Managing the Madness: Keeping Your Sanity in the Information Age
 
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Title: Managing the Madness: Keeping Your Sanity in the Information Age

Date: March 29, 2010

Time: 8:30am - 12:30pm

Instructor: Maura Thomas

Location: One Highland Center, 314 E. Highland Mall Blvd., Suite 403, Austin, TX 78752

Price: $150

Early Bird Discounts:

  • $125 per person if you register by January 29, 2010.
  • $135 per person if you register by March 1, 2010.

    Please note: This course uses Microsoft Outlook as a primary support tool. However, a laptop is not required for this class.

    Course Description:

    Successful people have their hands full at work. And most are also dedicated to a balanced life, and time with family and friends. This creates more communication, more responsibilities, and more commitments. Not to mention an endless to-do list. Few people have learned the skills necessary to balance these increased demands on their time. Even the most organized people are finding themselves overwhelmed and stressed out. A calendar and to-do list, even the electronic versions, just don’t cut it anymore.

    This four-hour workshop teaches you the Empowered Productivity SystemTM and uses Microsoft Outlook as the primary support tool. However, MAC users can be accommodated. When you register online, please specify if you are a MAC user or Microsoft Outlook user in the Notes section on the online form.

    Take this course to arm yourself with the skills you need to regain control over endless to-do lists, learn to prevent things from falling through the cracks, and empower yourself to be consistently productive and proactive.

    Part One: Getting Out From Under - Clear Your Mind

    This workshop teaches participants to capture that information in a logical manner, so that it can be managed and acted upon appropriately. The process will help lower your stress level, make fewer mistakes, and forget less. By the end of this session, you will have:

  • a useful system for managing your workload,
  • a plan to combat the feeling of being overwhelmed that sneaks up on us all,
  • techniques to avoid procrastination,
  • learned tips and techniques for getting maximum effectiveness from Microsoft Outlook®,
  • the skills to gain peace of mind knowing that everything is under control, and
  • the ability to be constantly proactive, whether they have five minutes or five hours to get things done.

    Part Two: Clear Your Space - Controlling Paper and Email

    Clutter saps your mental energy and has a demotivating effect on your state of mind. It also causes wasted time spent looking for things. This workshop will help you regain your space from physical and electronic clutter, give everything a home, and teaches you an effective, practical method for keeping it that way. Both paper and email will be organized in a logical way that will allow you to easily retrieve and act upon information in a timely manner. By the end of this session, you will have:

  • advanced tips and techniques for getting maximum effectiveness from Outlook®
  • a filing strategy that will support you in a logical, meaningful way
  • a filing system that will be easily understood by anyone in the office, thus, smoothing employee transitions, team projects, and staff vacations.
  • a useful, repeatable system for managing paper and email
  • email best-practices - useful guidelines
  • a process for staying on top of things and in control

    Note: This course was previously offered under the title, "Empowered Productivity - Getting Out From Under."

    Instructor Bio: Maura Nevel Thomas

    Maura Nevel Thomas founded Burget Avenue Management Services (www.regainyourtime.com) in 2003 out of a passion to help entrepreneurs and small business owners. Maura's expertise in organization and efficiency comes from over 12 years in the productivity training industry, directly and indirectly teaching individuals and teams how to efficiently and effectively get results.

    Maura earned an M.B.A. from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts. Since starting her business she has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including real estate, public relations, interior design, graphic design, athletic training, law, accounting, architecture, non-profit, and technology.

    CPE: 4 hours

    TX Board of Public Accountancy Sponsor Number: 009317

    Cancellation Information: Cancellation Date: March 8, 2010
    To cancel your registration from this course, please call or email the course contact listed below. If a cancellation is received after the cancellation date, the registrant will be charged $50 for course materials.

    Class participants will be billed after the class. Payment should be made to SOLUTIONS TRAINING GROUP, Federal Tax ID: 20-2732184 and mailed to 2701 Maria Anna Rd, Austin, TX 78703. If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Bieberdorf at (512) 914-5557 shannon@solutionstraininggroup.com.

    For additional information about this class, please contact Laurie Garrant at laurie@solutionstraininggroup.com, (512) 914-5567.

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