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Individual Audience Evaluation Form
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Agenda About the Program Part 1: Organize Part 2: Recycle Q
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About the Program Program Objective: To increase awareness
throughout Michigan and to educate local residents on the basics of
getting organized and recycling at home. Free at local libraries in
Michigan New Presentation Topic Every Quarter Web:
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Upcoming Topics Organize & Recycle in your Bedroom / Closet
Organize & Recycle in your Basement Organize & Recycle
Papers & your Home Office Copyright 2010.
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Why Bother to Organize? Improve productivity. Increase
efficiency. Find items faster. Keep clutter at bay and have more
space to use. Avoid over-buying and other unnecessary expenses.
Easier to recycle! Copyright 2010. www.OrganizeAndRecycle.com
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Did you know... 20% of the items in your home office are used
about 80% of the time? Called the Pareto Principle or the 80/20
Rule. Think of all the desk space and cabinet space the other 80%
of rarely- used office items occupy! Copyright 2010.
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The Organizational Process 1. Decide to Get Organized 2. Create
a Plan 3. Sort the Space 4. Create Zones 5. Keep it Up Copyright
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Decide to Get Organized! Make it a priority! Schedule time in
your planner. Enlist help where needed. Copyright 2010.
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Create a Plan What do you want to accomplish? What do you want
to change? How do you want it to look or feel? When do you want to
start? Where do you want to start? Copyright 2010.
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Create a Plan: Set-Up Evaluate your space and office needs. Who
will use it? Will it be used for: Regular Job Household Papers /
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Create a Plan: Storage Needs Workspace / Active Storage
Includes your desk, desktop, file cabinet, chair, active files
& supplies. Store items you use often (stapler, pens, paper
clips, paper, etc.). Maintain a clear space to work. Archive
Storage Includes inactive and reference files that need to be
retained, such as tax documents. If limited office space, store in
a basement or attic. Copyright 2010.
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Select a Starting Point One drawer, one cabinet, or one shelf
at a time. Caution: taking on too much can be overwhelming. Remove
items from the space. Copyright 2010.
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Sort your Items Place similar items together. You will be able
to see what you have. Do you have more than you thought? Relocate
items that dont belong in your home office. Copyright 2010.
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Can you Pare Down? Ask yourself: Do I frequently use it? Is it
easy to use? Do I have too many? Do I need both? Donate excess
items to a local charity. Recycle recyclable items. Copyright 2010.
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Create Zones A zone is a group of related items. Sample zones:
Supplies Adhesives Paper products Ink cartridges Recycling and
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Create Zones Designate specific uses for each cabinet shelf,
& drawer. The magazine rack The supply shelf Store items near
where you use them. Paper near your printer. Extra file folders in
your filing drawer. And, recycle old manila folders! Copyright
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Helpful Organizational Tips Use drawer organizers and dividers.
Place similar items in the same divider cubby. Copyright 2010.
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Helpful Organizational Tips Do not over-fill or overcrowd a
drawer or shelf. Leave space to see and access each item. Makes it
easier to open/close the drawer! Copyright 2010.
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Helpful Organizational Tips Use small bins or baskets to store
related items on a shelf or in a drawer. Small shoe boxes or check
boxes work too! Copyright 2010. www.OrganizeAndRecycle.com
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Helpful Organizational Tips Why do we save our extra pens and
markers? Donate working pens and writing utensils you wont use to a
local shelter. Copyright 2010. www.OrganizeAndRecycle.com
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Helpful Organizational Tips Relabel and reuse file folders. Use
white-out to prevent old letters from showing through. Copyright
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Incoming Mail & Papers Create a SYSTEM to manage incoming
mail and papers. Sort mail and recycle/shred junk mail immediately.
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Incoming Mail & Papers Create a system that works for your
family: Simple Easy to maintain Inbox for each family member.
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Keep it Up! Put items away when youre finished using them.
Similar to putting milk back in the fridge (& recycling the
jug)! Keep at it, change can take time. Copyright 2010.
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So, whats one area in your Home Office you plan to organize in
the next week? Copyright 2010. www.OrganizeAndRecycle.com
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Find your Local Organizer Organizing professionals are located
in or near almost every city throughout the state! Find your local
professional organizer at www.NapoMichigan.com.
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Remember the duplicates you found in your home office?
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Donate these items; staplers, scissors, tape dispensers, hole
punchers, etc. to Goodwill, Salvation Army or your local Thrift
shop or nonprofit. (Get a tax deduction!) Copyright 2010.
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Before Purchasing New Ask yourself... Do I really need it? Is
it something I will really use? Can it be recycled or donated to a
good cause when I am finished with it? Can I get it used? Copyright
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Reuse Use items such as clear glass or plastic jars and check
boxes to organize items in your home office. (paper clips, rubber
bands, etc.) For collecting recyclables such as junk mail and
catalogs use a box or recycling bin. If you shred paper in your
home office you can reuse plastic bags from the store to collect
and store the shredded paper until you get it to a recycler.
(shredded paper is a valuable resource and is recycled back into
more paper, so dont throw it away!) Copyright 2010
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Organizing Home Office Recyclables Place a recycling container
by your desk and put the trash can farther away. The waste you
generate at your desk is generally recyclable. When the container
is full, empty it into your larger recycling bin. Repeat regularly!
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Electronics Save out-dated, unworking and old electronics for
recycling through Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, Best Buy or other
local programs. Computers, monitors, TVs, cell phones, printers and
all the cords and accessories can be reused and/or recycled. When
purchasing new equipment look for EPEAT & Energy Star models
and use the energy saving settings for maximum energy efficiency
and reduced cost over the life of the product. Copyright 2010
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Hard Cover Books and Encyclopedias The information you need
from all those encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other resource
books can be found online. If you can bear to part with these
hardcover books, there are many programs that will get those books
into the hands of people who could really use them in less
fortunate areas of the world. If that is not available, many
recycling programs now accept hard cover books. Bindings are
generally taken off and the paper, recycled. Copyright 2010.
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Other Printed Materials Magazines Catalogs Trade Journals These
can be found online and accessed with ease on your computer or
other online device. Recycle those catalogs, magazines, and
journals and see how much space is freed up in your home office!
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Local Recycling Contacts Find your local recycling coordinator
and community recycling information at: www.MichiganRecycles.org
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Collect Audience Sign-Up Forms Copyright 2010.
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Collect Individual Audience Forms
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Upcoming Topics Organize & Recycle in your Bedroom / Closet
Organize & Recycle in your Bathroom Organize & Recycle
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Presentation Credits Program Sponsors Michigan Recycling
Coalition NAPO Michigan Professional Organizers Part 1 Content:
Organize Trish Krebs, Ann Marie Moore Part 2 Content: Recycle Lori
Miller, Kerrin OBrien, Esther Seaver Photo Credits Part 1: Ann
Marie Moore (All photos in Part 1 are the property of Ann Marie
Moore, Moore Organization LLC. These photos are not to be used
outside of this presentation unless permission is granted by Ann
Marie Moore - [email protected].) Copyright 2010.
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