TIME MANAGEMENT

                          It is not enough by merely saying that ‘Time is precious than pearl’. Comprehension of the value of time and manipulating it in order to gain betterment of life, is necessary. People have many flaws. And one among them, is grave and serious, is the lack of proper time management. Punctuality is a feature of time management. This punctuality cannot be simply stated as ‘arriving on time’. It has a lot more meaning than this. Starting early is more important for arriving on time. One cannot simply blame the traffic and transport problems. Because to reach a place which is important, should start earlier, such that to get there an hour earlier than the scheduled time. If this is followed, then we can understand that blaming the transport problems, is an utter waste and is indifferent. But on rare occasions one may get stuck into problems like these. I guess, that wouldn’t be a matter if it happens rarely.

                           While delivering a speech certain conventions are to be followed with reference to time. You should fix the duration for each section of your speech and must stick on to it. At the same time glancing the watch regularly will cause lack of interest among the audience. And arriving at the venue very soon will make you a nervous person or whereas arriving late, makes you look like an irresponsible person. To avoid both the problems arrive on the right time, may be a 15 minutes earlier would do good.

                            One can have a watch by holding it along with the notepad and should make sure that the audience does not notice it. This helps you to complete your speech in time, making you to avoid getting cards indicating: ‘end speech as soon as possible’. The time duration of the speech can be short or more with respect to the presence of other speakers who are next in line. If some parts of your speech has taken elaborate time such that you don’t have time for the remaining, then summarize the remaining points. Even if you end the speech due to insufficiency of time, this should not be revealed to the audience. The speech, if ending very soon, to extend it, give notes or summary or guidelines to the audience to cooperate with the allotted time.

                              After all, the way how you manage your time will decide your temperament. So, manage time in such a way that no one should decide your character to be dull and lazy.