Table of contents:
- Repeat name
- Ask for a business card
- Take notes
- If you have already forgotten the name of the interlocutor, introduce him to someone
- The next day write letters to new acquaintances
2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Memorizing the names of strangers is not an easy task in itself. But it becomes even more complicated at times when you have to make hundreds of business acquaintances at conferences or exhibitions.
If you often have to meet a lot of people, you know what it is like to come home with pockets full of business cards, and frantically remember who all these people are. In such cases, you will be helped by a few simple tricks that will help you not to get confused in business acquaintances.
Repeat name
After your interlocutor has introduced himself, refer to him several times by name during the subsequent conversation. This will help you remember his name.
Ask for a business card
At the end of the conversation, ask the other person for a business card. It will bear not only his name, but also his position.
Take notes
After you have been given a business card, drop a few words about your interlocutor on it. If you write what you talked about, it will later allow you to remember the person who handed you his card.
If you have already forgotten the name of the interlocutor, introduce him to someone
If it turned out that you could not remember the name of the person in front of you, introduce him to someone you know. He will be forced to say his name again.
The next day write letters to new acquaintances
A day after meeting, write letters to those with whom you would like to keep in touch in the future. Write to them that it was a pleasure to meet you and that you hope for further cooperation. By the way, the notes you made on the business cards may come in handy. Try to be short and friendly.
In addition to being a good professional gesture, such letters are very useful for both you and the addressees. First, the letter will help them remember you, because they probably also met several dozen people yesterday. Secondly, this letter can initiate further correspondence, in which you can discuss in detail what you talked about yesterday, as well as many other work issues.
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