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Managing your time with Thunderbird and its plug-ins

This training course combines our Time Management course with the guidelines for applying the principles of Thunderbird and its plug-ins environment. It is not required to have access to a computer station for the training course, since we will provide you with a complete illustrated configuration guide for Thunderbird and its plug-ins with step-by-step instructions. The user guide will also serve you as a workbook and reference guide. Mastering the use of Tasks is a key-element in efficient time management. Hence our training course puts a lot of emphasis on the Task tool of the software. Various options and strategic approaches offered by the Thunderbird and its plug-ins environment will be explored in this training course. At the end of this training, you will have acquired time management principles, you will be familiar with best practices and you will know how to apply them in the Thunderbird environment.

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Training offered as private training course in corporate environment, customized for the specific needs of the enterprise, everywhere in Quebec.

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OBJECTIVES

>	To optimize the management of your time
>	To fully take advantage of what Thunderbird and its expansion modules can offer for time management
>	To centralize your time management into one single tool

WHO IS THIS TRAINING COURSE FOR

This training course is offered to all employees and managers, because we all have time to manage regardless of our role or position in the enterprise. For an enterprise to develop an authentic time management culture, each individual must master the fundamentals of sound time management and become proficient with the related techniques.

OBJECTIVES

Identifying and mastering your Time Management processes
Getting rid of accumulated paper and virtual documents
Combining everything in one single tool
Transforming Thunderbird and its plug-ins into a powerful navigating tool
Optimising the various Thunderbird and plug-ins commands
Creating tasks with Thunderbird and its plug-ins tools according to the best time management principles
Managing tasks and calendar together
Efficiently manage your Inbox as well as the emails with associated tasks
Having a good filing system for your emails
Managing and controlling multiple projects simultaneously
Mastering internal and external communications
Decreasing the various sneaky ``time-wasters``
Handling emergencies and the unanticipated events
Controlling and governing deadlines
Conducting good follow-ups and never forgetting anything
Efficiently planning daily, midterm and long term activities
Governing your use of time according to your real priorities

QUALITEMPS APPROACH

The method by which we manage time is without a doubt one of the most important processes of a business. Mastering time management is the foundation of all improvement endeavours. The strong point of our training course resides in its practical and technical approach of time management. We think that it is first and foremost a skill, built upon acquired know-how. Our method is simple and usable in all work situations. Our commitment is to provide participants with tangible tools to significantly improve individual and team efficiency.

DETAILED TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS

Introduction: the value of time
Identifying the most common hurdles to time management
Identifying and defining your own time management process
How to set up a thorough time management system
Applying the WHEN principle
Linking Thunderbird with Time Management
Configuration of Thunderbird and its plug-ins to optimize the Task tool
Adapting the configuration of Task views to various situations
Creating tasks according to time management best practices
Why your Inbox should be empty at the end of the day and how to do it
Email lifecycle and management
How to improve email management at receiving and sending
How to manage some emails with task function
How to disable alerts at receiving emails
Creating performing messaging rules
Project management with Thunderbird and its plug-ins Tools
The importance of combining everything in one single tool
Managing long tasks and various projects with Thunderbird and its plug-ins tools
Breaking down tasks or projects into subtasks
Managing the subtasks of a long task or projects
The ``immediate action syndrome``
Methods for managing novelty and keeping track
Tips for never forgetting anything
Taking your manageable time into consideration
Grouping tasks
Skillfully managing telecommunications
Centralizing internal communications
Negotiating the use of your time
Time management methodology as a collaborative instrument for working teams
Effective communication
The art of delegation and accepting a mandate
Balancing your workload
Establishing priorities
Planning for short, medium and long term
Your personal action plan

PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH

Interactive presentations
Real-life examples
Demonstrations of proposed methodologies
Practical exercises
Personal action plans produced during training course

TRAINING COURSE MATERIAL

Complete reference guide
Software configuration guide for Thunderbird and its plug-ins environment
Self-evaluation test

This training is offered on-site and is tailored to your needs. We invite you to contact us or prices and availabilities.

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TRAINERS

René-Louis Comtois

Johanne Bertrand

Mélanie Drainville

David Mascolo

Isabelle Gagné

Monique Dallaire

Jean-Luc Dion