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^Tutorial 5 - Associating Names and Faces\
Having learned how to picture >any\ person's name using Substitute Words and
Phrases, the next step is to associate that picture with the person's face.
First of all, you need to look at the person's face and select one
outstanding feature, such as a high forehead, large or small nose,
spectacles, moustache, beard, narrow or wide-set eyes, large or small ears,
thin or thick lips, thin or bushy eyebrows, dimples, freckles, warts -
$anything\ which is at all memorable.
First impressions are, more often than not, lasting impressions, and
whatever seems outstanding to you now will usualy still seem outstanding
when you next meet that person. What's more important is that by looking
closely at a face, you are %concentrating\ on it, and etching the details on
your memory.
Having decided on the outstanding feature of a person's face, you then
simply associate the Substitute Word or Phrase you've invented for that
person's name. If you make a strong enough association, it will be almost
like having the person's name written on his or her face !#
For example, suppose you've just met %Mr Ball\, and want to be sure that you
remember his name. The name %Ball\ might suggest to you a football, or a
rugby ball, or perhaps a golf ball. Let's also suppose you have decided
that the outstanding feature of his face is his red, curly hair. Now, you
look at that hair and picture millions of golf balls springing out of it,
and bouncing around everywhere. Or, picture a football with Mr Ball's red
curly hair growing out of it - the football is on his shoulders in place of
his head.
Remember the rules of association, and make your mental picture as
|ludicrous\ and |exaggerated\ as possible. If you >really\ see that image
clearly in your mind's eye, you will know Mr. Ball's name the next time you
meet him.
Imagine next you meet a >Mr Carrington\, who has large ears. Use the
Substitute Phrase >Carry Ton\ to help you picture the name, and associate
that picture to those unusually large ears. Imagine him >carrying\ a <ton\
weight on his head. His head is being flattened by the weight, pushing his
ears out at right angles to his head. This image is the sort of picture you
might see in a 'Tom and Jerry' cartoon, and i