13．Time management skills are important for all areas of personal and professional life； when they are well-developed，you can increase your effectiveness，avoid missing deadlines and maintain peace of mind．When you are running a training session to teach time management，consider ways to help participants learn strategies to organize their lives．
For many people，goal planning is an important part of time management．In a training session，teach participants to learn how to assess their work and personal needs and set goal for the long and short term．Once each person has listed their goals，work together to split each goal into smaller，more achievable parts．By splitting goals into preparation and execution （執(zhí)行），you can make them feel less anxious．Talk through ways that each person can use an hour or so each day to prepare for coming projects，thereby making their lives more manageable．
A common problem in effective time management is procrastination 拖沓），which can also be a problem when a person has so many things to do that they cannot figure out where to start．
Teach participants to keep an activity log that will help them recognize when they tend to
procrastinate．Then，work together to figure out why they are procrastinating：fear，confusion，disorganization or distaste for the task at hand．As a training group，brainstorm ideas that might help them out of these situations．Participants might learn to reward themselves after completing each task，keep a to-do list that won't let them ignore pressing matters，or set deadlines．
Disorganized people tend to have a more difficult time managing their time effectively because they have to dig through a mess of appointments and physical objects each time they want to start a task．Work with each training group of participant to figure out organization systems that might work for their individual situations．Busy executives might have better luck with a digital organizer that operates at the same time with their computer than they would with a paper planner，for example．With systems in place to organize communication，files，financial data and personal information，your trainees will be better able to locate the things they need for a new task．
In an age where people are constantly connected to cell phones，computers，televisions and
other electronic devices，it can be difficult to concentrate on a task for any length of time．For a training session about time management，help participants figure out ways to reduce the interruptions that negatively impact their productivity．You might suggest that they check their emails only once every two hours，for example，or reduce the number of unnecessary meetings．
Work with participants to identify alternate working spaces with fewer interruptions，discourage drop-in visits or consider alternate working hours．
Title：Time Management Training Ideas
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| Improve goal （66）planning | Help set goals by（67）teaching participants how to assess their
work and personal needs．
Work together to split listed goals into smaller parts．
Discuss ways thoroughly to make （68）preparations for coming projects． |
| Avoid procrastination | Teach participants to keep an activity log to find the time and
the （69）reason（s） they tend to procrastinate．
（70）Brainstorm ideas to help participants out of these situations． |
| Be better （71）organized | Figure out the systems to help individuals manage time
（72）effectively/efficiently
Train participants to locate what they need for a new task
with proper planners． |
| Deal with（73）interruptions | Help participants with ways to reduce what has （74）negativeimpacts on their productivity．
Identify alternate working spaces or working hours and
discourage visits that are not （75）scheduled/planned/appointed/arranged |
