8 One-Liners Worth Remembering

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  norkenziepasta07/19/07 Report as spam
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  Repeating your name, again...

  I immediately thought of "Bond... James Bond." Nobody forgot him either.

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  ninedots07/19/07 Report as spam
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  Forrest Gump

  My name is Forrest . . . and I can tell you that you usually do NOT need to repeat it . . . worse yet, the Gump association is already made!
  
  Forrest Barbee
  
  PS: I used to have the same problem with my last name until the Forrest Gump movie came out!!

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  KymCollar07/20/07 Report as spam
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  name association

  But did people associate your last name with Klaus or Doll?

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  ninedots07/20/07 Report as spam
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  Forrest

  Unfortunately both . . . at different times

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  JR Fent07/19/07 Report as spam
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  Name repeat and voicemail message

  I have to admit that as a Recruiter the line ?I am looking forward to that? and ?I?ve heard some great things about you? would make me feel a little cheesy. But I really agree with the ?JR, JR Fent? line. I always lend up having to explain my first name anyway.
  
  The other line that I really like is the ?Leave your name and phone, speaking slowly enough for me to write it down.? People rip through their names and phone numbers all the time in voice mail and it is a huge issue. Personally, when I am leaving a voice mail - I always announce my name and phone number upfront - repeating the number twice. Then I leave a message and put it on the tail end again. So it will go like this:
  ???????????
  Hello. This is JR, JR Fent. My number is 888.832.2821. Again my number is 888.832.2821. I?m calling you regarding (short description here). Here?s my number again: it?s JR Fent at 888.832.2821.
  ???????????
  If 1/2 the people that leave me voice mails would do this - well let?s just say ?I?m looking forward to that.?
  
  JR Fent
  Recruiter
  jrfent@techprox.com

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  vinay.thaly@...07/19/07 Report as spam
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  Name Repeat

  Name repeat reminds me of "My name is Bond, James Bond" where last name is repeated. It is good to repeat in style than to mimic.

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  hulyalkar@...07/19/07 Report as spam
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  Names that get remembered

  I have noticed that the names which are short and pronounceable easily are remembered well. Sony took a long time to finalise their brand name. One should read what Akio Morata book "Made in Japan". Needless to mention you are named by your family and parents but if it is difficult to spell one can choose a nick name.
  
  One should also remember that for every rule and practices there are notable exceptions.

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  stratman107/20/07 Report as spam
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  one liners

  I always think of the Bond movies; "Bond, James Bond"
  It works.

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  margotm425@...07/20/07 Report as spam
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  One Liners

  I used to say "I appreciate it" quite a lot. I realized, however, that the "it" wasn't very personable. Now I say "I appreciate you."

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  esalus07/20/07 Report as spam
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  Manners count

  Really, I was surprised to see "thank you" not make the list. And not just "thank you", but "thank you for..." Could be for contributing, your nice comment about my work, taking the time to answer my question, having lunch with me, helping me with that project, making me laugh, directing me to the right person, etc.

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  jlrobins07/20/07 Report as spam
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  For those of use who are older...

  I am sorry, I have a hearing problem, could you say that again, please?

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  DJ6207/20/07 Report as spam
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  one-liners

  'It was my pleasure' is certainly nice to hear, or "You're welcome', rather than the more common 'No problem'.

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  leibman07/22/07 Report as spam
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  "My pleasure"

  I like the list--there are three on there that I might actually be abusing I use them so much.
  
  I would add, "My pleasure" or "It was my pleasure" when someone expresses appreciation. Something I learned when I was in a high-touch sales/service job was that this stands out much more than "You're welcome" and sounds immeasurably better than "No problem." Saying "It was my pleasure" doesn't just acknoledge a thank-you; it communicates something about the relationship and your attitude towards the work you do that makes a repeat customer (or anyone with a relationship to you) more apt to choose you in the future.

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  ms. e02/29/08 Report as spam
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  No worries

  i use 'no worries' often, but i'll switch to 'my pleasure' -- it is disarming to hear that from someone!

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  Bernie G.07/23/07 Report as spam
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  Thank You

  An often forgotten reply is the simple "Thank you."

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  NelleG02/29/08 Report as spam
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  RE: 8 One-Liners Worth Remembering

  I think your onto something. I've commented further on my blog www.ellengunty.typepad.com

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  Ian P03/14/08 Report as spam
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  Active listening skill

  I have found that replaying a precis of someone's key points back to them, immediately after, scores highly with almost everyone.
  It is an active listening skill that really impresses people and I have used it to great advantage in both business and social situations.
  Most people expect you to only half listen, so this kind of feedback really wows them.
  It reinforces my memory and understanding of their points which helps avoid mistakes.