2011商务英语中级口语精讲班讲义第一讲51

1.Time Management: how to plan work time effectively

--When a heavy workload is at hand, we should always start early, in order to meet deadlines. This is a most basic point, yet many people tend to forget all about it when under a huge amount of stress at work.

--Also we can resort to technology, such as software, to speed up the processing of certain routine tasks.  For example, before the invention of spreadsheet like Excel, an accountant’s work was almost insufferably slow and tedious.  But with the introduction of information technology into the accounting profession, a revolution has taken place with regard to how time is used.

--And we must not neglect the ordering of priorities in that time should be planned according to the importance of the tasks we need to deal with. But most importantly of all, we should allocate blocks of time to specified tasks, so as to have a definite idea of when we should complete a certain task.

2.Time Management: the importance of planning work time effectively

--Besides, good planning of work time can reduce your stress level, something very common in today’s business world.  While some normal stress is inevitable and is even said to induce high performance, an excessive level of stress can lead to physical and mental health problems.  On the other hand, rational planning of time can allow you to live with a packed schedule without breaking down. 

--Last but not least, good time management will probably lead to greater job satisfaction and better quality of life.  If your life is all about meeting deadlines at work, before long you will be fed up with your job and your life will be totally colorless.  Of course, there is, and should be, more than just work to life.  That’s only if you can manage your time well.