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TIME CATCHERSSM SERIES
Productivity Workshop
for Busy Salespeople

NOT ON SCHEDULE. CLICK HERE FOR WORKSHOP SCHEDULE.

BRING YOUR LAPTOP FOR HANDS-ON EXCITEMENT!

Presenter
Peggy Duncan, Author

Put Time Management to Work &
Just Show Me Which Button to Click!

Sales professionals who spend the most time with customers and prospects make the most money. They plan and make the best use of their time. But many have not mastered this skill, and don't realize how much time they waste.

The best way to create time is to get organized, and this applies to every aspect of your life.

Disorganization is a time bandit. It makes you show up late, forget important tasks, and procrastinate. The hours you spend digging through piles looking for something on your desk or scrolling for documents on your computer, could be better spent planning your strategy, researching a new prospect, or helping your customers solve their problems.

This workshop will teach you the principles of organization and how they apply to every aspect of your life. You'll learn simple ways to change how you work that will help you get things done.

If you want expert advice on how to get organized, manage your time, and improve computer skills, THIS WORKSHOP IS YOUR ANSWER!

"It does little good to get people
motivated to do something
if they’re not given the skills
to get it done!"
Peggy Duncan

(1) Organization and Time Management. Seize 8 weeks a year by creating systems so you can find things instead of always looking for them!

(2) Internet Research. Capture the deals faster by learning how to research your prospects and organize everything using search engine, browser, and e‑mail tips!

(3) Computer Magic! Tips and Tricks. Breeze through work 6 times quicker with tips and tricks in software you use every day (Word-Excel-PowerPoint-Outlook)! BRING YOUR FULLY-CHARGED LAPTOP FOR HANDS-ON EXERCISES!
 

  "Your productivity workshop for salespeople was the first of its kind that I have attended and I must say it was extremely informative and helpful. Each year I try to get myself organized to better perform in my job and at home. For the first time I feel I have some real techniques and tools to make that happen."
Trainel Christian
Principal, IBM
 

Part I. Get Organized So You Can Think, Follow Up, and Follow Through! Whether you're working at home alone with no one to turn to for help, or you're in a traditional corporate environment, or your car is your office, you'll learn simple ways to get and stay organized and manage your time by changing your everyday work habits.

  • Eliminate clutter one pile at a time.

  • Distinguish between things to keep and things to trash.

  • Create a system for files on your desk, your computer, or your car.

  • Set up systems for handling paper that will keep your desk clear.

  • Unclutter your mind trying to remember.

  • Manage mail, e-mail, and voicemail overload.

  • Prioritize work, handle interruptions, say no, and end procrastination.

  • Streamline how you work by evaluating your processes.

Part II. Internet Research. Learn how to use the Internet more effectively by discovering search engine tips so you can quickly find what you need, and how to organize everything so you can find it later.

  • Learn how to organize research on the front-end to save time on the back-end.

  • Learn techniques for using search engines so you can find what you need quickly.

  • Organize your Favorites using browser tips so you can find everything later.

  • Discover more ways to manage e-mail overload with junk filters and more.

Part III. Computer Magic! Learn tips and tricks for creating more polished presentations and proposals in less time with easy, but powerful tips and tricks in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and how to use them together.

  • Create templates for work you do over and over.

  • Learn tips in creating charts and graphs and how to use them in Excel or PowerPoint.

  • Enhance your business image by improving how you use PowerPoint.

  • Manage a mountain of E-mail with junk e-mail filters and the tricks to using them.

  • Organize your computer files, and find them fast.

  • Create a client database and create mail-merge e-mails, letters, and labels.

BRING YOUR FULLY-CHARGED LAPTOP FOR HANDS-ON EXERCISES!!!

Think you don't have time to come to a full-day workshop? Think again!

Disorganization and all the ills that result from it make you lose about two hours every day. If your income is $100,000 per year, based on a 40-hour week, you're costing the company about $25,000 every year. When you enlist the help of others to help you find something, the cost goes up.

If an income is
$25,000/year, your company loses $6,000
$40,000/year, your company loses $10,000
$50,000/year, your company loses $12,600
$125,000/year, your company loses $32,000

And when you consider that learning tips and tricks in software you use every day will help you finish work six times quicker, clearing your calendar for this workshop just makes sense.

With the skills you'll learn at this workshop, you'll get all that time back and so much more! You'll spend one day to improve the rest of your life!

You have to take time to create more customer face time!

Once you've enrolled in this workshop, you'll be able to attend again anytime you want but at no charge. All you'll have to do is pre-register and check the box next to "I've been to this workshop before and want to take it again at no charge!." This is a great way to keep your skills current.

 

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All fees include handouts, free parking. Lunch on your own.

Click here for information for employers
interested in earning GA State Income Tax Credit
for eligible types of employee retraining programs.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Busy sales professionals, consultants, sole proprietors (regardless of the business you're in, you're selling something!).

TRANSPORTATION
 

TRANSPORTATION
If you're driving, parking is free. Click here for DIRECTIONS.

If you'd prefer public transportation, the Cobb Community Transit (CCT) bus #10A runs from the Arts Center MARTA station in Midtown Atlanta and travels onto Circle 75, crossing over Cobb Parkway.
CCT's phone number is .

MEALS
Coffee and tea only. There are several eating establishments in the area. If we served food, we'd have to charge more for the workshop. As one attendee said during training, "I can eat later. I came here to learn!"

LODGING
No special arrangements have been made for this workshop.

MISCELLANEOUS
This is an adult event. No exceptions.

Dress is business or business casual, whichever is more comfortable for you.

CANCELLATION
If you cancel before 5 working days of the workshop, you'll receive a full refund minus a 20% administrative fee.

At any time, you'll be allowed to send a substitute.

If we have to cancel the training for any reason, you'll receive a 100% refund OR you'll be able to transfer the registration to another workshop. We will not be responsible for any losses you incur due to the cancellation of this or any of our training sessions.

GUARANTEE
We are so confident that you won't want to leave the workshop we're offering a 100% guarantee. If you are not fully satisfied with what you'll learn in this workshop, you will receive a 100% refund. All you'll have to do is to send us a signed letter on your company letterhead stating why you weren't satisfied.

We can also bring this to your company
Customized Program to Fit Your Needs
Peggy will ride with, sit with, meet with
your team and customize the program.

We also conduct Webinars
in our WebBased Conference Center
Right From Your Computer
Click here to learn more.

Payment Options - Register

PRE-REGISTRATION
$109
   Individual
$99 ea
(2-4 people from same company or association, one single payment)
$89 ea (5+ people from same company or association, one single payment)

WALK-IN REGISTRATION (If space permits)
$129
   Individual. Cash or Check only and no group discounts.
 

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Testimonials from Previous Workshops for Busy Salespeople!

"Knowing where everything is and not having to dig for it is a phenomenal feeling. Even other people can find things in my office. And your computer tips…thank you! My presentations are so much more polished and professional. Everything I do gets me noticed. But the best part is that I don’t have to take work home anymore,
and have so much more time to spend servicing my customers."

Therese Dodds

Genentech, Inc.

 

"Extremely useful. One of the most helpful seminars I've attended."

Bruce Stewart
Genentech, Inc.

 

"Your productivity workshop for salespeople was the first of its kind that I have attended and I must say it was extremely informative and helpful. Each year I try to get myself organized to better perform in my job and at home. For the first time
I feel I have some real techniques and tools
to make that happen."

Trainel Christian
Principal, IBM
 

"Your workshop I attended today (January 27, 2003) was excellent. It contained a lot of quick and easy things that can help a busy person get organized. I was also impressed by your easy to follow style of delivery and how you kept everyone involved in the workshop. I will pass your group workshop information on to the other managers on our
Marketing team."

Randy Cobb

Manager
New Business Development
AGL Resources, Inc.

 

"Peggy's style is
attention-keeping."

June Grant
Sales Manager
Owens Corning


"Great job! Excellent, energetic, and interesting
!"
Camille Goodlett

Fulton County Economic Development
 

 "Time is what I value most. You just gave me a gift."
Marcia Steele, CSP
Strategic Realities
 

"Just a quick note to thank you for conducting an "AWESOME" Time Catchers workshop yesterday. I'm still charged up from all the terrific ideas and techniques you shared. Normally folks are low on energy and tired after lunch - but not during your session!! We were eager to drain your knowledge bank as you led us through those exciting hands-on activities using our laptops."
Dr. Marcia Riley
Writing for Results
 

 

PARTIAL LISTING
Companies who have participated in past workshops include:

AGL RESOURCES, INC.
FULTON COUNTY
GENENTECH, INC.
IBM
OWENS CORNING
THE RED CROSS
RIA
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
TURNER


 
 

 

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