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What to do with business cards
From the course: Time Management Tips: Communication
What to do with business cards
- Business cards aren't going away anytime soon. There's something tangible and meaningful about handing someone a piece of well-printed card stock with your name and picture on it. It's a physical reminder to that person that you met and had a conversation, and it's an invitation to continue that conversation in the future. Yet, many people trip up when they are handed these business cards. The productivity process breaks down. Let's take a look at the workflow, so to speak, of receiving a business card. First, after thanking the person for the business card, I have a choice to make. The choice is, which gathering point am I going to put this business card into. A gathering point is where you accumulate items until you deal with them later during your scheduled processing time, per my course, Time Management Fundamentals. The gathering point you choose is up to you, but I would recommend one of two options. Number…
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Give people your attention2m 37s
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Responding to quick questions3m 20s
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What to say instead of ASAP1m 46s
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Make time to build relationships3m 10s
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Staying engaged in conference calls2m 38s
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Meetings and conversations that run long2m 46s
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How being kind improves productivity2m 49s
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Set voicemail expectations1m 43s
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Leaving an effective voicemail message3m 1s
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What to do when someone is multitasking on you3m 4s
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What to do about unsolicited phone calls3m 11s
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Using text messaging productively3m 48s
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Stop message interruptions2m 24s
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Make phone calls more productive2m 16s
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What to do with business cards3m 31s
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