Effective Time Management Techniques

This Time Management course teaches students the fundamentals of time management. Participants will learn how to evaluate the use of time, identify goals and set priorities, develop an overall time management plan and much more.

Upon successful completion of this course trainees will be able to:

• Do a time audit on their existing time usage
• Identify ways to better utilize their time
• Develop a time management plan by setting priorities
• Identify and avoid common time wasters
• Overcome procrastination
• Increase productivity by controlling interruptions and meeting management
• Maintain a reasonable workload by saying "no"
• Deal with information overload
• Use technology to save time

Course Outline:

• Time Management Principles
  • The Basics of Time Management
  • What Controls Your Time?
  • Three Tests of Time
  • Benefits of Better Time Utilization
  • Prime Time
  • Setting Priorities and Goals
  • Criteria for Setting Priorities
  • How to Control Your Use of Time
  • Tips for Effective Time Management
  • Exercise: Analyze your existing use of time
• Time Management Techniques
  • Planning
  • Long-Term Planning Aids
  • Short-Term Planning Aids
  • Characteristics of Good Planners
  • Exercise: Develop a Time Management Plan
• Avoiding Wasted Time
  • Common Time-Wasters
  • Self-Generated Time-Wasters
  • Environmental Time-Wasters
  • Control Interruptions
  • When Things Go Wrong
• Meeting Management
  • Deciding if a Meeting is Necessary
  • Using the PAT Approach
  • Building the Agenda
  • Keeping Things on Track
  • Making Sure the Meeting was Worthwhile
• Dealing with Procrastination
  • Why We Procrastinate
  • Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
• Crisis Management
  • When the Storm Hits
  • Creating a Plan
  • Executing the Plan
  • Lessons Learned
• Organizing Your Workspace
  • De-Clutter
  • Managing Work Flow
  • Dealing with E-mail
  • Using Calendars
• Information Overload
  • Identify the causes of information overload and how to avoid it
  • Control paperwork by organizing your office and filing system
  • Communicate effectively to increase productivity
  • Maintain a reasonable workload by saying "no"; when appropriate
• Technology and Email Management
  • Use a computer and telephone to save time
  • Email Prioritizing
  • Using Email Features
  • Email Paragraph Structure
  • Writing Emails clearly and efficiently
  • Organizing time slots to check emails
  • Email follow up

What's Included:

• Certificate of Course Completion
• Training Manual
• FREE Class Repeat