October 12, 2017 TIME MANAGEMENT & PUNCTUALITY PART PUNCTUALITY Do you think it's important to be on time? In your country is it important to be ontime? How you feel when others are late? Are you, yourself, late very often? How you think you could improve and beon time more often? Do you wear a watch? Do you think everyone should wear a watch? TIME MANAGEMENT How you manage (or, organize, or plan)your time? Would you say you manage your time well? Do you find it hard to manage your time? How you think you could better manage your time? Do you think it's useful to plan your time? What you think you would gain if you were better at managing your time? Are you ever late for anything? If you had more time, what would you with the extra time? PART & Describe an exciting book you have read You should say: What the book is When you read it What the book is about And explain why you felt excited Part What are some of the different reasons why people read books? What are the best-selling types of books in your country? Vincent CU What you think might be the best-selling books in the future? Are motivational books very popular? Do men and women tend to read the same types of books? What are the main differences between adults' books and children's books? =============================== Describe a time when you arrived very early for an appointment You should say: When and where it happened Why you arrived early What you did while waiting And explain how you felt about arriving early Part Why people get late? What occasion need people arrive on time? Do you like to arrive earlier? Who like time management, the old or the young? SUGGESTIONS- PUNCTUALITY Advantages of punctuality:  People have a great regard for a punctual man  He is always successful in his work  He commands a moral right over others Other people will feel glad that you value the importance of their time  Your can avoid a lot of stress if you attend your duties on time Page of October 12, 2017  TIME MANAGEMENT & PUNCTUALITY A punctual person inspires other people to be “on time” In spite of all their engagements, people try to be punctual every time and everywhere How to be punctual?  Make a list of important tasks and appointments, schedule them, and set a reminder for each of them  Try to reach 15-20 minutes early than the appointment This will create a time-cushion  Get your clothes, mobile phone, and other essential items ready a night before in advance  Learn to prioritize important tasks  Take a realistic view of the tasks that you can really perform with the pre-determined time TIME MANAGEMENT Purpose of time management Saving money: using time efficiently makes our work more profitable As the saying goes, ‘time is money’, and in many contexts this is very literally true Meeting deadlines: time management is an essential skill if we want to meet our deadlines Achieving our goals: we can only achieve our goals if we have enough time to take all of the necessary steps towards them Enjoying our leisure time: when we manage our time well, we find that we have plenty of time left over to relax in Courtesy: it is courteous not to keep other people waiting whilst we try and finish other tasks Vincent CU Effective Time Management Techniques Be realistic about what you want to achieve and how much time you have to it in Time management plans should always be achievable, and we should always be able to carry them out without having to cause ourselves undue amounts of stress or sleeplessness Rather, we should feel less stressed, and sleep better, because we are managing our time so well Make a plan: use a diary or calendar to manage your time Have a clear idea about what you should be doing at any given time – and make sure to add in plenty of time to relax and spend time with your loved ones alongside all of those work projects Prioritize: what activities are your priorities? Spending time with your family, for example? Or, perhaps studying is your current priority? Knowing what your priorities are will help you to see where you need to apportion most of your time Take stock regularly: pause at regular intervals to check that you are on track, and if you are not, be prepared to make some adjustments to your style of working Delegate tasks: working as part of a team can help you to use time efficiently If everyone is given a task to and everyone works on their tasks at the same time, the overall project will be completed more quickly than if you attempted to all of the tasks single-handedly Do not waste time: think about all the activities that you that waste your time (such as browsing idly on the internet) and try and cut down on them Remind yourself of the value of time We all only have a fixed amount of time on the earth, and once we have used up some of our time, we cannot get it back Staying constantly aware of this is a brilliant way to motivate yourself to use your time well Page of ... perform with the pre-determined time TIME MANAGEMENT Purpose of time management Saving money: using time efficiently makes our work more profitable As the saying goes, time is money’, and in many... managing our time so well Make a plan: use a diary or calendar to manage your time Have a clear idea about what you should be doing at any given time – and make sure to add in plenty of time to relax... take all of the necessary steps towards them Enjoying our leisure time: when we manage our time well, we find that we have plenty of time left over to relax in Courtesy: it is courteous not to keep