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Submitted by Ethan on February 05, 2010 at 01:05 PM Just downloaded a new app for my iPhone that the maker calls, “The Personal Assistant in your Phone.&# After thinking about it for a bit though, I realize that all of these technological advances (apps, cell phones, computers, google, etc.) Have an iPhone? Enjoy this post?
Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.
Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. What should you say when answering? When is the best time to call someone? and 9:00 p.m.
Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Or defer it to a later period. 12 – Block out distractions. What’s distracting you in your work? Instant messages?
Make phone calls, have meetings and other social tasks. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! If you need a snack, nutritionists suggest low-fat yogurt and fruit.
Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Sort – everything into boxes/containers according to what needs to be done: file , shred, recycle , refer, toss, etc.
name, address, phone number) will be used. Refuse to give out personal information on the phone, through the mail or over the internet unless you have initiated the contact or you know who you’re communicating with. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!
I believe Tony Robbins said that the art of communicating a “word&# or “meaning&# to another human, consists of 3 parts: The written word: 17% – Tone of voice: 34% – Body language: 49% This means an email is very inefficient (17%), while talking on the phone is worth 51% (17+34). That is worth a whopping 100%.
Make all your outgoing phone calls at the same time. 5) Plan your phone calls Time spent on a phone call can easily get out of hand if you don’t have a plan in place. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Organize your errands into a single run.
Don’t answer the phone or e-mail. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! When it isn’t, explain the impact changing your schedule carries for other assignments. That explanation encourages better planning the next time. Use that time to catch up on work.
When placing calls, respect the time of other employees by immediately asking if you have phoned at a convenient time or should call back later. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!
Think you can successfully study the details of a report while talking on the phone and reading your horoscope? So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Stay organized.
The signature automatically displays at the end of every message and typically contains contact information such as your full name, department, web page, and phone/fax numbers. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!
Technology improvements to cell phones and remote desktop computer access can make it possible to work from virtually anywhere. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!
Get a single notebook and use it to record notes, phone numbers, web addresses, ideas, to-dos, etc. Create a list or binder of regularly referenced material, such as phone numbers, and keep it accessible in a desk drawer. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!
I think that was also the day when I started to use my app as an excuse for not going out or as a standard answer at the phone. For the record, the document was called: Minimum Product Demo, or what is necessary for the product to be functional, but not perfect. The other half of the day was spent coding.
Make all your outgoing phone calls at the same time; organize your errands into a single run; reply to e-mail; etc. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! A load of time is lost in the starting, stopping and changing of different levels or types of activity.
Then, you’re back in the office after a long unplanned break: the message light on the phone is blinking; both your e-mail and hard-copy in-boxes are overflowing; last week’s next actions are now overdue; you staff and my manager all want a piece of you; and you just want to go home a crawl back into bed.
Some say the traditional paper planner is the best, while others swear by their smart-phone or on line tool. Recommended Tool: Smart phone (I use the Nokia E71 & also recommend a Blackberry) [link] is a Hand-held Device great for Business Professional Pros of Planning Tool: Easy to use.
Until then, remember that iAdd is still in its very first stage, in what I call MPD, or Minimum Product Demo. Any thoughts of porting this application for java so regular phones can have it too? As akmon said, in the future you should port it for other phones also. akmon´s last blog.
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