Outlook’s Best-Kept Secret: The Tasks Feature
Where do you keep your to-do list? If it’s on paper or in your head (yikes!), Audrey wants you to know about Outlook’s Tasks feature. Learn to keep your tasks visible in both Mail and Calendar mode. You’ll be more …
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Getting a Handle on Interruptions
By: Audrey Thomas The most frequent complaint I hear from those trying to improve their productivity is how impossible it feels with all the interruptions they face each day. They’re right, and the research is behind them: the average American …
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Mess = Stress
Are there any messes in your life right now–and are they causing you any stress or anxiety? Here are some solutions to reduce stress in your life by eliminating mess in your life!
Decision Made!
By: Audrey Thomas Your ability to be productive is directly linked to your ability to make decisions, which goes for every area of your life, not just at work. Here are some ways to become more productive through decision-making: Email. …
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Meetings that Matter
By: Audrey Thomas Meetings can range from inefficient to soul-sucking. Here’s how to make your next meeting more productive, whether you’re leading it or not. For meeting attendees: Be on time. Meetings are long enough as it is—don’t delay the start by …
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Start. Stop. Keep.
By: Audrey Thomas In most of the training we deliver at Organized Audrey, we end with an exercise called Start, Stop, Keep. We ask participants to reflect on what they’ve learned and to answer three questions: What is something I …
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If You Only Have Two Minutes
By Audrey Thomas In our last blog post, we challenged you to avoid social media for ten minutes each day and spend it doing something else. Now, think about just two minutes. 120 seconds. It’s not much, but you’d be amazed what a …
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Become an Email Master
By: Audrey Thomas In this second video in her series on email best practices, Audrey covers bullets and numbers, deadlines, and texting language within email. Miss the first three tips from our last video? Watch it here.
Three Email Best Practices
By: Audrey Thomas I love the tool of email, and I’ve learned several best practices that I want to share with you. This video covers my top three tips: Use descriptive subject lines. Get to the point quickly. Proofread before …
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When Your Routines Get Disrupted
By: Audrey Thomas If you’ve been following Audrey, you might know she recently lost all her normal routines! Here’s what she’s learned about productivity and getting back in the groove: If you find yourself in transition–at home, work, or in …
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