15 Tips on Time Management for Business Journalism
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15 Tips on Time Management for Business Journalists
Tami LuhbySenior Writer, CNNMoney
Help you accomplish what you need to doOffer time-saving tips
Assist you with prioritizing
Aid with organization
Today’s Agenda
Tracking Your Time
RescueTime.com
Toggl.com
Stayfocusd – extension for Google Chrome
What do you do now? Tip #1
Prioritize
What do I have to do this morning?Today
This weekThis month
Keep track of your job Tip #2
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Stay focused
Work on one task until completed
Block out outside interference
Turn off your personal email/IM
Stay on the agenda in meetings
Keep track of your job Tip #3
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Don’t procrastinateJust pick up the phone or send the email
Once you start, momentum will buildLimit the water cooler chat/Web surfing
Keep track of your job Tip #4
Set up a system
First, write the story
Then tweet it
Then do the podcast/video
Will help you juggle demands
Keep track of your job Tip #5
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The To Do List
Use it to plan out the week
Personalize
Keep all in one place
Write down all that you have to do Include phone numbers/directions
Keep track of your life Tip #6
My ToDo list
Batching/Alarms
Do things in clusters
Set time to check email
Set up alarms in Outlook
Keep track of your life Tip #7
Be reasonable in what you can accomplish
Schedule when you have to finish tasks
Focus on highest priority things first
Don’t try to do everything in one day
Keep track of your life Tip #8
Relax, refresh, reboot
Take some downtimeGo back to story after
break or in the morning
Let yourself think creatively
Keep track of your life Tip #9
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Watch the competitionRead rivals – consumer & industry
File their storiesKeep track of facts & statistics
Keep track of your beat Tip #10
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20th Century filing
21st Century filing
Use Web alerts
Set up Google Alerts
Create My Yahoo, Google Reader, RSS feedsFollow sources on Twitter
Sign up for email daily digests
Get SEC/regulatory alerts on companies
Keep track of your beat Tip #11
Know what’s coming
Read the papers the night before
You know what’s in store
Your editors don’t catch you unaware
Keep track of your beat Tip #12
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Handling sources
Note rivals’ sources
Enter all sources in your file immediately
Jot down what rival source quoted onEmail the night before to set up interviews
Keep track of “real people” who contact you
Keep track of your beat Tip #13
Keeping track of sources
Story ideas
Keep file of story ideas
Include sources
Note studies/websites
Keep track of your beat Tip #14
Working on project
Make list of all sources and their
status
Maintain list of what needs to be done
Keep files of relevant documents
Keep track of your beat Tip #15
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Prioritize
Stay focused
Know what you have to do
Read rivals
Keep track of sources
Maintain story idea file
In Summary