Carmer/Names - Remember them

## Names - Remember them
#Remember Names to be Remembered.

1. Why is this a relevant topic
  * programmer social stereotypes / who wants to be a stereotype?
      * antisocial
      * introverted
  * We are all - or soon will be - job hunting.
  * People, in general, like to be remembered.
2. Excuses, Excuses.
  * anecdote about forgetting name
  * I'm just not good with names.
  * I'm good with faces but not names.
3. It's not just excuses
  * from PsyBlog - The most popular explanation in the research is that names are essentially arbitrary and meaningless. For most of us our names give away few clues about our appearance, our personalities or anything about us, except maybe a rough age, ethnicity, social class and whether our parents were celebrities (hello ‘Moon Unit’, ‘Tu Morrow’ and ‘Moxie Crimefighter’—yes, all real names of celebrity offspring).
  If, for example, I was called ‘The Pink Panther’, and I happened to look like a pink panther, you’d almost certainly find it easy to remember my name.
  * if my name was Sorta-tall Whiteguy With Glasses people would probably remember my name easier than Andrew.
  * names are abstract. They are a bunch of letters put together to make a sound. They don't necessarily correlate to someones appearance or personality.
3. Techniques and tips to help you remember names
  * Commit to trying to remember names
    * turns out most people say they're bad at remembering name so they don't try
    * tell yourself "I will try my hardest to remember peoples names"
    * make it genuinely important
  * Concentrate on remembering a name
    * when you meet someone new - concentrate - give them your full attention
    * anecdote - avoid social narcissism
  * Repetition
    * repeat their name when you meet them
    * if you didn't catch their name - ask them to repeat it.
      * don't be embarrassed if you forget - ask again people like that you show interest in remembering their name.
    * if its a tricky or unusual
      * ask them to spell it
      * pronounce it again
      * anything that helps you remember
    * use their name in conversation
    * look at them and repeat in your head
  * Association
    * their name and an image that their name provokes
    * from wittcom.com - Create visuals
      * Imagine a ham that weighs a ton spinning on the end of Mrs. Hamilton's
      nose.
      * Picture an old-fashioned car jack under Jack's prominent jaw.
      * See margarine melting through Margaret's curly, blond hair.
    * Make a rhyme that fits their name
    * Mnemonic devices
  * Tech tools
    * Twitter
    * Facebook
    * Beware - Don't become dependent - use as a supplement.
1. Overview - Remembering names is important.
  * Don't be that guy/gal
  * Genuinely want to remember peoples names
  * Use tactics and techniques to help you remember
  * the thing that someone told me that has stuck with me - "A person's name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language." - Dale Carnegie
	#Remember Names to be Remembered.

	1. Why is this a relevant topic
	* programmer social stereotypes / who wants to be a stereotype?
	* antisocial
	* introverted
	* We are all - or soon will be - job hunting.
	* People, in general, like to be remembered.
	2. Excuses, Excuses.
	* anecdote about forgetting name
	* I'm just not good with names.
	* I'm good with faces but not names.
	3. It's not just excuses
	* from PsyBlog - The most popular explanation in the research is that names are essentially arbitrary and meaningless. For most of us our names give away few clues about our appearance, our personalities or anything about us, except maybe a rough age, ethnicity, social class and whether our parents were celebrities (hello ‘Moon Unit’, ‘Tu Morrow’ and ‘Moxie Crimefighter’—yes, all real names of celebrity offspring).
	If, for example, I was called ‘The Pink Panther’, and I happened to look like a pink panther, you’d almost certainly find it easy to remember my name.
	* if my name was Sorta-tall Whiteguy With Glasses people would probably remember my name easier than Andrew.
	* names are abstract. They are a bunch of letters put together to make a sound. They don't necessarily correlate to someones appearance or personality.
	3. Techniques and tips to help you remember names
	* Commit to trying to remember names
	* turns out most people say they're bad at remembering name so they don't try
	* tell yourself "I will try my hardest to remember peoples names"
	* make it genuinely important
	* Concentrate on remembering a name
	* when you meet someone new - concentrate - give them your full attention
	* anecdote - avoid social narcissism
	* Repetition
	* repeat their name when you meet them
	* if you didn't catch their name - ask them to repeat it.
	* don't be embarrassed if you forget - ask again people like that you show interest in remembering their name.
	* if its a tricky or unusual
	* ask them to spell it
	* pronounce it again
	* anything that helps you remember
	* use their name in conversation
	* look at them and repeat in your head
	* Association
	* their name and an image that their name provokes
	* from wittcom.com - Create visuals
	* Imagine a ham that weighs a ton spinning on the end of Mrs. Hamilton's
	nose.
	* Picture an old-fashioned car jack under Jack's prominent jaw.
	* See margarine melting through Margaret's curly, blond hair.
	* Make a rhyme that fits their name
	* Mnemonic devices
	* Tech tools
	* Twitter
	* Facebook
	* Beware - Don't become dependent - use as a supplement.
	1. Overview - Remembering names is important.
	* Don't be that guy/gal
	* Genuinely want to remember peoples names
	* Use tactics and techniques to help you remember
	* the thing that someone told me that has stuck with me - "A person's name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language." - Dale Carnegie