Getting Things Done for Technical Communicators

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Getting Things Done for Technical Communicators Karen Mardahl 6 June 2014 #uaeurope #uaeuropeGTD

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My talk at UA Europe conference 5-6 June 2014 in Krakow, Poland. http://uaconference.eu

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Getting Things Done for Technical Communicators!Karen Mardahl!6 June 2014!#uaeurope!#uaeuropeGTD!

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This is a personal “case study” for inspiration –

Your Mileage WILL Vary!!

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Background for this talk!Or, how I almost lost it!

Pizarros CC BY-SA 3.0 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Administrative_burden.JPG!

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Takeaways!

• Closing loops!• Reviews!• Next actions!

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A project!(set of actions)!

vs.!an action!

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Five workflow steps!1. Capture/collect!

2. Clarify/process!

3. Organize!

4. Review!

5. Do!

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Shared with kind permission from Customer Service at The David Allen Company !

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Next actions!

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Make action lists, not context lists!

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Calendars!•  Only for very specific actions!!

•  Day specific (report due Tuesday)!

•  Time specific (meeting at 10.00)!

•  Not for what you would like to do! (take over the universe)!

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Reviews!

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Computer © 2007 Nuno Pinheiro & David Vignoni & David Miller & Johann Ollivier Lapeyre & Kenneth Wimer & Riccardo Iaconelli / KDE / LGPL 3!http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oxygen480-devices-computer-laptop.svg!Nuremburg Funnel stamp Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuremberg_Funnel_-_ad_stamp_1910.jpg!

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Close your loops!

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Computer © 2007 Nuno Pinheiro & David Vignoni & David Miller & Johann Ollivier Lapeyre & Kenneth Wimer & Riccardo Iaconelli / KDE / LGPL 3!http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oxygen480-devices-computer-laptop.svg!Nuremburg Funnel stamp Public domain http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuremberg_Funnel_-_ad_stamp_1910.jpg!

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Mind!like!water!

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7 things to keep track of!1. Projects"2. Project Support Materials"3. Calendar actions and info"4. Next Action lists"5. "Waiting For" list"6. Someday list"7. Reference Material"

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Tickler file!

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Warning: This talk does not do your work for you!!

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It can help you master!your time!more efficiently!

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FOCUS!!Campephilus CC BY-SA 3.0 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sciurus-vulgaris_hernandeangelis_stockholm_2008-06-04.jpg!

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Takeaways!

• Closing loops!• Reviews!• Next actions!

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So questions, much contact!

•  Karen Mardahl!Technical Writer!SimCorp.com!

•  @kmdk!

•  about.me/kmdk!

•  mardahl.dk!

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References!•  Allen, David (2003). Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free

Productivity. Penguin Books. !

•  Negrette, David (2013). Getting Things Done the David Allen Way with Microsoft OneNote, Second Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.!

•  Wolff, Dominic (2013). Master Getting Things Done the David Allen Way with Evernote: Your 7-Day GTD Immediate Action Plan [August 2013] Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.!