Learning Tree International

0800 282 353 or +44 1372 364610
 

Request Info

Salutation

First Name

Last Name

Job Title

Company

Post Code

Country
List

Office Telephone

Extension

E-mail

A representative will contact you to follow up your request.

Save up to 50% per course
 

Managing Information Overload:
Techniques for Working Smarter


Course 2462 Days

  E-mail a Colleague  Course Details  Course Details PDF

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this course about?

In this course, you learn how to effectively and efficiently manage information. You gain the skills to exploit your intellectual capacity and take advantage of mind mapping and speed reading tools. You also learn how to set effective goals, prioritise tasks and manage expectations. With advanced power-browsing techniques, you learn how to rapidly acquire and retain new data, quickly recall important details, and accurately digest documents and Web pages. You also learn how to probe difficult informational problems with lateral thinking methods and how to rapidly assimilate new names and faces with simple but effective memory skills. All of the techniques taught on this course are then integrated into a complete methodology for dealing with e-mail that can be tailored into a unique and personally customised solution for managing all of the information sources coming into your life.

What is information overload?

Information overload occurs when you become burdened and overwhelmed by too much paper-based, electronic and verbal information. Information overload can lead to reduced productivity, added stress, difficulty making decisions, and decreased attention span and memory. To combat this overload, it is essential to adopt effective strategies for managing information.

Can I really learn how to manage information?

Surmounting information overload can seem like a daunting task. However, techniques for effective information management can absolutely be learned. In this course, you gain the knowledge and skills to accelerate information management and work faster. Tangible benefits include:

  • Reducing unnecessary information and staying on top of e-mail
  • Quickly assimilating new documents
  • Rapidly memorising business-critical information
  • Incorporating your unique thinking style to best handle and communicate information
  • Accurately mapping out and organising tasks, appointments and reference information
  • Researching documents and Web pages to rapidly and easily locate information
  • Remembering names and faces

Who will benefit from this course?

This course is valuable for anyone who wants to accelerate their information management abilities. Those who work in a fast-paced environment or continually deal with rapid changes would find this course particularly valuable.

What background do I need?

No special background is required for this course.

Will this course help me remember people's names?

Yes! Forgetting people's names is a common problem and can be particularly difficult for managers, sales professionals and those who must quickly recall crucial customer information. This course will provide you with easy-to-learn memory techniques, ensuring you successfully and consistently remember names and faces.

How is this course different than Course 344?

Course 344, Effective Time Management, focuses on setting goals and priorities and applying tools to better manage your time. Course 246 maximises your efficiency, productivity and effectiveness, taking full advantage of your time.

Will this course teach me how to handle e-mail overload?

Yes! By learning how to reduce information flow, quickly distinguish critical from unnecessary information, and apply task triage and prioritisation principles, you can significantly reduce the time you spend processing your e-mail inbox. In addition, this course will provide you with a completely integrated e-mail based methodology for managing tasks, appointments and reference information. This methodology can be highly customised to suit personal preferences and unique business requirements.

How much time is spent on each topic?

ContentHours
Organising your approach1.5
Maximising your mind's abilities1.5
Integrating creative brain strategies1.0
Increasing your ability to absorb information2.0
Strengthening your memory1.5
Building an integrated e-mail handling system2.5
Launching your techniques toolkit0.5
Times, including the workshops, are estimates; exact times may vary according to the needs of each class.

How much of this course is spent in workshops?

Approximately 40% of this course is spent performing individual and small group exercises. You practice many of the techniques introduced in this course, such as applying advanced mnemonics, speed reading, mind mapping and profiling your personal thinking style.

Will I learn how to speed read?

Yes. Accelerating your reading speed is a simple and effective way to sharpen your information management skills. Regardless of your current reading ability, this course will teach you how to train your eyes and scan documents to maximise your absorption and retention of information.

Is this course applicable toward a Project Management Institute (PMI) certification?

Yes. Though this course is not designed as preparation for an exam, it is beneficial to anyone working toward, or maintaining, a PMI certification. Most PMI certifications require a specific number of PDUs in order to obtain and maintain the credential. Completion of this course provides 11 professional development units (PDUs).

Learning Tree offers several courses that help you prepare for PMI certifications, including Course 276, Preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam, which prepares you for PMI's most popular certification. For more details on these courses and PMI certifications, please see the Learning Tree PMI Registered Education Provider Q&A.

How does this course relate to other Learning Tree courses?

This course, in combination with Course 344, Effective Time Management, and Course 284, Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving, provides excellent foundational knowledge of critical business skills.

In Course 284, you learn how to leverage your personal thinking preferences using tools and techniques based on cutting-edge technologies.

Other related Learning Tree courses that also sharpen your business skills include:

PMI R.E.P. logo is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

 
Workshop Course

Course Dates

25-26 OctLondon enrol
21-22 MarLondon enrol

More Dates and locations.

On-Site &
Custom Training

Bring this or any Learning Tree course to your location or have it customised for your organisation.

Tuition

£ 1,150 Standard Tuition
Tuition with a Savings Plan
£ 1,000Flex-Training Pass
£ 50010-Day Training Pass
£ 1,520Voucher 10-Pack
£ 1,035Alumni Gold Discount