Time Management Using Outlook Seminar

The goal of this seminar is to motivate and show you how to become a successful and effective time manager. Please keep in mind that there is no “right” or “wrong” way in time management. The recommendations in this seminar are provided only as suggestions.

Expect Results

This seminar is going to introduce you to several new techniques and ideas for managing time.  Some are going to be easy to implement, but others will require a little more work, practice, and dedication. Your time management problems will not go away unless you make a commitment to change.  Here are just a few of the things that this course will help you to do:

• Find more time to do things that are important to you
• Get more done in less time
• Control stress
• Achieve career goals
• Create accurate time estimates
• Improve problem-solving skills

It takes at least three weeks to break old habits and become accustomed to new ones. This seminar will show you how to replace unproductive habits that make you a mediocre time manager with new routines that will turn you into a skilled time manager. The good news is that you’re only a few steps away from being more organized and productive.

Course Length: 6 hours

Prerequisites: an Introduction to the Internet and Outlook course or equivalent experience.

Outline
Introducing Time Management

• Examining The Projects
• Examining Perceptions Of Time
• Choosing The Tools
• Stopping Time Wasters

Tracking Time

• Recording Activities
• Analyzing Time
• Managing Stress

Getting Organized

• Organizing Your Space
• Organizing The Inbox
• Working Efficiently
• Staying Organized
• Tracking Time With The Journal

Identifying Priorities

• Developing A Time Management Plan
• Organizing Priorities
• Working On Tasks
• Shifting Priorities

Setting Goals

• Looking At This Lesson
• Getting Started On Goals
• Planning Goals
• Managing Several Goals
• Solving Problems

Coordinating Teamwork

• Working On A Team
• Making Meetings Work
• Delegating Work
• Using Technology Wisely