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Training Course Summary:

The way in which you use your time has a major impact on the achievement of your personal and business goals. This programme provides an opportunity for self-assessment, feedback and discussion, which will enable you to make the changes needed to maximise the effectiveness of your time and resources.

Who Should Attend:

Microsoft Outlook users who feel that their management of time needs improving.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Introduction & Objectives

What is Time Management?
• How effective are you at organising your time?
• Is time management your responsibility?
• The pros and cons of time management

Assessing Your Time
• What wastes your time?
• Common problems and how to overcome them
• Controlling interruptions and emails

The Importance of Planning and Prioritising
• Planning ahead of time
• Calendars in Outlook
• Using Outlook for meetings
• Getting organised
• Multi-tasking
• Urgent tasks versus important tasks
• Objective setting

Managing Tasks
• Entering and updating in Outlook
• Assigning tasks to individuals
• Planning with tasks
• Recurring / repeat tasks
• Printing tasks

Managing Emails
• Creating, utilising subfolders
• Rules
• Sorting, finding, organising

Delegation
• How to delegate effectively
• Why do we not delegate enough?
• The mistakes we make in delegation

Assertiveness
• Learning to say ‘no’
• Assigning tasks to individuals

Taking back control of your time
• Producing a time log
• Personal action plan

Review of Programme