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Summary: A name does matter!
Review: Do not buy this book unless you sell, interact with large numbers of people, or want to advance yourself through interpersonal interaction. In other words, if you breath air you need this book! Immediately after reading it I built better relationships with people that I normally would take for granted. For example, last week I made the decision that I would remember the names of all the waiters and managers at my favorite restaurants. I did this with ease using the techniques in this book. It is amazing how helpful restaurant staff will be in getting you a reservation in a "full" restaurant when you adress them by their first name and ask them how their family is (ofcourse I took the time to learn their family member names). Most people do not take the time to learn the names of restaurant staff, gas station attendants, doormen, bus drivers and everyone else they interact with on a daily basis. What most people do not know is these are the people who can make their lives easier. Benjamin Levy does an excellent job communicating techniques that will last a lifetime!
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Summary: BILL TADLOCK
Review: For many years I've studied memory and related subjects. I have even demonstrated memory by memorising a magazne. I have over 50 books on memory in my library and none equal this book for teaching how to remember names. It does not necessarily break new ground but it really teaches you how to remember names in an interesting and easy way. I think you shoud buy the book. You should know that I have no finacial interest in this book. Bill Tadlock
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Summary: Unforgettable!
Review: I'm a chronic name forgetter, so I've read other books about memory hoping for help. This is the first one I've found that offers advice that's clear and effective (I've already had some luck with it). Maybe it works so well because the book's a great motivator: the opening chapters demonstrate how the ability to remember names has had a big impact on the author's career, and they show how highly prized the ability is by leaders in corporate America. I wish the photos had been bigger, but they work pretty well as practice material. In the long run, I'll bet "Remember Every Name, Every Time" turns out to be more valuable than the last 10 business books I've read because it's not about theory, it's about a practical skill that can result in real benefits.
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Summary: Unforgettable!
Review: Overall this book will achieve its intended purpose of helping me remember names; however, this book has many weaknesses. First and foremost, the first 3 or 4 chapters were 100% worthless. He states how important it is to remember names 50 different ways and using quotes from many different people. My response to that is: "I know it is important to remember names... that's why I bought the book." A short simple introduction would have been adequate. My next criticism is that 90% of the book is fluff. This book could be summarized in a page and be just as effective in 10 pages. If I knew which pages to skip, I could have read the book and gotten the same result out of it in 1 hour. To summarize this whole book up for those of you out there, he recommends two methods. FACE (focus, ask, comment, and employ). To remember someones name you focus on them and ask them a question about their name (ie. How do you spell it), comment to them or yourself about the name and cross reference it in your head (I have a sister named amy), and then employ the name (ie. Goodbye Amy). I will admit that this method works; however, It's not very impressive and not worth wasting an hour to read what I just wrote in one sentence. The second method (advanced method) is where the book adds value. He calls this method the NAME method where you Nominate a facial feature, Articulate about it (it is big, hairy, etc), Morph the name (ie. Turn Amy into Aim or a target) and then Entwine (you picture this Target on her body part such as a mole). He does have some examples and some practice photos to help master this method. Overall, I have just summarized the entire book. I hope I can save some people some money and tell the author that he needs to learn something about brevity.
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Summary: Added some value, but I was disappointed
Review: Overall this book will achieve its intended purpose of helping me remember names; however, this book has many weaknesses. First and foremost, the first 3 or 4 chapters were 100% worthless. He states how important it is to remember names 50 different ways and using quotes from many different people. My response to that is: "I know it is important to remember names... that's why I bought the book." A short simple introduction would have been adequate. My next criticism is that 90% of the book is fluff. This book could be summarized in a page and be just as effective in 10 pages. If I knew which pages to skip, I could have read the book and gotten the same result out of it in 1 hour. To summarize this whole book up for those of you out there, he recommends two methods. FACE (focus, ask, comment, and employ). To remember someones name you focus on them and ask them a question about their name (ie. How do you spell it), comment to them or yourself about the name and cross reference it in your head (I have a sister named amy), and then employ the name (ie. Goodbye Amy). I will admit that this method works; however, It's not very impressive and not worth wasting an hour to read what I just wrote in one sentence. The second method (advanced method) is where the book adds value. He calls this method the NAME method where you Nominate a facial feature, Articulate about it (it is big, hairy, etc), Morph the name (ie. Turn Amy into Aim or a target) and then Entwine (you picture this Target on her body part such as a mole). He does have some examples and some practice photos to help master this method. Overall, I have just summarized the entire book. I hope I can save some people some money and tell the author that he needs to learn something about brevity.
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