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Managing Chaos: Dynamic Time-Management, Recall, Reading & Stress Management Skills for Administrative Professionals Live Online/Virtual
Facing an overwhelming 'to do' list? Information overload putting you in chaos mode? Unsure how to multitask? In this practical, hands-on 2-day seminar, you'll gain the information management skills to delegate to others and pick up simple techniques to banish procrastination. Learn how to organize better. Participate in exercises that enable you to read, understand and recall more information than you have ever experienced. And use assertiveness to manage stress and achieve work/life balance. Take control of your workload -- and your workday! Keywords: Assistant, Assistants, Administrative professionals, secretaries, time management, processing paperwork, juggling priorities, projects, procrastination, procrastinating, comprehension, burn-out. Keywords: webinar, webinars. 1.2 CEUs. Fee per person: $1895, $1695 for AMA members.
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Provider:
AMA (American Management Association International)
Topic(s):
Leadership & Management >
Administrative Skills
Who Should Attend?
Executive secretaries, secretaries and administrative assistants
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Facing an overwhelming "to do" list? Information overload putting you in chaos mode? Unsure how to multitask?
In this practical, hands-on 2-day seminar, you'll gain the information management skills to delegate to others and pick up simple techniques to banish procrastination. Learn how to organize better. Participate in exercises that enable you to read, understand and recall more information than you have ever experienced. And use assertiveness to manage stress and achieve work/life balance. Take control of your workload—and your workday!
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT:
- Pinpoint where you need to take control
- Conquer procrastination and stress
- Effectively process and retain critical information
- Improve comprehension and focus
- Perform better when juggling people, paper and priorities
WHAT YOU WILL COVER:
- Prioritizing: the SMART way to set goals…the five-step time management plan
- Using your power skills to handle the mass of information on your desk
- Accessing your memory and recall skills
- Staying in control: how to use stress to your advantage and handle burnout
- Reading more effectively by increasing comprehension
Who Should Attend
Executive secretaries, secretaries and administrative/executive/sales assistants.
Outline
Learning Objectives
- Recognize and Stop Procrastination
- Minimize Interruptions
- Set SMART Goals
- Prioritize Your Time and Activities
- Maximize Your Time with the 4-Step Time Mastery Plan
- Apply the Principles of Reading with Purpose, Strategy and Flexibility
- Improve Mental Focus and Reading Speed with Pacing Techniques
- Use Preview Techniques to Build Reading Effectiveness
- Increase Reading Comprehension
- Use Techniques to Build Memory and Recall
- Identify Symptoms of Burnout
- Apply Assertiveness Techniques
- Develop Coping Strategies
Coping with Chaos
- Recognize and Stop Procrastination
- Minimize Interruptions
- Onload and Offload Work Effectively
Mastering Your Time
- Set SMART Goals
- Prioritize Your Time and Activities
- Maximize Your Time with the 4-Step Time Mastery Plan
Reading More Effectively
- Apply the Principles of Reading with Purpose, Strategy and Flexibility
- Improve Mental Focus and Reading Speed with Pacing Techniques
- Use Preview Techniques to Build Reading Effectiveness
- Increase Reading Comprehension
Building Memory and Recall
- Explain the Differences between Comprehension, Memory, and Recall
- Understand How Memory Works
- Use Techniques to Build Memory and Recall
Staying in Control
- Identify Symptoms of Burnout
- Apply Assertiveness Techniques
- Develop Coping Strategies
Sponsor Background:
The American Management Association was founded in 1923. They have built a content control check into every one of their professional seminars. Plus a series of checks and balances to ensure that the content of every AMA seminar is precisely targeted to:
- provide comprehensive, hands-on training that is of practical use when you return to the job
- focus on need-to-know specifics, relevant to the demands of global business today
- offer the expertise and personalized attention of top-ranking instructors
- facilitate your career development and business savvy
Whether you're looking for a solid foundation of business fundamentals or strategies to help you seize growth opportunities for your company, AMA offers expert instruction to help you:
- manage your priorities effectively
- cultivate more productive working relationships
- increase your on-the-job value
- align your skills with marketplace demands
- bring out the best in people, processes and yourself
Cancellation Policy
Transfer, Cancellation and Refund Policy
For Classroom, Live Online, and Webinar programs, you may transfer to a future session, send someone to take your place or cancel without penalty at any time up to three weeks prior to your program. If you provide AMA with less than three weeks notice, or fail to attend, you will be liable for the entire program fee.
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