Download - Getting Work Done for the PR Professional
Getting Things Done for the
#PR Professional
WHAT YOU USE?
WHAT WILL IT TAKEto run an effective PR business?
MIND LIKE H2O
RIPPLES
100 % Attention
CAPTURE Everything
Get it out of your HEAD
CREATE SYSTEMS
DAVID ALLEN
GTD System
5 Steps to Control
1. Collect
2. Process
3. Organize
4. Review
5. Do !
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NEXT ACTION
EMAIL EMERGENCY
LINDA STONE
EMAIL Apnea
1. Stop Breathing
2. Bad Posture
3. Stress Response !
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YOU Control Your Email
1. Kill notifications
2. Change other’s expectations
3. Give it time
4. Never at 9:00
5. Learn to triage
6. Inbox Zero !
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DATA CRISIS(100 % of harddrives will fail)
BACK UP (or else)
3 | 2 | 1
3 copies, 2 different media, 1 offsite
Cost: Free for 2 Gigs, 100 Gig for $100/year !
Windows Alt: works on all platforms
PASSWORD Problem
crack this
1Passwordagilebits.com
MODERN Meetings
meetings suck
Al Pitampalli
1. Make preliminary decisions ahead
2. Start on time, move fast
3. Limit # of Attendees
4. ALWAYS come prepared 5. Goal - committed action plan
6. Cancel INFORMATIONAL meetings
7. brainstorming balance !
moving meetings
TOOLS FOR PR
wait. what?!?
what is your time worth?
(per hour. Outsource anything you can have done for less than 1/2 what you can charge out.)
Cost: $395 !
learn to type
Typing Webtypingweb.com
Cost: Free !
stop typing
Dragon Dictatenuance.com
Cost: $100 !
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focus, dammit
Focus at Willfocusatwill.com
Cost: Free or $36/year !
mousing is S_L_O_W
Alfredalfredapp.com
keyboard shortcuts
snippets
TextExpandersmilesoftware.com
Cost: $34.95 !
Windows Alt: phaseexpress.com
project panic
WorkFlowyworkflowy.com
Cost: Free (for 500 items) or $50/year !
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Cost: Free for up to 15 people or $50/month !
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Cost: $50/month !
organize ideas
Cost: Free for 3, $4.99/month !
Cost: Free or $79 !
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WHAT DO YOU USE?
CC Licensed Photos: Ripples - http://www.flickr.com/photos/yogendra174/4428131059/ !
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The secret of war lies in the communications ~N.B.
GROUP EXERCISE
