There's no shortcut to career success, but strong time management, planning and task processing come close, especially when paired with Microsoft Outlook. This 60-minute Microsoft Outlook productivity training shows how to make Outlook work like a personal assistant.
You'll use the Quick Access Toolbar and Outlook Today, tell the To-Do List, Tasks folder and To-Do Bar apart, and organize complex projects in Tasks with their own folders. You'll break long projects into steps and midpoints, use the Calendar and Tasks together to track deadlines and daily workflow, and sort information with categories.
The session also covers routing email into Tasks or the Calendar, status reports and goal setting.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
LinkedIn research ranked organization and punctuality as the second and fourth most needed employee soft skills. Planning workflow and organizing tasks lead to timely work, which signals competence and promotability.
This session suits IT, project, marketing, sales, engineering, compensation, general and operations managers, administrative assistants, HR, office managers, sales professionals, customer service staff and managers at every level.
AREA COVERED
- Using the Quick Access Toolbar and Outlook Today
- The To-Do List, Tasks folder and To-Do Bar compared
- Organizing complex assignments and projects in the Tasks folder
- Creating folders for individual assignments and projects
- Breaking long-term projects into steps and midpoints
- Using the Calendar and Tasks together to track deadlines and check-ins
- Managing daily workflow with the Calendar
- Sorting folders, calendar, contacts, tasks and email with categories
- Sending project status reports to your manager
- Moving assignments that arrive by email into Tasks or the Calendar
- Email survival skills and goal setting tips
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Use goal setting sheets and build goal setting into Outlook
- Schedule deadlines with midpoint check-ins and keep them on track
- Base your productivity on time management principles
- Organize projects with Outlook Tasks, Calendar and categories
- Close the door on work each day and protect personal time
- Work in the zone for higher productivity
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
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
LinkedIn research ranked organization and punctuality as the second and fourth most needed employee soft skills. Planning workflow and organizing tasks lead to timely work, which signals competence and promotability.
This session suits IT, project, marketing, sales, engineering, compensation, general and operations managers, administrative assistants, HR, office managers, sales professionals, customer service staff and managers at every level.
- Using the Quick Access Toolbar and Outlook Today
- The To-Do List, Tasks folder and To-Do Bar compared
- Organizing complex assignments and projects in the Tasks folder
- Creating folders for individual assignments and projects
- Breaking long-term projects into steps and midpoints
- Using the Calendar and Tasks together to track deadlines and check-ins
- Managing daily workflow with the Calendar
- Sorting folders, calendar, contacts, tasks and email with categories
- Sending project status reports to your manager
- Moving assignments that arrive by email into Tasks or the Calendar
- Email survival skills and goal setting tips
- Use goal setting sheets and build goal setting into Outlook
- Schedule deadlines with midpoint check-ins and keep them on track
- Base your productivity on time management principles
- Organize projects with Outlook Tasks, Calendar and categories
- Close the door on work each day and protect personal time
- Work in the zone for higher productivity
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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