How I Use MeisterTask to Increase My Productivity as a Freelance Writer - Focus

How I Use MeisterTask to Increase My Productivity as a Freelance Writer - Focus My Week at a Glance Self-employed freelancers wear many hats; we’re the boss, employee, accountant, bookkeeper, customer service, project manager…   the list goes on. We need a good organizational system to keep everything in check. MeisterTask is the one that works best for me, and I’m here to share how. I love being organized. There’s something about sitting at my desk and knowing exactly what needs doing, where to do it and what steps to take first that makes life so much more peaceful. Especially since it wasn’t always this way.   In 2015, I made the switch from office life to a self-employed, freelance-writing life. While I was able to stay on top of things, I quickly learned that my organizational system of scattered post-it notes and various physical lists wasn’t going to cut it anymore. What worked in an office environment didn’t translate into the freelance writing environment. This discovery led me down an organizational rabbit hole. I researched and tried project management apps and programs. For a while, I managed by using multiple different programs. But nothing really fit with my organizational style. That is, until I found MeisterTask.   MeisterTask combines the project management functions I love with to do lists, calendar syncs and so many other functions I hadn’t realized I needed. Now, I use MeisterTask literally every day and I’ve streamlined my process to increase productivity. In this article, I’m going to share with you how I do that. Stay ProductiveSimple task management for freelancers Try MeisterTask Its free! Try MeisterTask My Week at a Glance MeisterTask allows me to easily assess, at a glance, what’s going on during any given week. This means I can schedule appointments and meetings for “slow” days well in advance. That being said, there is one day every week that I really reap the organizational rewards… and that is Monday.     Mondays Before MeisterTask, I used to spend a good chunk of each Monday going through various post-it notes, lists, organizational apps and project management apps to sort out the week’s work. This process took two to three hours. Now, I spend less than an hour reviewing my workload.   My Monday Morning Routine: Review the automation notifications.   Check my iCalendar. Write my week’s work into my day planner to-do list. Assess my work load per day.   Set the day’s tasks. Get to work. The fourth step ?â€" assess ?â€" is essential. After nearly three years of working with this system, I know exactly how many task cards I can complete in a day. Mondays are the day I divvy up the tasks so that no single day is overloaded… and no single day is too light on work.   Daily Every morning, I review my work load and add the day’s tasks, in order of priority, to the “My Checklist”. This gives me a quick reference throughout the day while I work, so I track my progress. Often times, my projects have multiple steps that take place over many days (sometimes weeks!), so even if I complete a task that day, the card remains to haunt me. The “My Checklist” function also allows me the supreme satisfaction of checking off a completed task, even if all I’m really doing is moving the card to the next “work on this” day.   Week’s End I review any incomplete task cards and, if they aren’t urgent, move them to Monday. Sometimes, I’ll have to work over the weekend. Luckily, this happens less and less (proof that an efficient organizational system is very good for your health… and social life). That’s what a typical organized week looks like for me. Time to dig into the nitty gritty of my MeisterTask setup. Projects Having all my projects listed on the MeisterTask dashboard means it’s easy to find specific assignments and task cards. Of course, it helps that I have organized everything in a way that makes sense to me.   Project Groups My projects are divided into four “Project Groups”: Freelance Business, Active Clients, Personal Projects, and Inactive Clients.   The Freelance Business group is where I keep my administrative and business operations projects. As it turns out, running your own at-home business requires a lot of different administrative and marketing tasks, like invoicing, social media posts, blogging, searching for new clients, keeping track of rates… and so much more. I put all these hats in this project group, so I never miss an important step. The Active Clients project group is where I keep all my, you guessed it, active clients. Each client gets their own “project”, with the appropriate sections and task cards. When a client becomes inactive, but hasn’t yet closed their contract with me, I move them to my “Inactive Clients” group (I only archive a client when they close the contract). This way I keep all the organizational structure, without cluttering up my project list.   Finally, the “Personal Projects” group is where I keep all my, well, personal projects. I really do use MeisterTask to keep chaos out of all aspects of my life … I even planned my wedding with MeisterTask!     Workflow In my experience, clients come in two types:   Those with multiple repeat projects and assignments; and   What I call “single project” clients, who have a single assignment for me at any given time.   I use the pre-set MeisterTask workflow for “single project” clients. Once assigned, the task card goes in the “Open” section. Then I move it to “In Progress” while I’m working on it. When the client approves the work, I move it to “Done” (where it’s automatically marked complete).   My workflow is a bit different for “multi-project” clients. My clients CiT and QM often have multiple types of assignments across different departments and categories. For them, I label each section with the department/category name. CiT, for example, has two different locations. Their assignments are split into three categories: location A, location B and Corporate. So, I named my sections as follows: When an assignment comes in, I create a task card with all the notes and details, including the deadline and a “steps to complete” checklist. Then I set the “due date” (aka the day I will work on the assignment). I update the card as I complete the steps, only marking it complete when the whole assignment is done.   While CiT and QM are set up much the same way, there is one workflow difference. QM, which stands for Quench Magazine, has 11 sections to CiT’s four. Among the many projects are online articles ?â€" here’s the workflow for those:   Create the task card in appropriate section. Work on project as per usual and submit.   Move task card to my “Submitted” section, where it’s automatically marked “Complete”.   Keep the card in that section, checking online for the article to appear. Archive once article is published. This workflow easily tracks when the articles are published online and ensures that none of them are left as drafts.   Admittedly, my setup isn’t so much a “workFLOW” as a “cards turn orange on the day I plan to work on them” system. It works for me, though! Plus the task cards themselves record timestamps whenever changes are made, so if I ever need to know where I stand on a project, I can just read through the notes, comments and timestamps. Checklists   I love checklists. No really. I’d make lists for everything if I could. I have a lot of different checklists ?â€" one for every recurring project I am assigned. MeisterTask’s multiple checklists feature allows me to save assignment-specific lists. Since my workflow is set up in such a way that the “due date” on the card is the “day I’m going to work on the assignment”, that means that each new due date responds to a different item on my checklist.   For example, Product Reviews have five different steps:   Request sample;   Follow up; Receive sample; Write the review; and   Prepare the article in the backend.   There is no way I can complete all of these in a single day. So I set the task card due date for the first step, then change the due date for each subsequent step.   Automations MeisterTask automations are a key time-saving function. While I have used MeisterTask’s multiple checklists feature since I first signed up, I am new to automations. I’m may not be using them to their fullest potential ?â€" I discover a new one almost daily. The two I very much love are “Recurring Task” and “Add Checklist”. I have recurring tasks set to populate on Mondays, with the task cards pre-set with the due date. For example, QM has multiple weekly social media campaigns. Their task cards appear every Monday, with the due date set for later that week. I can then switch the day that I work on specific projects, based on my workload for that week.   Another automation I’ve come to appreciate is the “Set Status” automation. I use “Mark Complete” on QM’s “Submitted” section, and the “Done” section of Single Project Clients and CP.   Tasks Creating a standard or template for how you keep track of content and create task cards goes a long way to keep your productivity levels high. So, now it’s time to get to the specific “card” features and how I use them.   In my mind, there are two types of tasks: one-time tasks and recurring tasks.   One-time Tasks I create these cards the moment I receive the assignment. This allows me to record the details right away ?â€" including the due date ?â€" and add any stray thoughts I have when I’m not actively working on the project. Inspiration tends to strike at odd moments, so having the card ready means all my ideas are recorded no matter when I get them. Recurring Tasks As I mentioned above, I use the “Recurring Task” automation to make these. I did want to share how I used to manage recurring tasks before I had automations (it’s pretty basic). On the task’s checklist, I included a final step “Duplicate card”. When I completed the rest of the steps, I would then do that final step “duplicate the card”, mark the old one as complete and edit the new one to reflect the next week’s assignment. Easy peasy. Now to break down the components of a card: Assigned to: I work alone, so my name always appears here. When I was planning my wedding, I did assign some tasks to my sister, who was helping me. The only task cards that are different are non-action cards, like my Info Cards, which aren’t assigned to anyone. Notes: This is where I put all the details ie. deadline, contact details, etc. I have when I first learn about the assignment. I also add details, thoughts and ideas here as I work on it.   Checklist: I have standard checklists for repeat assignment types; they each have specific steps and loading them to the appropriate task cards is easy. Date/time: I set the date as the “work on it” day, rather than the due date. When I’m feeling especially disorganized, I will take a few minutes to set the “times” on my task cards, so that they appear in my iCalendar in a more coherent way. Usually I don’t get that specific, but sometimes it helps keep me from stressing out.   Tags: I used tags once upon a time… now I don’t. So I usually leave this empty.   Relations: When an assignment has more steps than I can manage in one task card, I divide it into parts. For example, this Guest Blog had a “Research” step, an “Outline” step, and a “Writing” step, each with “sub-steps”. I created a task card for each steps and added their “sub-steps” as checklists. Finally, I set the relations so that Research blocked Outline, which blocked Writing. This gave me a really great visual indicator of what needed to be done when I sat down to work on it.   Attachments: As someone who works alone, I don’t often have to use the attachments part of the card. That being said, I can see how useful this is for group work collaborators can easily access the documents and links this way. Comments: I use these a lot for my product reviews. When I test a product, I write my notes in the comments and then, when I write the article, I can easily copy-paste my notes into the draft.     Remember, you don’t have to set your cards up the way I have! It just has to be consistent across all your tasks. When everything appears the same way, in an easy-to-understand manner, you won’t waste time decoding your notes, or the assignment itself. You can open the task and get right to work.   Syncs Perks One benefit of being a self-employed freelance writer is the ability to work from literally anywhere with internet access. While I can manage without my organizational system ?â€" I did before! ?â€" MeisterTask’s apps mean I don’t have to. I have the mobile app on my phone and tablet, and I use the Mac app when I’m at my desk. This accessibility makes it very easier to jot down thoughts for projects as they come ?â€" so if I do have a middle-of-the-night, lightbulb moment, I don’t have to physically get up to write it down. I can just type it out on my phone, on the appropriate task, and it’ll be there for me in the morning. Due Today List There were two driving factors for my initial switch to MeisterTask way back in 2017. One was the “list by due date” function on the dashboard, where all task cards appeared in order of due date. (They introduced the “My Checklist” function later, and when they did I may or may not have squealed in excitement.) Previous project management apps I tried made me look at the task cards project by project, which meant I spent a lot of time combing through each client project page and finding the highlighted “due today” tasks.   Calendar Sync   The second driving factor for me was the Calendar sync. I have my iCal synced across all of my devices ?â€" desktop, phone, tablet ?â€" so having my tasks all appear in that app, where my personal events and family events are recorded, is … very convenient.   I do want to note that MeisterTask DOES have their own calendar function (found through the Statistics Reports link). It only appears in a web browser though, so not as convenient when you’re on a device rather than a computer ?â€" but they don’t force me to use it, which is nice. Files Attachments I have linked my MeisterTask account with Google Drive so I can attach the appropriate documents and easily find all my work. As I mentioned above, I don’t often attach files to my task cards. But when I do, I use the Google Drive integration.   Stay Organized; Be Productive It’s been almost three years since I activated my MeisterTask account. This is, by far, the longest I’ve used any single program management or organizational platform. I’m always looking for ways to be more efficient, more organized and MeisterTask allows me to do that. I do, and will continue to, recommend MeisterTask to anyone looking for an organizational app… with one piece of advice: always remember that “being organized” looks different to everyone.   My system, how I use MeisterTask, works really well for me. I hope that it has inspired you and given you some ideas of how to make the most of your MeisterTask account. If it hasn’t, that’s ok! You go out there, and find what works for you. Experiment, play around with the different functions, and make the most of the tools available, so you can live your most productive life. Stay ProductiveSimple task management for freelancers Try MeisterTask Its free! Try MeisterTask How I Use MeisterTask to Increase My Productivity as a Freelance Writer - Focus My Week at a Glance Self-employed freelancers wear many hats; we’re the boss, employee, accountant, bookkeeper, customer service, project manager…   the list goes on. We need a good organizational system to keep everything in check. MeisterTask is the one that works best for me, and I’m here to share how. I love being organized. There’s something about sitting at my desk and knowing exactly what needs doing, where to do it and what steps to take first that makes life so much more peaceful. Especially since it wasn’t always this way.   In 2015, I made the switch from office life to a self-employed, freelance-writing life. While I was able to stay on top of things, I quickly learned that my organizational system of scattered post-it notes and various physical lists wasn’t going to cut it anymore. What worked in an office environment didn’t translate into the freelance writing environment. This discovery led me down an organizational rabbit hole. I researched and tried project management apps and programs. For a while, I managed by using multiple different programs. But nothing really fit with my organizational style. That is, until I found MeisterTask.   MeisterTask combines the project management functions I love with to do lists, calendar syncs and so many other functions I hadn’t realized I needed. Now, I use MeisterTask literally every day and I’ve streamlined my process to increase productivity. In this article, I’m going to share with you how I do that. Stay ProductiveSimple task management for freelancers Try MeisterTask Its free! Try MeisterTask My Week at a Glance MeisterTask allows me to easily assess, at a glance, what’s going on during any given week. This means I can schedule appointments and meetings for “slow” days well in advance. That being said, there is one day every week that I really reap the organizational rewards… and that is Monday.     Mondays Before MeisterTask, I used to spend a good chunk of each Monday going through various post-it notes, lists, organizational apps and project management apps to sort out the week’s work. This process took two to three hours. Now, I spend less than an hour reviewing my workload.   My Monday Morning Routine: Review the automation notifications.   Check my iCalendar. Write my week’s work into my day planner to-do list. Assess my work load per day.   Set the day’s tasks. Get to work. The fourth step ?â€" assess ?â€" is essential. After nearly three years of working with this system, I know exactly how many task cards I can complete in a day. Mondays are the day I divvy up the tasks so that no single day is overloaded… and no single day is too light on work.   Daily Every morning, I review my work load and add the day’s tasks, in order of priority, to the “My Checklist”. This gives me a quick reference throughout the day while I work, so I track my progress. Often times, my projects have multiple steps that take place over many days (sometimes weeks!), so even if I complete a task that day, the card remains to haunt me. The “My Checklist” function also allows me the supreme satisfaction of checking off a completed task, even if all I’m really doing is moving the card to the next “work on this” day.   Week’s End I review any incomplete task cards and, if they aren’t urgent, move them to Monday. Sometimes, I’ll have to work over the weekend. Luckily, this happens less and less (proof that an efficient organizational system is very good for your health… and social life). That’s what a typical organized week looks like for me. Time to dig into the nitty gritty of my MeisterTask setup. Projects Having all my projects listed on the MeisterTask dashboard means it’s easy to find specific assignments and task cards. Of course, it helps that I have organized everything in a way that makes sense to me.   Project Groups My projects are divided into four “Project Groups”: Freelance Business, Active Clients, Personal Projects, and Inactive Clients.   The Freelance Business group is where I keep my administrative and business operations projects. As it turns out, running your own at-home business requires a lot of different administrative and marketing tasks, like invoicing, social media posts, blogging, searching for new clients, keeping track of rates… and so much more. I put all these hats in this project group, so I never miss an important step. The Active Clients project group is where I keep all my, you guessed it, active clients. Each client gets their own “project”, with the appropriate sections and task cards. When a client becomes inactive, but hasn’t yet closed their contract with me, I move them to my “Inactive Clients” group (I only archive a client when they close the contract). This way I keep all the organizational structure, without cluttering up my project list.   Finally, the “Personal Projects” group is where I keep all my, well, personal projects. I really do use MeisterTask to keep chaos out of all aspects of my life … I even planned my wedding with MeisterTask!     Workflow In my experience, clients come in two types:   Those with multiple repeat projects and assignments; and   What I call “single project” clients, who have a single assignment for me at any given time.   I use the pre-set MeisterTask workflow for “single project” clients. Once assigned, the task card goes in the “Open” section. Then I move it to “In Progress” while I’m working on it. When the client approves the work, I move it to “Done” (where it’s automatically marked complete).   My workflow is a bit different for “multi-project” clients. My clients CiT and QM often have multiple types of assignments across different departments and categories. For them, I label each section with the department/category name. CiT, for example, has two different locations. Their assignments are split into three categories: location A, location B and Corporate. So, I named my sections as follows: When an assignment comes in, I create a task card with all the notes and details, including the deadline and a “steps to complete” checklist. Then I set the “due date” (aka the day I will work on the assignment). I update the card as I complete the steps, only marking it complete when the whole assignment is done.   While CiT and QM are set up much the same way, there is one workflow difference. QM, which stands for Quench Magazine, has 11 sections to CiT’s four. Among the many projects are online articles ?â€" here’s the workflow for those:   Create the task card in appropriate section. Work on project as per usual and submit.   Move task card to my “Submitted” section, where it’s automatically marked “Complete”.   Keep the card in that section, checking online for the article to appear. Archive once article is published. This workflow easily tracks when the articles are published online and ensures that none of them are left as drafts.   Admittedly, my setup isn’t so much a “workFLOW” as a “cards turn orange on the day I plan to work on them” system. It works for me, though! Plus the task cards themselves record timestamps whenever changes are made, so if I ever need to know where I stand on a project, I can just read through the notes, comments and timestamps. Checklists   I love checklists. No really. I’d make lists for everything if I could. I have a lot of different checklists ?â€" one for every recurring project I am assigned. MeisterTask’s multiple checklists feature allows me to save assignment-specific lists. Since my workflow is set up in such a way that the “due date” on the card is the “day I’m going to work on the assignment”, that means that each new due date responds to a different item on my checklist.   For example, Product Reviews have five different steps:   Request sample;   Follow up; Receive sample; Write the review; and   Prepare the article in the backend.   There is no way I can complete all of these in a single day. So I set the task card due date for the first step, then change the due date for each subsequent step.   Automations MeisterTask automations are a key time-saving function. While I have used MeisterTask’s multiple checklists feature since I first signed up, I am new to automations. I’m may not be using them to their fullest potential ?â€" I discover a new one almost daily. The two I very much love are “Recurring Task” and “Add Checklist”. I have recurring tasks set to populate on Mondays, with the task cards pre-set with the due date. For example, QM has multiple weekly social media campaigns. Their task cards appear every Monday, with the due date set for later that week. I can then switch the day that I work on specific projects, based on my workload for that week.   Another automation I’ve come to appreciate is the “Set Status” automation. I use “Mark Complete” on QM’s “Submitted” section, and the “Done” section of Single Project Clients and CP.   Tasks Creating a standard or template for how you keep track of content and create task cards goes a long way to keep your productivity levels high. So, now it’s time to get to the specific “card” features and how I use them.   In my mind, there are two types of tasks: one-time tasks and recurring tasks.   One-time Tasks I create these cards the moment I receive the assignment. This allows me to record the details right away ?â€" including the due date ?â€" and add any stray thoughts I have when I’m not actively working on the project. Inspiration tends to strike at odd moments, so having the card ready means all my ideas are recorded no matter when I get them. Recurring Tasks As I mentioned above, I use the “Recurring Task” automation to make these. I did want to share how I used to manage recurring tasks before I had automations (it’s pretty basic). On the task’s checklist, I included a final step “Duplicate card”. When I completed the rest of the steps, I would then do that final step “duplicate the card”, mark the old one as complete and edit the new one to reflect the next week’s assignment. Easy peasy. Now to break down the components of a card: Assigned to: I work alone, so my name always appears here. When I was planning my wedding, I did assign some tasks to my sister, who was helping me. The only task cards that are different are non-action cards, like my Info Cards, which aren’t assigned to anyone. Notes: This is where I put all the details ie. deadline, contact details, etc. I have when I first learn about the assignment. I also add details, thoughts and ideas here as I work on it.   Checklist: I have standard checklists for repeat assignment types; they each have specific steps and loading them to the appropriate task cards is easy. Date/time: I set the date as the “work on it” day, rather than the due date. When I’m feeling especially disorganized, I will take a few minutes to set the “times” on my task cards, so that they appear in my iCalendar in a more coherent way. Usually I don’t get that specific, but sometimes it helps keep me from stressing out.   Tags: I used tags once upon a time… now I don’t. So I usually leave this empty.   Relations: When an assignment has more steps than I can manage in one task card, I divide it into parts. For example, this Guest Blog had a “Research” step, an “Outline” step, and a “Writing” step, each with “sub-steps”. I created a task card for each steps and added their “sub-steps” as checklists. Finally, I set the relations so that Research blocked Outline, which blocked Writing. This gave me a really great visual indicator of what needed to be done when I sat down to work on it.   Attachments: As someone who works alone, I don’t often have to use the attachments part of the card. That being said, I can see how useful this is for group work collaborators can easily access the documents and links this way. Comments: I use these a lot for my product reviews. When I test a product, I write my notes in the comments and then, when I write the article, I can easily copy-paste my notes into the draft.     Remember, you don’t have to set your cards up the way I have! It just has to be consistent across all your tasks. When everything appears the same way, in an easy-to-understand manner, you won’t waste time decoding your notes, or the assignment itself. You can open the task and get right to work.   Syncs Perks One benefit of being a self-employed freelance writer is the ability to work from literally anywhere with internet access. While I can manage without my organizational system ?â€" I did before! ?â€" MeisterTask’s apps mean I don’t have to. I have the mobile app on my phone and tablet, and I use the Mac app when I’m at my desk. This accessibility makes it very easier to jot down thoughts for projects as they come ?â€" so if I do have a middle-of-the-night, lightbulb moment, I don’t have to physically get up to write it down. I can just type it out on my phone, on the appropriate task, and it’ll be there for me in the morning. Due Today List There were two driving factors for my initial switch to MeisterTask way back in 2017. One was the “list by due date” function on the dashboard, where all task cards appeared in order of due date. (They introduced the “My Checklist” function later, and when they did I may or may not have squealed in excitement.) Previous project management apps I tried made me look at the task cards project by project, which meant I spent a lot of time combing through each client project page and finding the highlighted “due today” tasks.   Calendar Sync   The second driving factor for me was the Calendar sync. I have my iCal synced across all of my devices ?â€" desktop, phone, tablet ?â€" so having my tasks all appear in that app, where my personal events and family events are recorded, is … very convenient.   I do want to note that MeisterTask DOES have their own calendar function (found through the Statistics Reports link). It only appears in a web browser though, so not as convenient when you’re on a device rather than a computer ?â€" but they don’t force me to use it, which is nice. Files Attachments I have linked my MeisterTask account with Google Drive so I can attach the appropriate documents and easily find all my work. As I mentioned above, I don’t often attach files to my task cards. But when I do, I use the Google Drive integration.   Stay Organized; Be Productive It’s been almost three years since I activated my MeisterTask account. This is, by far, the longest I’ve used any single program management or organizational platform. I’m always looking for ways to be more efficient, more organized and MeisterTask allows me to do that. I do, and will continue to, recommend MeisterTask to anyone looking for an organizational app… with one piece of advice: always remember that “being organized” looks different to everyone.   My system, how I use MeisterTask, works really well for me. I hope that it has inspired you and given you some ideas of how to make the most of your MeisterTask account. If it hasn’t, that’s ok! You go out there, and find what works for you. Experiment, play around with the different functions, and make the most of the tools available, so you can live your most productive life. Stay ProductiveSimple task management for freelancers Try MeisterTask Its free! Try MeisterTask

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Management course paper Free Essays

Roger and Roethlisberger state in their highly acclaimed article â€Å"Barriers and Gateway to  Communication† that one of the major barriers effecting interpersonal communication  between two human beings is the evaluative nature of Human Beings. In a typical inter  personal communication between two individuals each person tries to evaluate the attitude of  the partner towards oneself. Furthermore each party looks for signs of negative perception  about oneself in the eyes of the partner at the same time passing negative judgment about the  partner. We will write a custom essay sample on Management course paper or any similar topic only for you Order Now So essentially an individual analyzes the communication to determine the answers to  following questions; What is his/her attitude towards me? What does he/she think about me and my opinion and ideas? What do I think about him/her (What kind of a person is he?)? Thus in the process of finding answers to these questions people tend to miss out the main  points and the true meaning of what the partner is trying to say. This situation leads to  misunderstanding and the communication turns into an argument which may further  deteriorate into a verbal war. Roger and Roethlisberger propose that active listening helps to make the communication  effective. Active listening means that a person must be able to understand what exactly  his/her partner is trying to say? This can be achieved when one understands the emotions and  feelings of the partner and perceives the partner’s words as the partner perceives them. Thus  in a communication each individual must restate their partners words to their partners  satisfaction, this ensures that the person gets the true meaning of his partners statements. Perceiving the others frame of mind is only possible when one checks his tendency to [1]  evaluate, thus effective listening is not an easy task in fact it is a skill which has to be  gradually developed.  Roger and Roethlisberger further propose that when interpersonal communication takes  place at a group level it becomes difficult to perceive the opponents frame of mind so using a  mediator who restates the statements of each person or group helps to solve the problem.  When an individual knows that his statements are being restated to his satisfaction and the  fact that he is being understood mollifies him, he in turn tries to understand what his  opponent wants to say? And the communication progresses effectively and a solution to the  problem in discussion is easily achieved. Answer to Question 2 The process of active listening in an interpersonal communication requires that an individual  empathies with the partner. This is accomplished by perceiving the world as perceived by the  partner, however involving oneself in the frame of reference of another individual may lead  to unwanted outcomes. The following is a list of unwanted possibilities that may occur due to  extreme empathy. A person may begin to appreciate others ideas over his own.  His priorities may be replaced by someone else’s. An individual may loose his identity and his personality may be altered.  He may be manipulated by the person he is empathizing with or other people may   perceive he is being manipulated or is working under someone’s influence.  Because of these reasons people tend to be afraid of active listening, furthermore active  listening is possible only when both the parties engaging in an interpersonal communication  are willing to implement the techniques of active listening. In case only one individual  practices active listening while the other continues in an argumentative mode then the  individual who is using active listening may be discouraged in doing so and may resort to  adopt an argumentative approach. The fear of active listening is more apparent in real life work environment. In an organization  every individual is accountable to their immediate boss and is responsible for their immediate  subordinates. The manager looks at all things from a broader perspective and is responsible  for activities of all his subordinates, thus he has to make sure that the function that is  delegated to him synchronizes well with other organizational function in the process of  achieving the organizational objective. A subordinate on the other hand works on a narrower  perspective and is only responsible for the job allotted to him or the team to which he  belongs, so a subordinate is only concerned with the problem that he faces in the process of  accomplishing his task. In an interpersonal communication between the manager and a subordinate the manager  stands the risk of loosing his priorities if he applies active listening. Let us consider a factual  case where a group of laborers present their problems to a manager who is genuinely  concerned about his subordinates as well as the company as a whole. If the manager gets  totally involved in his perception of the subordinates frame of reference then he looses his  perspective and begins to evaluate the situation from a narrower perspective in doing so he  forgets to analyze the situation from the organizational point of view and rather takes works  on the problem at a personal level. Thus active listening is best practiced when the manager is capable of using the technique  without getting deeply involved in subordinate’s frame of reference. Managers who  successfully employ active listening are able to make their subordinates feel good and this  also helps in motivating the subordinates, furthermore managers who practice active listening  are capable of gaining their subordinates trust and respect. (Roger Roethlisberger) [1] Roger and Roethlisberger (Barriers and Gateway to communication 1991)    How to cite Management course paper, Essay examples

Mozart Essays (2088 words) - Music, Classical Music, Mozart Family

Mozart Julien Rouleau ?The classical period produced more instrumental than vocal music, a wealth of serious and comic operas as well as vocal religious music also appeared during this time?(Ferris, 231). One of the best composer of this time was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In this paper I will go through his childhood, his friends and family, and of course his music. Enjoy!!! Child of the Enlightenment The world that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart entered ceremoniously in 1756 was brimming in change. Historians refer to this era as the Age of Enlightenment, one of unparalleled scientific, philosophical, and political ferment. Within Mozart's lifetime it set in motion forces that would fundamentally alter life not only in his native, Salzburg, but also around the globe. The Enlightenment was not, to be sure, a democratic movement. In France, the absolutism of the Sun King, Louis XIV, continued under Louis XV and XVI. But in Austria, Empress Maria Theresa introduced a greater measure of tolerance and freedom among her subjects, laying a foundation for the democratic revolutions that followed. Wolfgang's father Leopold came from a family of Augsburg bookbinders. He received a solid Jesuit education, more intellectual than evangelical after a year at the Benedictine University in nearby Salzburg; Leopold stopped attending classes to pursue a career as a musician. ?Leopold figured as Mozart's most important first model. He taught his son the clavier and composition?(Mercardo 763). Wolfgang's mother Anna-Maria brought as much talent to her 32-year marriage as did Leopold. Though deprived of a formal education, she was highly intelligent and quick-witted? qualities that attracted the sober and reserved Leopold. Only two of their seven children survived infancy. Wolfgang's musically talented sister Nannerl was five years older. Yet in this painting, the 12-year- old looks like a spinster of seventy?complete with budding double chin. Wolfgang, too, looks far older than his 7 years, and controls the action from his place at its center. The Child Prodigy Indeed, Mozart marks the beginning of the Western fascination with the child prodigy. Dressed in the festive outfit given Wolfgang in 1762 by the Empress Maria Theresa, this boy of not quite seven years old looks, for all the world, like a miniature adult who has simply skipped childhood. ?Mozart was keenly aware of his exceptional ability, which had been fostered and rutted in him by his father from a very early age?(Schroter). Other nineteenth-century artists represented Wolfgang?variously said to be anywhere from 11 to 14 as a curly-locked angel. For them, how else could the divine music that poured out of a child-size body be explained? The idealization of Mozart's genius was complete by the end of the nineteenth century. Mozart composes with his violin in one hand and music has appeared miraculously on his stand in the other. The message is unmistakable: ?Mortals use quills, Mozart simply wills?(Solomon) On the Road The temptation to take his two prodigies on the road proved irresistible to Leopold, who assumed sole responsibility for Mozart's education. Between 1762 and 1766, the Mozarts appeared at almost every major court in Europe. Wolfgang dazzled audiences with his ability to read difficult music at sight and to improvise. In London, as elsewhere, the Mozarts hobnobbed with the leading musicians. Probably the most important of these was Johann Christian Bach, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian. It is no accident that Mozart's early symphonies, composed in London, are often stylistically indistinguishable from those of J. C. Bach. When Mozart was 13, his prowess as a keyboard player, violinist, improviser, and composer were already legendary. ?When Mozart was 21 he wrote ?Paris? Symphony, N31 while he was in Paris looking for a music position. He was thoroughly disenchanted with the French and their music?(Internet). From 1768 to 1775, between stays in Salzburg, he and Leopold made three further forays to Italy and Germany. Wolfgang evolved from a prodigy into a serious composer. Public Successes A self-confident Mozart assured his father in 1782 that he would be able to support a wife and family in Vienna, As a result which he called ?Clavierland. Of its earlier devastation, the dominant architectural style in Vienna is Baroque, aided in the 1700s by an influx of Italian sculptors, stucco workers, and painters. The dominant architect and architectural historian was Italian-trained Johann

Teaching grammar and CLT

Teaching grammar and CLT As second and foreign language teachers, we have to look for opportunities to improve the teaching process and enhance its effectiveness. Deepening our knowledge of the current approaches, strategies and methodologies, the educators are enabled to create personal opinion concerning the most effective principles of the language acquisitions.Advertising We will write a custom critical writing sample on Teaching grammar and CLT specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page Learn More Reading of Nassaji (2000) and Nunan (1998) researches shedding light upon the issues of the form-focused and communicative approaches to language teaching was helpful for enhancing my awareness of the problem and strengthening my persuasion that the integrative approach incorporating principle of both of the theories is the most effective one. The primary goal of every foreign language teacher is to prepare the learners for real life communication. The form-focused approach deprive s students of opportunities to develop the necessary skills for meeting this demand. Nunan (1998) noted that â€Å"We need to supplement form-focused exercises with an approach that dramatizes for learners the fact that different forms enable them to express different meanings; that grammar allows them to make meanings of increasingly sophisticated kinds† (p. 103). In other words, there is nothing wrong with the form-focused assignments though they should be coupled with communicative exercises for the purpose of filling the gap between theory (cramming the forms) and practice (expressing one’s opinion during the interpersonal communication). From my own experience of a language learner, it should be noted that the transition between the form-focused and organic exercises might be rather stressful. Being certain what form should be use in every particular case in form-focused exercises, a student might be confused trying to express one’s own ideas. This separati on of grammar forms from the context of communication creates the feeling of discrepancy between the grammar norms and the communicative goals in the learner’s consciousness. The process of language acquisition depends upon the peculiarities of the learners’ perception of the course materials. It has been proven that learners remember not only things but also the context within which they were acquired. Thus, having learnt the table of forms by heart I must recollect the chart in which they have been represented for choosing the appropriate one, while choosing the words for expressing my thoughts at the same time might overcomplicate the process of communication exchange. For this reason, a teacher should allot time to diverse activities planning language lessons. Nassaji (2000) noted that â€Å"the most effective way †¦ is to consider activities that result in attention to form while maintaining meaningful communication and using form for communication† (p . 244). Going from one extreme to another would be unwise; both sides of the language acquisition process are equally significant.Advertising Looking for critical writing on education? Let's see if we can help you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF Learn More Those who consider the information exchange to be the end goal of second language learning are in the wrong underestimating the importance of accuracy of the student’s speech. The fact is that neglecting the form-focused approach may result in neglecting the grammar forms and distorting the interlocutor’s perception of one’s message. An ideal language lesson should contain the elements of both approaches. It would enhance the learner’s understanding of the materials and create a colorful picture instead of focusing on separated fragments of the language components. The primary goal of a contemporary teacher is to incorporate the elements of both form-focused and communicative approaches into the process of language acquisition giving preference to meaningful interaction within the teaching-learning process paying attention to the language accuracy at the same time. Reference List Nassaji, H. (2000) Towards integrating form-focused instruction and communicative interaction in the second language classroom: Some pedagogical possibilities, The Modern Language Journal, 84 (2), pp.241-250. Nunan, D. (1998) Teaching grammar in context. ELT Journal, 52 (2), pp.101-109.

Mark Twains Two Ways of Seeing a River Reading Quiz

Mark Twains Two Ways of Seeing a River Reading Quiz Two Ways of Seeing a River is an excerpt from the end of Chapter Nine of Mark Twains autobiographical work Life on the Mississippi, published in 1883. The memoir recounts his early days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi and then a trip down the river much later in life from St. Louis to New Orleans. Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) is regarded as a masterpiece and was the first piece of American literature to tell the story in colloquial, everyday language. After reading the essay, take this short quiz, and then compare your responses with the answers at the bottom of the page. In the opening sentence of Two Ways of Seeing a River, Twain introduces a metaphor, comparing the Mississippi River to:(A) a snake(B) a language(C) something wet(D) a beautiful woman with a deadly disease(E) the devils highwayIn the first paragraph, Twain uses the technique of repeating key words to emphasize his main point. What is this repeated line?(A) The majestic river!(B) I had made a valuable acquisition.(C) I still keep in mind a wonderful sunset.(D) I had lost something.(E) All the grace, the beauty, the poetry.The detailed description that Twain provides in the first paragraph is recalled from whose point of view?(A) an experienced steamboat captain(B) a small child(C) a beautiful woman with a deadly disease(D) Huckleberry Finn(E) Mark Twain himself, when he was an inexperienced steamboat pilotIn the first paragraph, Twain describes the river as having a ruddy flush. Define the adjective ruddy.(A) crude, rough, unfinished condition(B) having a sturdy build or strong constit ution(C) inspiring pity or compassion(D) reddish, rosy(E) neat and orderly How are Twains comments on the sunset scene in the second paragraph different from his descriptions of it in the first paragraph?(A) The experienced pilot is now able to read the river rather than marvel at its beauty.(B) The older man has grown bored with life on the river and simply wants to return home.(C) The river looks strikingly different at sunset from the way it appears at dawn.(D) The river is suffering as a result of pollution and physical decay.(E) The older and wiser man perceives the true beauty of the river in ways that the younger man would probably make fun of.In paragraph two, Twain uses which figure of speech in the line concerning the rivers face?(A) mixed metaphor(B) oxymoron(C) personification(D) epiphora(E) euphemismIn the final paragraph, Twain raises questions in regard to the way that a doctor might examine the face of a beautiful woman. This passage is an example of what technique?(A) wandering away from the subject(B) drawing an analogy(C) making a transit ion to an entirely new topic(D) deliberate word-for-word repetition to achieve emphasis(E) anti-climax ANSWERS:1. B; 2. D; 3. E; 4. D; 5. A; 6. C; 7. B.