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3. ask a question. by immediately asking the person a question, you give him the opportunity to speak, which in turn gives you time to anchor his name in your memory, she explains. “it also sends the message that you’re interested in him and want to learn more about him.” one reason we often fail to remember names is that we start talking about ourselves right away, she adds. “this mistakenly takes the focus off of the other person and onto us; plus it robs us of that precious opportunity to savor and remember the ‘sweetest sound’ of their name and anchor it in our mind. by the 