Q: What should you do if you are about to introduce someone and suddenly can’t remember his name?
A: We’ve all been there- that awkward moment when your starting to make an introduction but can’t remember a name. Just say,” I’m so embarrassed. I have completely forgotten your name.” If you suspect someone has forgotten your name, one of the kindest gestures you can make is to extend your hand and say, “Hello, I’m Jane Smith. It’s so nice to meet you.”
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What is the time period for sending out college graduation announcements.
First off, congratulations on your coming graduation. Yours is the first graduation question of the season.
Three to four weeks is a customary length of time to send invitations for an event like a graduation or graduation reception. Shorter times leave people with too little warning. Longer times can make it difficult to plan or too easy to forget. The exception to this rule is that you might send invitations earlier than four weeks to people traveling greater distances or who have to make special arrangements.
I would use a similar time frame for your graduation announcements. You want to send them early enough for people to respond before graduation if they want, but not so early that it seems you are assuming you are graduating before the school has time to fully evaluate your work.
Don’t know where to go with this – if my sister dies do I send her husband, my brother-in-law, a card?
This would be the time to sit down and write him a heartfelt note, expressing your sympathy for the loss of his spouse, your appreciation of his care for your sister, and your affection for him as your brother-in-law. You should end by saying you will always consider him an important member of your family and a good friend to you.
My sincere condolences to you and your family.
I have a neighbor whose husband’s father died. I just found out and there are a slew of people at her house. She asked me to drop off something totally unrelated tomorrow. Should I be including a pound cake and fruit? Or would that be something that you just bring to to the widow’s home? I really don’t know her husband and she is more of an acquaintance that happens to be on the same parent board that I am. I want to be “Neighborly” but if I hadn’t had a roster for her, I would have never found out about the death.
If what she asked you to drop off tomorrow does not offend your proprieties, then do so. Otherwise, send the cake and fruit. This is the gracious thing to do for a bereaved neighboring family, regardless of the level of your intimacy or how you found out about their bereavement.
My husband and I have a way around this problem. If he intoduces me by saying something like “I’d like you to meet my wife” without using my name, I know he doesn’t remember the person’s name! I’ll then introduce myself by name and ask the other person’s name too!