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MAY 28, 2010

While forms of technology are making inroads into the communication process, the telephone is still an important source of contact with people. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap A Telephone Etiquette Test Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

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AUGUST 27, 2010

The process of thinking up the images and making the connection will fix them into your memory. Let the name invoke a visual image you can link with the person’s face. Small uses the example : If Mrs. Beatty has broad lips, imagine Warren Beatty kissing those lips.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

It really streamlines the process. For example, my work can be categorized into these core groups: (1) writing (articles, my upcoming book) (2) coaching (3) workshop development (4) business development (5) administrative. I batch all the related tasks together so there’s synergy.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

At some point in the process, you might hit the “overwhelm wall.” You’ll want to “defrag” these items by organizing them into their proper category, for example, work projects vs. home projects, things you need to do on a certain day versus those that are due by a certain day and so on.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Process: Once you’ve collected all the open loops, figure out what you need to do to close them. Prioritize: Next, you can organize the action steps into lists of what you’re going to do. Comment by Ian Hunter on May 30, 2007 @ 2:18 pm Ian: that’s a good point and the process would certainly work for any kind of absence.

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JULY 7, 2010

If yours is an organization that encourages less-formal communication, you may find people dropping by to discuss anything from last night’s big game to next week’s big presentation. com) Related Posts: Top Five Posts for March 2007 8 common time wasters 10 Tips to Help You Stay Organized Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

The encoding stage refers to the process of putting information into memory. Stay organized. Use each room or landmark on your journey to “signpost” different parts of the speech or each step of the process you need to remember. The storage stage refers to retention or maintaining information in memory. Take a fresh perspective.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The date and time will be important if need to support a process for certification or legal reasons. Needless to say, a telephone number comes in handy when you need get back to the caller. The date and time of the call is essential. This will help you recall the conversation.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 16, 2010

1) Organize Lack of organization is one of the major causes of anxiety. Taking the time to be organized will give you more confidence, which in turn will allow you to focus energy into your presentation. 3) Practice In addition to mentally visualizing the process, you need to practice your presentation as you will give it.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Even if you process 1,000 sheets of page this week, you won’t have done much more than ten pounds worth of work. Stop exaggerating I’ve said it a million times, don’t exaggerate! How often have you said something like, “I have a ton of work to do this week?&# Keep a reasonable perspective on the things you have to do.

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MAY 12, 2010

Good time management processes let you concentrate on one thing at a time. In order to save yourself a lot of time for more productive activities, ensure that you stay organized and that your environment is conducive to an effective lifestyle. Habits can be difficult to modify, but the effects are beneficial and rewarding.

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MAY 31, 2010

We make the process easy from the estimate to the delivery. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software christmas gifts idea - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc furniture shipping - is easy with ShipSmart.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 17, 2010

We have a sense that motivation is a positive process and that somehow it is connected to success. Updated from June 2007 Related articles by Zemanta Get Organized: Finding the Motivation to Start (getorganizedtips.blogspot.com) 9 Proven Ways To Charge Up Your Motivation (e1evation.com) What’s My Motivation?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

A process of elimination will begin and one particular area may get traction through luck and coincidence that starts to feel like the front-runner. To vividly imagine what you want allows you to clarify your desires and it also involves your emotions in the process, which provides added power.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Keep a Journal – Instead bottling up your feelings and thoughts express them in a journal, which will provide a sense of relief and could serve as the first step in a more problem-solving process to resolving underlying issues. Laugh – Laughter is considered one of the best medicines for stress.

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My suggestion – to keep the process short but to acknowledge the receipt of information and your appreciation – is to put the thank you on the subject line along with the indicator END. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Watson, Jane, J. Watson Associates Inc.,

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JULY 14, 2010

The starting point in this process is to develop a deliberate and systematic approach to networking throughout your career. Even if they attend organization meetings, they often end up associating with people who are neither particularly ambitious or well-connected. You begin your networking process at your place of work.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

A while back, Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers ) released data from a poll on personal organization. Even with an in-basket, you need to process your mail daily to avoid accumulating a stack of paper. How much stuff do you have sitting on your desk or in your work area? Get rid of sticky notes and scraps of paper.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 6, 2010

You’ve heard your speech…your audience hasn’t and needs time to process it. Silence is better than idling. Pace, pace, pace. Speak more slowly than you think is right. Record and playback. Use a camcorder or recorder to practice.

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