Speech and Workshop Topics

Our most requested Productivity topics are available in keynote, seminar or workshop formats and in lengths suited to your requirements. Productive to the Max works with you to select the exact modules that best meet your needs. We ensure that your focus is reflected in every one of our presentations. Examples of some suggested alternate speech and workshop titles are shown at the end of each of the outlines that follow.
 

Productivity

What do you do with your 86,400 Seconds per Day?

How to control your time and get “me” time too

There are 365 days in a year which translates into 8760 hours, 525,600 minutes and 31,536,000 seconds. That’s a lot of time; yet we never seem to have enough. The business climate and constantly evolving technology means that it is imperative, more than ever, that we make the best use of each and every one of those seconds. To be successful, goals must be identified, priorities clarified and schedules established that are realistic. Plans must be formulated that are effective and efficient.

Learn to take control over your time and your environment to reduce the stresses of everyday life. Combine these skills with practical systems and processes that allow you to live efficiently and productively.

Key concepts

• Discover the reasons behind your disorganization
  and lack of time
• Learn behaviour modification techniques
• Identify your specific time management personality
• Apply principles that work
• Streamline your processes and systems
• Set and attain goals
• 4 ways to manage multiple priorities and crises
• Make more efficient use of telephone and e-mail time
• Influence meetings productively
• Stop procrastinating
• Learn 15 ways to say no
• Increase your self esteem
• 7 ways to delegate more effectively
• Determine which planning systems to use to
  organize your time
• Simplify your life

Available modules

• Stop and define you and your values
• Determine where you are going
• Organize your environment
• Set up systems and processes
• Appreciate your time management personality
• Analyze where your time goes
• Plan properly
• Schedule well
• Eliminate time wasters–handle distractions
  and interruptions
• Control time and make it work for you
• Learn practical techniques to improve productivity
  and satisfaction
• Take “Me” time

Suggested alternate titles available for this session

• What do you do with your 31,536,000 Seconds per year?
• Stuck on Autopilot? Learn to Fly like a Bird
• Time: Enemy or Ally?
  

Life Maximus-Stress Minimus!

Work/life balance: how to make it work for you

The balance between life and work is a constant struggle. Demands are increasing in every aspect of your life. You feel more stress, anxiety and feelings of depression.

You certainly spend enough time managing your professional lives. You create mission statements, set and attain goals, establish values and streamline processes and systems to make it all work. You take care of others, influence their decisions, provide a shoulder to cry on and grow your people. The business profits from your endeavours and if you do well you are promoted to positions with increasing responsibility and rewarding compensation.

What about your personal lives? Do you mind your own business? Do you have a structure within which to live, prosper and enjoy your time on earth? Who takes care of you, influences your decisions and provides the support that you require as a wonderful human being? How often do you get the opportunity to help yourselves?

Learn how to apply organization processes to your personal life. Discover how to refocus and determine what is important to you. Learn how to take “me” time.

Key concepts

• Stop and determine what is important to you
• Learn what you value, what roles you want to play and
  how to create outlets to expand your horizons
• Identify the symptoms of imbalance and obstacles
  to balance
• Get back to basics, enjoy life and develop strategies to
  stay focused on what is important

Available modules

• Focus on the present
• Determine the roles you play in life
• Identify your values
• Create mission statements, goals and action plans
• Provide a structure for your life
• Take steps to modify and change behaviour
• Create a personal whole life chart that reflects
  your own world
• Deal with stress
• Take time for yourself
• Obtain tools to Improve the quality of your life
  and relationships

Suggested alternate titles available for this session

• You gave at the Office – How do You Give at Home?
• Juggle and Balance for the Lifestyle You Want
• Mind Your Own Business – Take Charge of Your Life
  Once and For All!
• Get Your Act Together
• Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal
  

MAX-imize your E-mail

Learn how to conquer your e-mail overload

Are you vying for the world record in retention of e-mails? Has your e-mail in box ever been empty? Do you wish that your e-mails would just go away? Are you frustrated? Are you spending excessive time at your computer searching for lost information? Learn to manage and organize your e-mail priorities. Avoid using evening and vacation time just to keep up with e-mails.

Although e-mail is supposed to provide instant communication and better productivity, our inability to deal with the speed, intensity and volume has caused us to fear a tool that can be very effective when used properly.

This course provides you with tools and information to more effectively manage your e-mail.

Key Concepts

• Reduce the amount of e-mail clutter that enters your box
• Organize your e-mail for effective information
  processing and retrieval
• Get a grip on the time management of e-mail
• Systemize the process for efficiency
• Change your attitude and behavior toward e-mail
• Develop e-mail “ground rules” for efficiency

Available modules

• Assess your current situation
• Create structure
• Follow organizing principles
• Do something with the messages
• Plan time to deal with it
• Communicate properly
• Practice safe etiquette
• Maintain your e-mails
• Outlook tips and tricks
• Manage your system

Suggested alternate titles available for this session

• Stop saying EEEk to E-mail
• E-Mail: Use it! Don’t Lose It!
• Get a Grip on your E-Mail
• Tame the Email Monster!
• Email–Who can I blame?
  

Pinpoint Your Productive Personality

Learn which productive personality applies to you

Productivity is not only about setting goals, creating action plans, prioritizing tasks and learning to deal with timewasters. Your ability to manage your space, time and life is dependent upon your specific personality and how you react to other personality types on your team. Are you a Jumper Joe? A Perfect Pat? Or a Last Minute Larry? Perhaps you are a See-it-all Sam or a Keep-it-all Kenny. Determining and refining your characteristic method or manner of acting can assist you in leading a more productive existence. Share in pinpointing your productive personalities.

Key Concepts

• Identify your organizing and time management personality
• Deal with the characteristics of each type
• Modify your behaviour
• Apply techniques to share your personality with others
• Deal with team personalities
• Improve your productivity

Available modules

• A secret!

Suggested alternate titles available for this session

• Discover Who you Really Are in terms of Productivity
• What Drives your Productivity Style?
• 10 Personalities for Productive Perfection
  

 

Quick Links:

• productivity
• performance
• profitability

 

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