Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter
August/September 2005
| Newsletter of the Society for Technical Communication, San Francisco Chapter August/September 2005 |
The August meeting is on Wednesday, August 17, 2005, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Elephant & Castle in San Francisco's financial district. For details about the location and instructions for purchasing tickets, visit www.stc-sf.org/stc-meetings.htm.
Whether you work alone from a corner of the dining room table or oversee a large staff from the corner executive suite, getting organized can help increase productivity, decrease stress, and boost your professionalism.
Gone are the days when a messy desk was a sign of a creative, free-thinking genius and being late to meetings was considered fashionable. To succeed and thrive in the modern world of work, it's become increasingly important to take charge of your office, your files, and your schedule.
But if the thought of trying to attack the stacks of paper towering on your desk or trying to fit one more meeting into your already packed schedule sends you fleeing, you're not alone: the prospect of getting organized can be a daunting one, especially when the "rules" of organization seem overly rigid and out of touch with the demands of the average workday.
In this presentation, we'll cover some of the benefits of an organized office, regardless of its size or location. We'll also look at some of the biggest hurdles to getting organized in the first place, or to staying organized once you're there. Finally, we'll focus on some realistic, flexible, and effective methods of making organization a painless part of your workday.
Emily Wilska spent seven years as a writer and User
Assistance lead for MSN TV before leaving to start her
own professional organizing company, The Organized
Life (oganizedlife.org). In addition to working
with clients to organize their homes, offices, and
travels, she does freelance creative and technical
writing and is a volunteer copyeditor for Boxes and
Arrows (boxesandarrows.com).
Emily's previous speaking engagements include the April 2004 San Francisco chapter meeting, the 2004 STC International Conference, the 2004 Conference of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers), and the 2005 WritersUA Conference.
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