Organization and punctuality rank among the soft skills employers value most. This 60-minute Microsoft Outlook time management training combines planning and task-processing principles with Outlook so it works like a personal assistant.
You'll learn the Quick Access Toolbar and Outlook Today, the differences between the To-Do List, Tasks folder and To-Do Bar, and how to organize complex projects in Tasks with individual folders, manageable steps and midpoints.
The session shows how to use Calendar and Tasks together to track deadlines, manage daily workflow, sort email assignments into Tasks or Calendar, apply categories across folders and send status reports to your manager. It also covers goal setting, working in the zone and ending each workday on time.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Planning workflow and organizing tasks lead to on-time delivery, which signals competence and supports promotion. This session gives you a time management checklist and shows how Outlook can help you keep nothing from slipping.
It suits any employee who wants to stand out, including managers at all levels, IT, project, sales and marketing staff, administrative assistants, HR, office managers and customer service.
AREA COVERED
- Goal-setting principles and how to build them into Outlook
- The Quick Access Toolbar and Outlook Today
- To-Do List vs Tasks folder vs To-Do Bar
- Organizing complex assignments and projects in the Tasks folder
- Creating individual folders for assignments and projects
- Breaking long-term projects into steps and midpoints
- Using Calendar and Tasks together to track deadlines and check-ins
- Managing daily workflow with the Calendar
- Using categories across folders, calendar, contacts, tasks and email
- Sending project status reports to your manager
- Sorting email assignments into Tasks or the Calendar
- Working in the zone, re-energizing and closing the door on work each day
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Break tasks and projects into manageable components in Outlook
- Schedule deadlines and midpoint check-ins in the Calendar
- Apply time management principles to daily work
- Build goal-setting principles into Outlook
- Organize email, tasks and contacts with categories
- Work in the zone and end each workday on time
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
This webinar is for every employee that wants to stand out and move up in their field. It is particularly helpful for:
- Computer and Information Systems Managers and professionals
- IT managers and IT professionals
- Project Managers
- Marketing Managers
- Sales Managers
- Engineering Managers
- Compensation and Benefits Managers
- General Managers
- Operations Managers
- Administrative assistants
- HR professionals
- Office Managers
- Managers at every level in the organization
- Sales Professionals
- Customer Service personnel
Planning workflow and organizing tasks lead to on-time delivery, which signals competence and supports promotion. This session gives you a time management checklist and shows how Outlook can help you keep nothing from slipping.
It suits any employee who wants to stand out, including managers at all levels, IT, project, sales and marketing staff, administrative assistants, HR, office managers and customer service.
- Goal-setting principles and how to build them into Outlook
- The Quick Access Toolbar and Outlook Today
- To-Do List vs Tasks folder vs To-Do Bar
- Organizing complex assignments and projects in the Tasks folder
- Creating individual folders for assignments and projects
- Breaking long-term projects into steps and midpoints
- Using Calendar and Tasks together to track deadlines and check-ins
- Managing daily workflow with the Calendar
- Using categories across folders, calendar, contacts, tasks and email
- Sending project status reports to your manager
- Sorting email assignments into Tasks or the Calendar
- Working in the zone, re-energizing and closing the door on work each day
- Break tasks and projects into manageable components in Outlook
- Schedule deadlines and midpoint check-ins in the Calendar
- Apply time management principles to daily work
- Build goal-setting principles into Outlook
- Organize email, tasks and contacts with categories
- Work in the zone and end each workday on time
This webinar is for every employee that wants to stand out and move up in their field. It is particularly helpful for:
- Computer and Information Systems Managers and professionals
- IT managers and IT professionals
- Project Managers
- Marketing Managers
- Sales Managers
- Engineering Managers
- Compensation and Benefits Managers
- General Managers
- Operations Managers
- Administrative assistants
- HR professionals
- Office Managers
- Managers at every level in the organization
- Sales Professionals
- Customer Service personnel
Speaker Profile
Karla Brandau
Karla Brandau is a leading authority on personal and team productivity in the workplace. She specializes in combining the power of time management with technology, especially using Microsoft Outlook as a tool to help individuals "get it all done" in less time.She is the CEO of Workplace Power Institute (www.workplacepowerinstitute.com) and has educated managers with her proven time management and Microsoft Outlook productivity systems in companies such as Motorola, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Panasonic, and BYD America. Over 85% of the organizations who hire Karla, invite her back for repeat engagements.She has a degree in education and is a Certified Speaking Professional, …
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