Lisa phillips timing is everything.ih60lessons
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The document discusses time management techniques and provides 20 tips for improving time management. Some of the tips mentioned include using the Pomodoro time management technique of working in intervals with breaks, making prioritized to-do lists, multitasking when possible, planning realistically to account for how long tasks actually take, rewarding yourself for completing tasks, and sharing time management ideas with others. The overall message is that better time management can reduce stress and allow one to enjoy free time more.
Lisa phillips timing is everything.ih60lessons
- 1. Timing is everything Lisa Phillips International House Buenos Aires
- 2. Why bother? Better time management means… •Less stress •Less work means more play •Enjoy the moment more •The “zero inbox” theory
- 3. •20 slides, 20 seconds each Pecha Kucha Moderator, start the clock!Moderator, start the clock! http://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/p-is-for-pech
- 4. 1. Experiment with techniques Know any others? Pls write them in the chat box! Know any others? Pls write them in the chat box! http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlog http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/
- 5. 2. Make lists Make them as time efficient and satisfying as possible! Make them as time efficient and satisfying as possible!
- 6. 3. Start with the small stuff This app is called ‘Little things’. I love this game… This app is called ‘Little things’. I love this game…
- 7. 4. Work out where you waste time A break isn’t bad but an excuse IS!A break isn’t bad but an excuse IS! Other common offenders: *Watching TV shows you’ve seen before *Just one more smoke/cup of coffee *Have I got any new mails/msgs?
- 8. Always have something to do. Then you don’t feel your time is wasted Always have something to do. Then you don’t feel your time is wasted 5. Be Punctual http://library.thinkquest.org/08aug/00583/Good_Habits/pu2.html
- 9. 6. Don’t be a perfectionist Lower your standards. You’ll be a lot happier ;-)Lower your standards. You’ll be a lot happier ;-) http://www .digitalapti tude.com/ blog/entre preneurshi p/how-to- stop- perfectioni sm-from- stealing- your-life
- 10. 7. Learn shortcuts Each few seconds saved by extra keystrokes means more time for fun. Think of it as banking your time Each few seconds saved by extra keystrokes means more time for fun. Think of it as banking your time
- 11. 8. Plan realistically Successful planners know how long stuff REALLY takesSuccessful planners know how long stuff REALLY takes
- 12. 9. Learn to say… If this is too tricky, learn to say ‘I can’t do that today’. If this is too tricky, learn to say ‘I can’t do that today’.
- 13. 10. Watch & learn Brainstorm and talk to others about how they work Brainstorm and talk to others about how they work https://www.khanacademy.org/
- 14. 11. Combine activities Multitasking often means sacrificing the quality of many things. What can you do at the same time well? Multitasking often means sacrificing the quality of many things. What can you do at the same time well?
- 15. 12. Do something else A change is as good as a holiday. Breaks are proven to imcrease productivity A change is as good as a holiday. Breaks are proven to imcrease productivity
- 16. 13. Give yourself thinking time Staring into space or doodling can be a good thing!Staring into space or doodling can be a good thing!
- 17. 14. Know when you work best… and where Hiding out in a classroom to do marking or going to a café isn’t a bad idea… Hiding out in a classroom to do marking or going to a café isn’t a bad idea…
- 18. 15. See the big picture Look ahead through your coursebook and anticipate problems and future lessons. Look ahead through your coursebook and anticipate problems and future lessons.
- 19. 16. Send video mails Eyejot.com is one of my faves Eyejot.com is one of my faves
- 20. 17. Do things with time to spare Early planning or chipping away at a long term project really goes a long way Early planning or chipping away at a long term project really goes a long way
- 21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It8VtkHwtd4&feature=player_embedded#! 18. Expand the moments in your day Have you done something today that you really loveHave you done something today that you really love TEDxRainier - Will Hewett - Singing Yourself Alive “Time bows to authentic commitment and it stretches to accommodate it.”
- 22. 19. Reward yourself If you don’t, who will? If you don’t, who will?
- 23. 20. Share, share, share Small ideas that seem not worth mentioning may have the greatest impact Small ideas that seem not worth mentioning may have the greatest impact http://www.ihplatform. com http://ih-buenosairesblog.com/
- 24. Your tips? C’mon! I should still have about 2 minutes left!C’mon! I should still have about 2 minutes left!
- 25. Timing is everything Lisa Phillips International House Buenos Aires Stay in touch! @ljp2010, lisa.jayne.phillips, [email protected]
Editor's Notes
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- #3: Put session or section title in top left and then content in text box. Remember animation doesn;t work in Blackboard, so you need a new slide for anything you want to appear on top of a slide.
- #6: Put session or section title in top left and then content in text box. Remember animation doesn;t work in Blackboard, so you need a new slide for anything you want to appear on top of a slide.
- #7: If you can do it immediately, what are you waiting for. 2 mins or less – go!
- #11: Using the mouse and dropdown menus wastes valuable time! Learn the keys! Doing a talk? Plan onto your powerpoint? Reuse your materail and if it takes longer to cut up than it does to do the actual activity in class forget it!
- #12: In class and outside.
- #16: In class - Change the scene Say yes to a challenge – challenge accepted
- #19: Look ahead but also remember to put things in perspectives. Whereis a student not doing homework now and then in the grand scheme of things?
- #22: Related to do something more.
- #24: Put session or section title in top left and then content in text box. Remember animation doesn;t work in Blackboard, so you need a new slide for anything you want to appear on top of a slide.
- #26: Please replace the IHWO logo in the bottom left corner with your school’s if you can .