<p>So I had an interview with a Yale alumni today. During our discussion, she mentioned a name that I should look up/google as this person has something to do with what we were talking about and my interests. However, I completely forgot the person's name -- would it be appropriate to ask her again what the name she told me was in my thank you note? Or should I just forget about it? And if I should ask, how should I go about it?</p>
<p>I think it would be great to ask her about the person’s name because it shows you’re genuinely interested. Just say something like, “I really enjoyed chatting with you about [your interest], and you mentioned someone who [is a prominent figure in this field/did a lot of work in this area/etc.], but could you please tell me what [his/her] name is? It slipped my memory and I would like to look [him/her] up.”</p>