Dr Email Q&A Forum - 20 March 2024
In this Dr Email Q&A Forum, we discussed the following topics that have been time stamped to locate each easily:
00:00 Introduction
01:23 Agenda
02:52 (1) What are the advantages of using 'All Day Events' in the Calendar?
07:33 (2) How (and why) to shift your working style from Inbox-based to Calendar-based
17:00 (3) 15 Surprising Things Done by Ultra Productive People - "5: They make it home for dinner"
31:00 (4) What are the 5 key strategies for writing effective email
43:04 (6) Two great mini-search 'hacks' for finding an email
47:47 (7) How to help an Executive with thousands of emails in their inbox
56:38 Information about Quick Steps presentation
57:00 'Ask Me Anything'
58:19 News & Updates
Note that questions from the original agenda for this month will be held over to next month’s forum on 16 April.
5 - How to use Quick Steps in inbox to schedule a meeting in your Calendar
8 - What to do with emails when waiting on someone or something?
Links from Forum
See links below for various items discussed during the forum:
How to better manage a deluge of meeting notifications - click here for short tutorial video and one page cheat sheet
Dr Email recording with Wendy Cole talking about her “End of Day Checklist” - click here
Information on how to Clean up Conversations - click here
Effective Email Etiquette & Protocols program (use coupon code EEEP295SS to save $200) - click here
Sample text to use for Seeking Funding Approval for your Professional Development - click here
Link to Quick Steps On Demand (self-paced) course - click here
Link to OneNote On Demand (self-paced) course - click here
Link to Performing Under Pressure On Demand (self-paced) webinars - click here
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