Customized Education and Professional Development
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CENTER FOR CONTINUING STUDIES | ST . CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY
INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
E-Mail Efficiency!
Join us for this convenient half day workshop. Increase your productivity by learning how to design an e-mail system that focuses on your business and personal needs. Live-demonstrations will help you understand and develop strategies to decrease your e-mail volume and use advanced options in Outlook. Leave prepared to apply this knowledge to your e-mail the next day.
Everyone will receive take-home documentation. Laptops are welcomed but not necessary.
Who Should Attend?
E-Mail Efficiency is for anyone who wants to be more a more efficient and productive communicator with e-mail. If you want to learn strategies that will help you control e-mail overload while maximizing its benefits, this session is for you!
Comments from previous workshop participants:
“Because of this practical and energizing session, now we can apply simple tools for sending quality e-mails.”
Mary Sommerfeldt, HR Manager
OakRiver Technology
“Graduates of this program reduced their e-mail processing time 54 minutes per day on average.”
Marie Uhrich, Senior VP Communications
Thrivent Financial
“I thought I knew it all. But now I have a faster and easier filing system and I know tricks for getting read.”
Trevor Akervik, Sales Manager,
Marco
E-Mail Efficiency!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
You will:
- Design an e-mail system that is focused on your business and personal needs
- Learn some of Outlook's advanced tactics and techniques such as task management, calendaring, and rules
- Learn volume-reduction habits that help you stay on top of your in-box
Highlights
- “Rules” functions that can be life-changing
- How to not get lost in someone's “in” box
- Choose the right communication medium that will get results
- Best practices from other organizations
- E-mail etiquette
Activities
- Revamp your e-mail system during the workshop
- Observe demonstrations of new tactics and techniques
Each Participant will receive:
- E-mail Efficiency! A Sherry Sweetnam Workbook
Workshop Preparation
To get maximum value from the program, please bring with you:
- One screen shot of your major e-mail files
- Screen shots of the files that are most important to you in your work
Procedure for Screen Shots
1. Go to the screen that shows your files and sub-files
2. Hit the ALT + PrtScn (Print Screen) keys
3. Go to a blank word document
4. Hit CTRL + V and your files will be pasted into the document
5. Print screen shots and bring to the program
Registrations due February 27, 2008 .
Workshop Details
Location: St. Cloud State University Campus
Atwood Memorial Center
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Title: E-mail Efficiency!
Time: Sign in: 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Program: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Fees:
The registration fee is $79 per person and includes refreshments and workshop materials. Lunch is on your own.
A $10 early registration discount will apply for all registrations received by February 20, 2008.
Registration
Please register on the attached form. The registration deadline is February 27, 2008 . Early registration is encouraged.
Please download registration form here (Word Format): Email Efficiency Registration Form
Note : A confirmation letter, map, and workshop preparation materials will be mailed to all registered participants
To register by phone, please call: 320-308-3081. For additional information, contact Gail Ruhland at: Gmruhland@stcloudstate.edu
Special Accommodations
To ensure full participation in this workshop, please inform us of any dietary requirements or physical challenges which should be addressed prior to your arrival.
Please call if you would like more information or have questions. Contact Gail Ruhland at: (320) 308-3081.
Meet Your Presenter
Sherry
Sweetnam is an internationally known author, speaker and consultant.
She inspires people to change
themselves and their business culture by presenting classic, simple
and effective communication skills. 
Her best-selling book, The Executive Memo, (Oak Grove Publishing, 2005), has sold over 18,000 copies and is in its 5 th printing.
Some of her Fortune 500 clients include: Aetna, Andersen Windows, American Express, Cargill, Colgate-Palmolive, General Electric, General Mills, IBM, IDS, Honeywell, International Paper, Northwest Airlines, Pillsbury and The Waldorf Astoria.
Customized Corporate Education
The Center for Continuing Studies invites inquiries from businesses and organizations throughout the State of Minnesota regarding targeted programs specific to individual needs.
If you or your business is interested in having a training package designed for your needs, contact:
Gail Ruhland
Director of Training Program Development
Center for Continuing Studies
St. Cloud State University
320-308-3081 or Gmruhland@stcloudstate.edu
