PLANNING UNIT 8 UNIT 8 1 “Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised” Denis Waitley, US productivity consultant 2 Resource allocation Limited resources Time, money and expertise time management Urgency and priority delegate 3 Starting up: 4 A. What would you consider when you plan these things? - Money - Time - Location - Partner - Target 5 Which of the following things do you use to plan your day or your week? Which do you prefer? Why? - Desk or pocket diary - Ask someone to remind you 6 Which of the following things do you use to plan your day or your week? Which do you prefer? Why? - Notes stuck on board or fridge - Electronic reminder 7 Which of the following things do you use to plan your day or your week? Which do you prefer? Why? - Memory - Write on hand 8 Vocabulary: Ways to plan forecast do collect consider 9 Exercise B Exercise B The most likely combinations are: 1. write a schedule, a plan, a report 2. rearrange a deadline, a meeting 3. meet a deadline 4. arrange a deadline, a schedule, a meeting 5. prepare a schedule, a budget, a plan, a report 6. keep within a deadline, a schedule, a budget 7. implement a schedule, a budget, a plan, a report 10 [...]... interrupting clarifying interrupting 27 28 Case study : THE VOICE OF BUSINESS 29 30 31 as T Tk s a k 32 Writing : 33 Dear Mr Dang Le Nguyen Vu Re: invitation to a live interview I am writing to you as the producer of the exciting new EBA business news programme We would like to invite you to be a keynote speaker at our live interviews with businesspeople planned for 15th March EBA is a media company which...budget information options report research costs budget schedule deadline sales 11 Vocabulary: Ways to plan 12 your business goal Choose the structure all the activities talking to real refine your plan 13 B What do you think Teresa means by don’t reinvent the wheel? To reinvent the wheel: To waste time trying to solve... for 15th March EBA is a media company which makes radio and television programmes for broadcasting organizations all over the world 34 We would be pleased if you would be at the live interview As a good leader and excellent strategist, we believe you could help many SMEs move in the same direction We hope this invitation is of interest and look forward to hearing from you Yours sincerely Ms…… Programme . options research report costs budget schedule deadline sales 11 Vocabulary: Ways to plan 12 your business goal Choose the structure all the activities talking to real refine your plan 13 B.