What are my thoughts on “How to work efficiently at a PC”?

On 22nd of June 2010, I went to British Council, for a Public Speaking Support Group. I held a presentation in English about “How to work efficiently at a PC?”. Below you’ll find the video at the event, the presentation and my side notes for the presentation.

The presentation

You can download the presentation: PPT, PPTX, PDF.

The video

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The presentation outline (with italics you’ll see my annotations):

How do YOU do it?

Contents

A. Why there are no magical solutions?

B. The hardware
PC vs. smartphone
PC vs. laptop
- An article on How to Ergonomically Set Up Your Laptop as a Desktop;
Monitor
- Why wide screen? See this article – Benefits Of Widescreen Computer Monitors;
- Article – Tips & Tweaks: Two Monitors Are Way Better Than One;
Keyboard
- The standard keyboard I like;
Camera & microphone
Chair
- You may want to read this article: What is an “ergonomic” chair?

C. The habits
Multi tasking
- You can read Multitasking May Not Mean Higher Productivity;
Reading email
- See the Inbox Zero video;
Typing
- I use touch typing;
Learning shortcuts
- Windows XP keyboard shortcuts;
Learning software options
- You can read my tutorial (in Romanian) on installing Windows XP Service Pack 3; a lot of software options in there;
Turning off distractions
Running less programs
Running more programs
- I mentioned Rescue Time;
- I talked about Last.fm Scrobbler;

D. The knowledge
Reading:

• Lifehacker;
• Getting Things Done;
• Zen Habits;

Research everything:

• how to search - see this search; also, I plan a big article on this subject on Get SEO ideas in a few months;
• how to research - search like this;
• how to breathe better – Google search;
• how to be more attentive – Google it;
• how to type – search;

Contact

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