. I knew it was J.J. I greeted her with a shout,“How is it going for you, J.J.?”She answered back with my name. I was pleased to hear it. We now know each other. We know each other’s names, and we are family.<a href="https://franklyjim.medium.com/membership">Click here if you’d like unlimited access to more of my writing and everything else on Medium</a>. Note: this is an affiliate link, and I will receive a portion of your membership fees.</article></body>

How to Remember Names

This simple method works well for you and me.

I wished to improve my ability to remember names. I wanted all the members of our Senior Home to feel like cousins. Near and dear.

Knowing everyone’s first name was the best way to accomplish this. No small task, I thought, until I tried this simple method.

Everyone is fond of their name. They like the sound of it. Hearing their name spoken gets their attention.

How do I go about improving my name-calling abilities?

I needed to stop saying, with downcast eyes, “Hi Pal or Hello,” with no name following.

How I accomplished my mission.

We were sitting at our lunch table with my friend Willene, a gregarious woman who knows the names of all the staff and many renters.

With my small spiral notebook in hand, I would signal to Willene the person I wished to list, and she would tell me their name.

I would print their name with a reminder tip next to their name.

Katina is the Assistant Manager, and Kerina is Activity Director. I jotted each name with her title.

To remember each renter’s name, I gave a personal hint to each. I used a personal characteristic, something unique about them.

For example, In the 1940s, Rick was a singer with the Fred Waring orchestra. I printed his name and made a brief notation. “Sings.”

Now I have him pegged. A glance at his name and my tip gives me my answer.

When someone moves from us, I draw a thin line across their name. I want to remember them. They may come back.

This memory method works for me.

At mealtimes, I sit where I have an unobstructed view of the people at their tables. I go through my list while looking at the people and studying their facial features.

This helps when you see them in other places.

Recently on my daily walk, I could see at a distance a woman with her hairdo short and chopped. I knew it was J.J. I greeted her with a shout,

“How is it going for you, J.J.?”

She answered back with my name. I was pleased to hear it. We now know each other. We know each other’s names, and we are family.

Click here if you’d like unlimited access to more of my writing and everything else on Medium. Note: this is an affiliate link, and I will receive a portion of your membership fees.