The only thing worse than forgetting someone’s name is calling them by the wrong one. Learn how to lock people’s names into your brain with these tricks. Take a few deep breaths, studies show that stress can impair short term memory reducing the chances that you will remember. Look the person in the eye as they say their name. Studies show that making eye contact with the speaker will double your retention.  Say the name out loud a few times. Repeating the name activates the auditory part of the brain. Think up a word recognition that will help you recall the name.