June 7, 2016: Our speaker was our Rotary colleague, Jim Geffert. Jim has been associated with the Dale Carnegie program for 42 years. In 1997, he purchased the franchise for the states of South Carolina and Georgia. He has been listed as one of the top 35 Dale Carnegie instructors in the USA.
His presentation, which involved many members of our club, was “How to Remember Names”. He asked: “Why do we forget names?” Responses included “don’t care enough to remember”, “there are so many people to remember”, “I could not hear the name due to other background noise in the room”. To start, one should focus on the individual, then imprint a first impression by associating the person with a picture because we all think in terms of pictures. Try to find something which rhymes with their name, focus on their appearance [but not clothing because it changes each time you see them], and then associate the person’s name with a similar name with which you are familiar. Continue reading “Jim Geffert: How to Remember Names”