Time Management using Microsoft Outlook

Who is this course for?

Anyone who uses email for commercial or other use and wants to gain better control and more time.

Benefits

• Apply different time management methods
  
• Develop regular habits for planning and prioritising
  
• Key Microsoft Outlook features that can help manage your workload

Time management fundamentals

Are you an effective time manager?
Owning responsibility of your time.
The pros and cons of time management

Current time management ability

Biggest time wasters/distractions
Repeatable issues (rushed deadlines) and how to deal with them
Changing behaviour to interruptions and emails

Planning and prioritising

Planning ahead
Using Outlook calendars
Organising meeting in Outlook
Multi-tasking
Urgent versus important
Setting objectives

Task management in Outlook

Task entering and updating
Assigning tasks to individuals
Task planning
Recurring/repeat tasks
Printing tasks

Email management

Working with subfolders
Setting up rules
Sorting, finding, organising

Delegating

Effective delegation
Common issues preventing delegation
Delegation pitfalls to avoid

Assertiveness

The power of ‘no’
Assigning tasks to an individual

Fostering better time management habits

Using a time log
Create an action plan with realistic targets

Qualified trainers

Training is held in our modern, comfortable, air-conditioned suites

"What do I get on the day?"

Lunch

Lunch is provided at a local restaurant or pub. Browse the sample menus:

• Bloomsbury
• Limehouse
• Southwark

Breaks and timing

Courses start at 9:30am.

Please aim to be with us for 9:15am.

Joining information (how to get to our venues)

Refreshments

Available throughout the day:

• Hot beverages
• Clean, filtered water
• Biscuits

Learning tools

In-course handbook

Contains unit objectives, exercises and space to write notes

24 months access to trainers

Your questions answered by qualified trainers online.