Strategies for Improving Time Management and Oral Communication Skills

This homework assignment details a personal development plan focused on improving time management and oral communication skills. The plan outlines specific strategies, including delegation of tasks, scheduling tasks, avoiding multitasking, taking breaks, setting deadlines, reading more, practicing and preparing, and active listening. For each strategy, the assignment describes the learning objectives, resources, and evidence of progress over a 10-week period. The student reflects on the challenges encountered, such as communication issues, and identifies areas for future improvement. The assignment provides a comprehensive overview of the student's efforts to enhance their professional skills, supported by references to relevant sources. This document serves as a practical guide to self-improvement in a professional setting.

What are you
going to learn
(objectives)?
How are you going to learn it?
(specific resources and
strategies that you need to
learn)
Target
date for
completion
How are you going
to know that you
have learned it
(evidence)?
How are you
going to prove
that you have
learned it?
Week 3
Time
Management
The strategy that needs to be
followed is Delegation of Tasks.
This initiative would help to
complete tasks one by one. This
would help in improving time
management skills in the
workplace (Kukreja, 2017).
Week 10 The strategy of
Delegation of Tasks
has certainly
assisted in
improving the time
management skills.
A delegation of
tasks has benefited
me in reducing
burnouts and stress
and enhance my
productivity in the
workplace.
Evidence can be
provided by
highlighting the
number of tasks
successfully
completed by me
within the specified
time limit.
The aspect of a
delegation of tasks
has improved
within me. This can
be proved through
the fact that I have
been successfully
able to delegate
tasks to my
subordinates so
that it can be
completed within
the given time
limit.
Week 4
Time
Management
Another major strategy that
could be followed in order to
enhance the time management
skills is Scheduling of Tasks. The
implementation of this strategy
would help to develop a To-Do
list which would help to
prioritise and finish the tasks
easily and effectively (White,
2017).
Week 10 The strategy of
Scheduling Tasks
has certainly
benefited me in
improving my time
management skills.
The evidence can
be seen from the
To-Do list which I
have maintained
for the last 10
weeks. My To-Do
list would certainly
highlight how I
have scheduled my
tasks on its
prioritisation before
the start of the day
in order to attain it
within the given
deadline.
This learning can
be proved by
analysing the To-
Do list which I have
maintained for the
last 10 weeks. I
have also
encouraged my
other team
members to follow
the same
procedure and has
certainly positively
resulted in
managing time in
the workplace.
Week 5
Time
Management
The third major strategy that
should be followed in order to
enhance time management
skills is to Avoid Multitasking.
Week 10 To enhance my
time management
skills, I have
completely avoided
During the past 10
weeks, I have
completely
avoided doing

This initiative would allow
concentrating and focusing on
completing one task rather than
focusing on multiple tasks at a
single time (ARVIDSSON, 2016).
multitasking in the
workplace. The
evidence of
avoiding
multitasking can be
clearly identified
through the work
which I have
submitted within
the last 10 weeks.
The tasks which
were taken up by
me possessed
different deadlines
which in turn
clearly highlights
that multitasking
has been
completely
avoided.
multitasking in the
workplace. I was
given the
opportunity to
work on Project A
and B
simultaneously
which I rejected
because I felt that
it would hamper
my work efficiency.
Week 6
Time
Management
The fourth and the most
important strategy that should
be maintained in order to
improve time management
skills are to Take Breaks from
work. This strategy would help
to refresh the mind and the
body and would in-turn
improve the productivity.
Week 10 The aspect of taking
breaks from work
has certainly
benefited me in
improving my time
management skills.
The evidence can
be seen from the
number of tasks
which have been
accurately
completed by me in
the workplace.
I have been
maintaining breaks
from work after an
hour in the last 10
weeks. This
strategy has
certainly benefited
me in staying fresh
and active towards
my work and in
turn maintains
time management
in the workplace.
Week 7
Time
management
The fifth major strategy of
Setting up of Deadlines must be
followed in order to improve
the time management skills.
Setting up of the deadline
would allow recognizing which
tasks needs to be done on the
urgent basis over others
(GESSO, 2017).
Week 10 The initiative of
setting up of the
deadline has
certainly benefited
me in improving my
time management
skills. The evidence
can be clearly
observed from the
number of tasks
submitted is high as
compared to the
past.
Setting up of
deadlines has
helped me in
enhancing my time
management skills.
This can be proved
through the
incident in the
workplace where I
was assigned to
task A, B, and C
which were
needed to be
submitted within
15 days. This
strategy helped me
to complete all the
assignment before

the deadline.
Week 8
Oral
communication
In order to improve the oral
communication skills, one
should follow the strategy of
Reading More. This initiative of
reading would allow improving
the vocabulary and would thus
eradicate weakness in the
communication. Furthermore,
reading more would allow
expressing ideas more clearly to
the group (Hargreaves, 2014).
Week 10 The aspect of
reading more has
certainly assisted
me in improving my
oral communication
skills. The evidence
can be seen
through my
communication as I
have been able to
use more words
than before.
During the last 10
weeks, I have
focused on reading
journals and
newspaper which
has certainly
helped me in
improving my
vocabulary.
Week 9
Oral
Communication
The second most important
strategy to improve oral
communication skills is to
Practice and Prepare. The
aspect of practicing always
benefits in identifying the
weakness so that it can be
improved before giving the final
presentation. Practising
continuously helps in omitting
any grammatical errors in the
communication.
Week 10 The aspect of
continuously
preparing and
practicing has
helped me to
improve my oral
communication.
The evidence can
be seen from the
fluency and
accuracy in
sentence structure
and development in
the presentation.
Before my
presentation, I
always used the
technique of
preparing and
practicing. This has
helped me to gain
confidence and
remove stage fear
and improve my
oral
communication
skills.
Week 10
Oral
Communication
The third strategy to improve
the oral communication skills is
by becoming an Active Listener.
This initiative of listening
attentively to others would
allow gaining the trust of others
and would also help in
improving oral communication
with others in the group
(ARCHIBALD, 2014).
Week 10 The concept of
active listening has
proved to an
important
achievement in
improving my oral
communication
skills. The evidence
can be observed
from the fact that
people have started
trusting me than
before.
The aspect of
active listening has
certainly improved
my oral
communication
skills as I have been
able to actively
understand and
express my views
in group debates.
Reflection The major issue that I faced while completing
this contract are as follows:
 Lack of appropriate communication with
the lecturer.
 Lack of Communication with
subordinates during task delegation.
 Unable to setup different target dates
for completion of objectives.
What will you do better next time In order to improve in the future, I would

certainly follow these aspects such as :
 Maintain proper communication
channels between the group members.
 Contact the lecturer in advance for
future prospects and issues.

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