Optimal Productivity. Minimal Effort.
Microsoft Outlook can save you 40 minutes a day. Enjoy more control. Stay focused. Finish what you start. Work with less stress.
A day in the life of a typical (unproductive) Outlook user.
Most people – maybe you too - use Outlook only for email and meeting management. They use their Inbox as a To-Do list. They spend hours every day in their Inbox reacting to other people’s priorities instead of their own. And they believe this is just how life at the office is. How wrong they are. It does not have to be like this. After doing this course...
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… you will save up to 40 minutes every day. And stop wasting away one month every year.
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… be in control of your Inbox. No more overwhelm.
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… transform chaos into order. You are in charge.
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… leave your desk with the day’s work done.
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… get into your bed at night with a smile on your face because everything you wanted to do that day has been done. No more “I’ve been so busy today – but what I actually achieve?”
Course curriculum
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1
Welcome!
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A short message from your instructors, Gerrit Cloete and Duncan Hattingh
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Survey: Help us better understand your needs and serve you better. Why did you choose to take this course?
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Philosophy, Productivity Tips, Tricks and Techniques
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Philosophy, tips, tricks and techniques
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Productivity Breakthrough: 8 Basic Work Habits to Rapidly and Sustainably Improve Your Productivity
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3
Declutter your mind and increase productivity
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Introduction to Mind Dump
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Empty your head into a system that lives outside of your head
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Finding your mind dump
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Quiz: Calm mind?
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Clarity brings power: Make your work visible and actionable
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Using the Map For Action to drive clarity
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See your work in progress in one window
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Start your day proactive and in control
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Quiz: Clarity brings power
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Time-saving productivity tips in Outlook
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Outlook navigation
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Get the most from the Ribbon Bar
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Change context in a flash
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Create new Outlook items using keyboard shortcuts
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A quick way to create messages from existing information
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Change ALL CAPS without retyping
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Quick Parts avoids putting email into wrong folders
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Quiz: Time-saving productivity tips
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Calendar: Manage date-specific actions
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Different Calendar Views
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Calendar Settings
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Appointments
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All Day Events
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Meeting Requests
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Color-code your Calendar for sharper focus
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Flexible Focus
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Quiz: Calendar
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Tasks : How to manage non-day-specific actions
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Introduction to Tasks
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Overview of a task
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Using categories to be more organised
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Action reminders (not date specific)
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Managing 'things to discuss' with someone
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Delegating work: You should only do what only you can do
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Transform your mind dump to actions
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Quiz: Tasks
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Notes : Keeping track of reference information
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Introduction
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Creating and finding Notes
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Creating a Note from an email
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Quiz: Notes
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Contacts: The best place to keep person-related information
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Introduction to Contacts
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Create contacts from email
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Keep your Contacts organised: Use categories
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Contact groups: Create a single Contact for multiple people
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Quiz: People (Contacts)
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Email - Setting yourself up for email efficiency
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Reference Mail Folders
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Using Search Folders
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Dealing with CC Mail (Courtesy Copy)
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Following up without effort
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Activating BCC (Blind Courtesy Copy)
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Eliminate email distractions
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Custom email notifications - be notified by request, not by default
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Quick Steps: Organise emails with one click
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Quiz: Email setup
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Email - Turn your emails into organized actions
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Introduction to managing your Email
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Turn an email into an action in Calendar
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Turn an email into an action in Tasks
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Quiz: Transforming email to action
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Building a trusted Productivity System
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Introduction
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Daily and Weekly reviews
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Support: Refresher webinars; Accountability buddy
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Quiz: Building a Trusted Productivity System
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In conclusion...
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Course review
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Bonus Content
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Bonus Content
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In The Unlikely Event...
... that you have completed the course and found no value, let us know. We will engage with you and assist you to unlock the full value, which by far exceeds your investment. If you are still not satisfied, let us know within 30 days of our last interaction and we will happily refund 100% of your money.
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What happy customers are saying...
Cedric Pila
I learned so many new things about a program I use every day. Don’t ever think you know everything about something; there’s always more to learn!
Claire Lees
I can already see the time this will save me – and also how it will help me to “keep up with” and not miss important items.
Deidre de Vos
My emails and planning of my tasks are going to be so much smoother and less stressed. Informative, mind changing, an absolute must!
Gerhard Germishuis
It changed my outlook on Outlook from a tool that controlled me to something I can control in a positive way to make my everyday life easier.
Dena van den Bergh
I found the course really worthwhile and essential in supporting success especially in this age of digital distractions and email clutter.
Sonto Thusi
It's a really great way to structure your work life. Very informative and easy to action.
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FAQ
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Do I get a certificate?
Yes, on completion of all modules you will receive a certificate of completion.
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How long does it take to complete the course?
That's entirely up to you and how you wish to schedule the course. The total duration of the video content is about 2 hours.
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Can I do this on a mobile device?
The Thinkific platform doesn't currently offer an app, but is actually fully mobile responsive so you will be able to take your courses on the go from any phone, tablet, or computer.
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Can I apply this course in Outlook for Mac?
The short answer is 'no'. We are looking into the possibility of creating a Mac version.
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Will this course work with my version of Outlook?
We created the course videos using Outlook 365, and that's what you will see on the course. Because this course is based on principles of productivity, you will be able to apply all of the tips, tricks and techniques apply to all versions from Outlook 2010 and later.
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What support do I get?
You get supported at various levels. You can communicate to instructors in every lesson, albeit it not in real time. You can email your instructors at any time. You will be invited to join an international group of "Outlook Productivity" alumni in a secret group on the Mighty Networks, owned and managed by the creators of this course, Productivity Pit Stop. This is NOT a Facebook group.
Your Instructors
Gerrit is a hardworking lazy guy - working very hard all the time to find ways in which to get the right things done easier, faster and better. To achieve optimal productivity with minimal effort.
What brings him great joy is that the quality of life of every person who implements even a little bit of what they get iduring a course, will improve.
As the voicemail message on his cell phone says:” If I can’t take your call I am either in a workshop or out cycling!”
Duncan’s industrial engineering background and his love of the “ooh” and “aahhh” moments when people learn a really cool trick in MS Outlook, are his inspiration and motivation in helping people use their technology in ways that make them more productive.
Was there life before the Internet, cell phones and gadgets? Duncan’s glad he missed it!