Work Smarter Not Harder: Productive Time Management (Udemy.com)
Strategies, tips and techniques to get your work done faster.
Created by: Michele Poff, PhD
Last updated October 2016
What you will learn
- Work smarter, not harder
- Optimize your productivity
- Take on more tasks, improving your reputation and increasing your earnings
- Enjoy more free time
How it compares
Against the other 143 rated Udemy courses in Productivity on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 16% of them
- Reviews488#88 of 144 by number of reviews
- Length0.6 hoursshorter than 97% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2016earlier than 94% of them
Course Description
Packed with useful tips and strategies for maximizing your time and minimizing your effort, this course is a must-have for anyone who wants to increase productivity and get through their work faster.
The content for this course comes from trainings I've taken on time management (in the legal field, where time is literally money since attorneys bill by the hour) in addition to strategies I've discovered for myself along the way to maximize my production while minimizing my efforts. Together, this course is a concise powerhouse of useful tips to help you strategize your work day and your working life for optimal productivity. The tips are simple and easy to employ, and strategies are provided to help you incorporate the ones that may be more difficult for you such as putting an end to procrastination! The course is short because it doesn't need to be any longer than it is. I'm interested in saving your time and mine, and in creating such a short, concise course I'm working smarter, not harder, and allowing you to also work smarter, not harder, by not wasting your time drawing it out any longer than it needs to be. In just 30 minutes, you'll discover a range of tips and strategies that will help optimize your productivity, freeing you up for more earning capacity or more play time, or both!
I've been able to develop extremely productive strategies that have enabled me to both take on more work and increase my earnings, as well as increase my free time. When you are super productive with your time and energies, you truly can have it all! This course provides you with the insights that will help you maximize your productivity by showing you how to use your time wisely and well.
The small investmentyou will make in this course will pay off for you for years to come. You'll be able to take on more tasks than your colleagues, which will impress the bosses, and you'll be able to have more free time to enjoy. In short, you have nothing to lose from this course! But, so much to gain.
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So join me now! Let me share with you the strategies, tips and techniques that I've been using for many years to streamline my own life, and let me help you, too, work smarter, not harder.
Who this course is for:
Best suited for those interested in increasing their productivityGood for those who want more free timePerfect for those who want to get their work done more quicklyGreat for those wishing to have more time for additional tasksIdeal for workers wanting to impress their supervisors by completing work quickly and taking on more workNot suited for those who don't want to make any changes in their daily routines or approaches to tasks
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
488 Reviews
Michele Poff, PhD
Hi! I'm Dr. Michele Poff. I have a PhD in Communication (University of Washington, Seattle), an MA in Applied Linguistics, and a BA in English (University of California, Berkeley). I've taught university courses in communication and English language for 14 years.
I'm so pleased to have discovered Udemy! This platform allows me to fulfill a lifelong dream of mine, which is to bring the knowledge I've acquired in so many years of university education to people outside of my university courses. Now thanks to Udemy, I can help all kinds of people all over the world who want to improve their lives.
You can be confident that all of my courses come from solid science or unique personal experience, and you will know the difference. For example, I wouldn't dare create a course on assertiveness based on personal experience. Instead, as a PhD, you can be confident that the material I bring to you is grounded in solid science, and is the result of years of scientific research. These are not university courses of course, as they are a lot shorter and a lot simpler here. But I do take pride in creating university-quality courses for my global e-learning students. I always do a lot of homework to bring to you the very best courses I can, that are based in solid research and fully backed by science. This is a really important feature that separates my courses from most of the other courses in this learning space. Everyone has a perspective, and sometimes those perspectives are insight
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Reviews
By Olive Harriott on 8/24/2020
Yes. Multi-tasking is not a good think. Staying focused and disciplined are fundamental to success.
By Yasser Khalil on 8/16/2020
Simple way of the instructor
By Kenza Sekkouri Alaoui on 8/12/2020
Very useful and enjoyable course. Fortunately, I have learned tips and techniques to manage my time in order to work smarter not harder. Thank you !
By Relativity HR on 8/9/2020
Very Helpful
By Mariethel Garing-Matabang on 5/22/2020
One of the best online courses I've taken. Concise and very informative. This will help you streamline your processes at work or even your personal life. Another reason to look forward to after quarantine is the exercises given in this course.
By Samar Abdelsalam on 4/24/2020
Very Intersting
By Tanveerali M. Patel on 4/21/2020
its good.
By Thomas Bink on 4/10/2020
Ik raad deze cursus wel aan, alleen vind ik het jammer dat het telkens kleine video's zijn van 15sec. Het was misschien beter geweest als het 3 langeren video's waren.
By Temitope Adewunmi on 4/6/2020
Yes it was. I got practical tips on how to be productive, and i'm starting to use them.
By Talha Tun on 3/16/2020
Just found her smile on beginning and ending of every lecture is little bit creepy :D
By Bobunthy BUNTHY on 2/17/2020
Good Course.
By Robin Briggs on 2/15/2020
Personality they are great, easy to listen and very informative.
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Overall Score : 86 / 100







