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The Organized Professional
Combating the Four Common Time Wasters
Combating the Four Common Time Wasters
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Course Description/Goal: Do you seem to be spinning your wheels and not sure what you really accomplished during the day? Tired of not being able to find things when you need them? Organization can save you time, energy and money. This workshop focuses on skill building for efficiently organizing your workspace, managing the paper clutter, weeding & purging and staying on task. Completion of this course will enable the participants to recapture lost time and be more productive on a daily basis.
Learning Objective #1: Identify the benefits of being organized and how it impacts an individual both personally and professionally.
Learning Objective #2: Discover the requirements necessary for getting and staying organized and successfully demonstrate the efficient physical setup of workspace/desk area.
Learning Objective #3: Improve efficiency through daily planning.
Combating the Four Common Time Wasters
Combating the Four Common Time Wasters
Combating the Four Common Time Wasters
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Course Description/Goal: Are you constantly being interrupted at work? Having a difficult time juggling your email, voicemail and inbox? Do you often put things off until later? In this workshop, we tackle how to deal with Disorganization, Procrastination, Unwanted Visitors & Incoming Communications of: email, voicemail, and postal mail.
Learning Objective #1: Identify what it means to be organized and how to get there.
Learning Objective #2: Recognize the four common time wasters and discuss specific ideas for combating them.
Learning Objective #3: Increase daily productivity by implementing strategies presented.
Effective Email Management Strategies
Combating the Four Common Time Wasters
Effective Email Management Strategies
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Course Description/Goal: Do you spend too much time on e-mail? Does sorting through your inbox consume valuable hours of your day? Do you have way too many messages in your inbox? This program provides strategies, tips and ideas for reducing e-mail volume, improving quality, organizing e-mail and coaching others about the same. This session will:
• cover how you benefit from an organized email system
• define the cost of time and lost productivity due to an unorganized system • identify strategies for reducing e-mail volume by 20% and improving quality by 50%
• provide interactive exercises and discussion on creating clear, concise, and understandable e-mails
• provide explanations and understanding of general organization of e-mail messages, creation of categories and filing electronic folders
• discover how to coach others to send you easier to read e-mails • increase daily productivity and reduce stress by implementing strategies presented
The Corporate Athlete
Meeting the Demands of Your Job
Effective Email Management Strategies
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Course Description/Goal: Looking for ways to stay energized during the workday? Wanting some simple tips on living healthy on a busy schedule? Are the physical and mental demands of your job overwhelming? If so, this workshop is for you. Join us and discover a more productive, efficient and healthier work environment.
Learning Objective #1: Recognize stress overload and what to do about it.
Learning Objective #2: Identify when, how and why it is necessary to refuel your body throughout the workday.
Learning Objective #3: Compare and contrast the demands on corporate employees to those of professional athletes and why it is crucial to train like a corporate athlete through mental attitude, nutrition and exercise.
Meeting the Demands of Your Job
Meeting the Demands of Your Job
Meeting the Demands of Your Job
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Course Description/Goal: Do you find the demands of your job ever increasing? Is it difficult to stay focused? Is prioritizing your tasks daunting? This workshop will address the physical, mental and time demands of a busy schedule.
Learning Objective #1: Define and discuss the various time management and task management tools.
Learning Objective #2: Demonstrate the key time thieves and how to combat them.
Learning Objective #3: Apply a hands-on “Time-Value Test” to determine the value of the time spent on various activities. This will be the blue-print for prioritizing tasks.
Motivating Employees
Meeting the Demands of Your Job
Meeting the Demands of Your Job
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Course Description/Goal: Are you looking to increase company morale? Need some
fresh ideas for motivating your employees? Money is not the only motivating factor. In
this workshop we cover a variety of low and no cost motivators that you can start
implementing right away.
Learning Objective #1: Define and discuss managerial goals as they relate to creating a
happy and productive team.
Learning Objective #2: Demonstrate the key components necessary to be a great boss
and retain employees.
Learning Objective #3: Identify ways to build self-esteem and potential through various
motivational strategies.
Menu of Personal Organizing and Life Skill Seminars
Home Organizing 101
Making Ends Meet: Financial Organizing & Budgeting for the home
Making Ends Meet: Financial Organizing & Budgeting for the home
Target Audience: Anyone interested in strategies and techniques for organizing the home.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 1.5 – 2 hours
Course Description/Goal: Is the chaos in your home driving you crazy? Do you spend too much
time looking for things? Do you feel overwhelmed and have no idea where or how to start? This
course provides basic tips and ideas for setting up systems and utilizing your space to its fullest
potential.
Learning Objective #1: Identify what it means to be organized and how to get there.
Learning Objective #2: Implement a variety of space utilization strategies.
Learning Objective #3: Understand how to create a system for managing the daily mail and
paperwork.
Learning Objective #4: Enjoy your home and life better knowing there are strategies that can be
implemented to reduce the stress and chaos.
Making Ends Meet: Financial Organizing & Budgeting for the home
Making Ends Meet: Financial Organizing & Budgeting for the home
Making Ends Meet: Financial Organizing & Budgeting for the home
Target Audience: Anyone interested in setting up a system for tackling credit card debt and
organizing their financial paperwork.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 1.5 hours
Course Description/Goal: Are you late paying bills because you can’t find them? Do you avoid
paying bills because you are short on cash flow? Are you being charged interest and penalties
because you can’t get your financial life in order? Join certified professional organizer and
national speaker, Becky Esker, for tips, ideas and strategies for organizing your financial
paperwork.
Learning Objective #1: Identify the lifetime cost of credit card balances.
Learning Objective #2: Implement the iceberg system for rapidly reducing credit card debt.
Learning Objective #3: Determine which financial documents need to be kept and for how long.
Learning Objective #4: Budget expenses for the home.
Leave the Baggage Behind
Making Ends Meet: Financial Organizing & Budgeting for the home
Ready… Set…Organize Your Vacation!
Target Audience: Older generation downsizing to smaller home or retirement community.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 1 hour
Course Description/Goal: Are you children grown and out on their own? Would you like to
downsize and move to a smaller home or retirement community? Have you accumulated a
houseful of stuff over several decades? Would you love to move, but dealing with your stuff
keeps you from doing so? If so, this seminar is for you. Certified professional organizer, Becky
Esker will share with you tips and ideas for how to weed through your belongings and ‘let go’ of
the stuff you don’t really need.
Learning Objective #1: Recognize the emotional attachment to inanimate items and how to be
comfortable letting go of various belongings.
Learning Objective #2: Identify the various options for where purged items may go.
Learning Objective #3: Understand the process for weeding through and downsizing anything
within the home.
Learning Objective #4: Implement the four organizing techniques necessary for finding whatever
is you need when you need it.
Ready… Set…Organize Your Vacation!
From Crib to College: Teaching Kids Organizing Skills for Life
Ready… Set…Organize Your Vacation!
Target Audience: Those interested in stress-free and well organized travel.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 1 hour
Course Description/Goal: Tahiti, London or the Midwest – whatever your destination, a well planned
and organized vacation will be more enjoyable. Topics include: packing, emergency
travel kits, new travel rules, travel checklists, traveling with children and so much more. Learn to
plan any vacation, whether it involves driving, flying or cruising, nationally or internationally.
Learning Objective #1: Understand how to pack in an efficient manner for any trip anywhere.
Learning Objective #2: Identify how to safely and securely prepare your home for your absence.
Learning Objective #3: Foresee potential mishaps and prepare for them whether traveling via air,
ship or automobile. Such mishaps include cancelled flights, lost luggage and others.
From Crib to College: Organizing Tips for Kids of All Ages
From Crib to College: Teaching Kids Organizing Skills for Life
From Crib to College: Teaching Kids Organizing Skills for Life
Target Audience: Parents or grandparents interested in techniques for keeping kids and their
stuff organized.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 30 minutes
Course Description/Goal: It is amazing that such a tiny infant can require so much stuff! What
do you do with the stuff and how do you keep it organized? As kids grow older, the
organizational challenges may change. Instead of bouncer seats and baby bottles, there are toys,
legos, baby dolls, and video games. This presentation addresses the organizing tools and
strategies needed to keep your kids organized from the crib to college.
Learning Objective #1: Understand the basic organizing techniques and how to implement them.
Learning Objective #2: Identify unique ideas for utilizing the space specific to your child’s stuff.
Learning Objective #3: Demonstrate how to handle the sentimental items your child makes and
creates.
From Crib to College: Teaching Kids Organizing Skills for Life
From Crib to College: Teaching Kids Organizing Skills for Life
From Crib to College: Teaching Kids Organizing Skills for Life
Information coming soon!
Work-Life Integration
Organizing your Home Office
Organizing your Home Office
Target Audience: Anyone interested in techniques for managing the overlap of work and home.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 1.5 – 2 hours
Course Description/Goal: Do you find the demands of your job ever increasing? Is it difficult to
stay focused? Is prioritizing your tasks daunting? This workshop will address the physical,
mental and time demands of a busy schedule.
Learning Objective #1: Define and discuss the various time management and task management
tools.
Learning Objective #2: Demonstrate the key time thieves and how to combat them.
Learning Objective #3: Apply a hands-on “Time-Value Test” to determine the value of the time
spent on various activities. This will be the blue-print for prioritizing tasks whether at home or
work.
Organizing your Home Office
Organizing your Home Office
Organizing your Home Office
Target Audience: Anyone interested in strategies and techniques for organizing a home office.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 1.5 hours
Course Description/Goal: Does your home office resemble the path of a tornado? Are there piles
everywhere? Is it difficult to find documents and records when you need them? Not sure how
long to keep financial records? Valuable tips for everyone!
Learning Objective #1: Learn how to gain back one hour each day.
Learning Objective #2: Understand a general system for processing and managing paperwork.
Learning Objective #3: Reduce the stress involved with the piles of paper.
Clutter 911
Organizing your Home Office
Balancing the Holiday Hustle and Bustle
Target Audience: Anyone interested in the basic strategies for getting a handle on clutter.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 20 – 40 minutes
Course Description/Goal: Is clutter encroaching on your life? Would you like to have a better
understanding of how to manage your clutter? If so, this presentation will give you some basic
strategies to tackle your clutter once and for all.
Learning Objective #1: Identify what is clutter and how it surfaces.
Learning Objective #2: Confront and conquer your clutter in a simple manner.
Learning Objective #3: Take the first step towards reducing the clutter stress and enjoying life.
Balancing the Holiday Hustle and Bustle
Balancing the Holiday Hustle and Bustle
Balancing the Holiday Hustle and Bustle
Target Audience: Anyone interested in controlling the holidays rather than the holidays
controlling them.
Course Instructor: Becky Esker
Suggested Length: 1 hour
Course Description/Goal: Do you find it difficult to enjoy the holidays because of all the
ensuing chaos and activities? Do you feel exhausted from November through the first of the
year? Would it help if you could find the time to organize your life so you could rediscover the
true meaning of the holiday? If so, this course if perfect for you.
Learning Objective #1: Identify the causes of holiday stress.
Learning Objective #2: Understand how to use the tools needed to manage the time and
activities during the holidays.
Learning Objective #3: Implement strategies for combating the holiday stress.
Seminars Tailored to You!
Balancing the Holiday Hustle and Bustle
Seminars Tailored to You!
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