When you meet a stranger take this opportunity to get a Face Picture of
this person impressed upon the brain. When you hear the name, King, you
have a light temporary ear impression of it. Take this ear impression
of the name and quickly transfer it into a mind's eye picture of the
king. Then into this picture of the king place the face picture, see
the face of this Mr. King sitting on the throne, wearing the crown
and robes and waving the scepter. Make this Name Picture strong,
exaggerated and unusual. Here you are combining a mind's eye impression
with a physical eye impression and the one is definite, a real thing,
while the mind's eye impression seems, in comparison, to be vague and
indistinct. It is a strong impression, nevertheless, and very little
experience and practice will be necessary to prove its value and
availability.
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You must, of course, hear the name distinctly. You can not remember it
if you do not know what it is. The first impression of the name must be
definite and certain, do not hesitate to ask to have the name repeated
or even spelled. The person will be complimented that you are making an
attempt to remember him.
It will help you to become conscious of these mind's eye pictures if
you will look away from the stranger's face for a moment and see both
the face and name pictures in the visual impression which you have been
forming. This can be done for an instant during the conversation, or at
some other opportunity.