| Greetings!
Happy New Year! I hope you are all rested and raring to go! I certainly am (the crazy economy notwithstanding), with a very busy 1st quarter already booked, an impending Taming E-mail book launch late 1Q/early 2Q, and my related Taming E-mail Audio PLUS product really shaping into form over the holiday. Plus, I also became a Master Affiliate of George Beshara's Managing My Life self-study e-course programs over the holiday too (more on this a bit later in the newsletter). Nothing like taking it easy, eh? I've also got several telecourses and webinars lined up for you with amazing thought leaders and experts in coming weeks, but before I tell you about these, let's get to this month's Timely Tip: |
| Two NEW Killer Keystroke Combos |
Over the years, I've found out that my keystroke combo tips have been some of my most popular issues of Timely Tips. Well, I've got two dandies for you this month:
The first keystroke combo I want to share this month is one I actually learned from my wife Jana. I just happened to be watching her surfing the web a couple weeks ago, and she did a quick little keystroke combo that launched a new tab in her Firefox browser. I immediately yelled out, "WHOA -- What did you just do?!?" She said, "I hit CTRL-T in combination with my browser open - that launches a new tab on your browser."
This is a very handy keystroke combo, especially if you are cross-referencing two sites (Expedia vs. Orbitz) and/or if you simply want to keep your individual personal and e-commerce e-mail accounts both open in the background. CTRL-T works to launch a new tab in both Firefox and Internet Explorer, and my bet is that it would also work in many other popular browsers. Try it out and drop me a note.
The other keystroke combo I'm sharing with you I actually learned by accident. I happened to be about to do a "Shift-Delete" to some junk e-mail that had come into my Outlook account, but in a flurry of fast fingers, I instead hit "Shift-Insert" and got a bit of a surprise: the items in my computer's clipboard auto-launched into a brand new e-mail message, in the body copy field. (Yes, that's right - when I hit "Shift-Insert", a new e-mail popped open, and the text in my clipboard populated the body text area.) So, out of curiosity, I then went to the Notes function in Outlook, and tested the same thing - yes, it also auto-launched a new Note, with the clipboard text in the body. In Contacts and Calendar respectively, you have to actually open a new item to use "Shift-Insert", and in MS Word and Excel, "Shift-Insert" actually works just like "CTRL-V" (Paste). So, if you copy something into your clipboard that you want to send by your Outlook e-mail, just open up your e-mail function in Outlook, and hit "Shift-Insert" - it will save you a step or two.
Try both of these handy timesavers and send me a note if you find any additional capabilities with them, or other programs they work on.
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| FOR YOU: Timely Tips Compilation Gift PLUS Four Bonus Podcasts |
By the way, did you get your annual subscriber bonus last month? I posted my 100+ page Timely Tips compilation e-book: Timely Tips: The First Four+ Years on my web site for subscriber download late last month, but I was afraid that because of the holidays, you might have missed this special (and completely NO COST) gift. Don't forget - I added links to FOUR bonus podcasts on time & e-mail management featuring me, with links right in the Timely Tips PDF. If you missed it in last month's newsletter, click here to download now!
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| Two More "SAVE the DATES", A New Audio Option, and MORE |
As I continue to get closer to the national launch of the paperback of Taming the E-mail Beast, more things keep to happen. I spent most of last week reviewing my publisher's galley - it is really looking great! We're expecting to have copies in hand by the end of next month, with the Amazon and bookstore launches happening in the weeks following. Of course, I'll be sending more info on how you can help me take this thing to the top!
And I just had my Taming E-mail programs sheet updated to better show all of the different options available for this program - check it out HERE:
I've also reformatted my Taming E-mail Audio PLUS Program - adding some nice new additions to it and also creating a "download-only" version (for all of you podcast lovers!) at a reduced price - you can learn more about this at http://www.randalldean.com/offers.html. Also, I've launched the downloadable version on Clickbank with a very attractive affiliate program, so if you are an independent consultant/author/expert, you could join my Clickbank affiliate program and start promoting the Taming E-mail Audio PLUS program as a new way to enhance your company or group's revenue stream.
NOTE FEBRUARY 11TH - On this day, Dr. Meggin McIntosh, time management and productivity expert, will be leading 2 NO COST Taming E-mail teleseminars with me as her special guest. It has been some time since I have done a Taming E-mail teleseminar, so for all of you that are new to my list, here is a great NO COST way to get access to some of my best Taming E-mail information.
Meggin has the announcement about the program on her site, so just go to her homepage at http://www.meggin.com to read more about the program and register.
Also, SAVE THE DATE of Wednesday, February 25th, as on this date, I will be leading yet another NO COST expert teleseminar - this one with best selling author Dr. Joe Rubino, as we discuss his new program on Self Esteem for Busy Professionals - learn more at http://www.selfesteemsystem.com. I'll be sending out an announcement on this program early in February, but until then, just block out 2-4 p.m. the afternoon of February 25th for this program.
(Related to Joe Rubino, don't forget that there is STILL time to take advantage of that amazing personal development opportunity he and a few of his partners launched last month - you can get hundreds of NO and LOW cost personal development e-books, podcasts, and more simply by registering at his new site: http://www.777SelfHelp.com/vip/53 -- the giveaways here are amazing - you could literally stock up your personal development library for the next 2-3 years in the next few minutes. Check it out!)
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IN CLOSING ...
Here's hoping you had a wonderful holiday break and are as raring to go as I am in 2009. With the economy as it is, I'm frankly even more motivated to make 2009 the best year yet - if we all bring our best efforts, we'll pull out of this faster and stronger than anyone expects.
Watch for me next week at University of Michigan HRD and Central Michigan HRD (remember you can call CMU HRD to request attendance [with a fee of course] at next week's program even if you are not a CMU employee), and watch for me in coming weeks in Chicago, Phoenix, Tucson, Davis, San Diego, Atlanta, Detroit, and DC (not a bad start of the year, eh?) Hope to see you soon - Stay Timely!
Sincerely,
Randy
Randall Dean Consulting & Training, LLC
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| NEW WEBINAR PROGRAM: PREVIEW of the MANAGING MY LIFE Self-Study eCourse Programs/Capabilities |
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This new NO COST Webinar will show you all of the potential benefits of this powerful set of employee / individual development programs
A couple months ago, I did a guest webinar with George Beshara on his Managing My Life: Managing Stress program. We noticed that a number of you had some interest in what the Managing My Life e-course programs actually are, and how these very well-designed interactive programs might help you or your organization in the areas of stress management, managing change, planning your career or retirement, time management, and more. I've personally reviewed many of these programs, and have found the content to be outstanding. I've also fallen in love with the interactive downloadable electronic delivery system George Beshara has used to share these e-course programs with clients and individuals. Because of this, I am going to host a NO COST Preview Webinar, with George as my expert guest, on Tuesday, January 27th, 2008 (yes, two weeks from yesterday), at 1:30 p.m. Eastern. In this session, you'll not only see the scope of the different programs offered, but you'll also get to see the design of the electronic delivery mechanism for these programs. You'll easily be able to see how these affordable e-courses may help you personally, but also how they could be useful for your entire organization.
- They could be used as a self-study e-course employee training/benefits addition to your firm
- They could be used as the base for an instructor-led set of sessions
- Individual components can be purchased to target specific identified training/development needs
- They can also be "rented" in a "blitz" format, where they are available to staff for a more limited frame of time at a reduced total cost
- If you have members or clients, you could actually consider becoming an affiliate distributor, and using the Managing My Life series as a valuable member/client benefit as well as a way to enhance revenues/raise funds
- And, if you are a private practice consultant/speaker/trainer, these e-course programs may give you the base to diversify your client program offerings and your personal revenue stream.
We are going to cover all of this and more as it has to deal with the Managing My Life program on this webinar on January 27th. Of course, we only can take the first 48 registrants to this program (that is the limit of our webinar capacity) - so if you are interested, register now HERE. Space permitting, I'll be sending another notice next week about this program. I'll also be making a special announcement on this Webinar related to Taming E-mail, so join us on the webinar to learn more! |
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I have once again been asked to contribute my 100+ page Timely Tips 4-Year compilation document as a free bonus gift for a new book launch today. This one in particular looks to be a truly outstanding book for any of you that are doing online marketing, using social networking as part of your business model, or doing SEO (search engine optimization).
The name of the book is eBoot Camp: Proven Internet Marketing Techniques to Grow Your Business by Corey Perlman, and it takes you step-by-step through everything you need to know to help you find new customers and increase revenue via the Web. Written in layman's terms, the eBoot Camp offers strategies that take only a few hours a week to implement and little to no money out of pocket. Corey has also assembled a powerhouse set of additional bonuses for book buyers valued in the hundreds of dollars. I'm going out to buy my copy on Amazon.com TODAY, and I recommend you do the same if you are doing web-based marketing. (NOTE: Don't worry if you can only pre-order, Amazon is receiving their full shipment today!) Go check it out - it can only help you dramatically improve your internet marketing performance. | |
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