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Face Facts
Being introduced to new people can be nerve-wracking. In most cases, you’re expected to—and probably also would like to—remember that person’s face, name, and whatever else you learned about him or her. This is a skill that can help make us all feel more confident and comfortable in situations where we meet new people. It can also help us build and maintain positive relationships with others. When a person shares a piece of information with you about his or her life, it can feel almost rude to forget it—even if through no fault of your own.
Face Facts is designed to improve ability to succeed when meeting new people. It pushes your brain to match new faces to names as well as remember other facts about those people. The exercise gets harder in two ways:
- As you improve, the number of people you are introduced to increases.
- In later levels, the names and facts are more similar, making it harder to keep them straight.
So the next time you’re introduced to someone—perhaps Ted, who you learn works in accounting and lives in Duluth, or Teresa, the cookie-loving nurse taking care of a friend, or Thomas and Deb, your new neighbors with two kids and a dog named Pete—you are more likely to remember what you learn!
| What you do | What it improves | How the exercise changes | How you're scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Look at faces and read facts about them | People Skills |
| As you improve, you have to remember more and more faces, names, and facts |
Face Facts
Being introduced to new people can be nerve-wracking. In most cases, you’re expected to—and probably also would like to—remember that person’s face, name, and whatever else you learned about him or her. This is a skill that can help make us all feel more confident and comfortable in situations where we meet new people. It can also help us build and maintain positive relationships with others. When a person shares a piece of information with you about his or her life, it can feel almost rude to forget it—even if through no fault of your own.
Face Facts is designed to improve ability to succeed when meeting new people. It pushes your brain to match new faces to names as well as remember other facts about those people. The exercise gets harder in two ways:
- As you improve, the number of people you are introduced to increases.
- In later levels, the names and facts are more similar, making it harder to keep them straight.
So the next time you’re introduced to someone—perhaps Ted, who you learn works in accounting and lives in Duluth, or Teresa, the cookie-loving nurse taking care of a friend, or Thomas and Deb, your new neighbors with two kids and a dog named Pete—you are more likely to remember what you learn!
| What you do | What it improves | How the exercise changes | How you're scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Look at faces and read facts about them | People Skills |
| As you improve, you have to remember more and more faces, names, and facts |
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May 2012 Newsletter
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