新职业英语职场素质英语UNIT6

LOGO职场素质英语高职高专英语立体化系列教材外语教学与研究出版社BackNextEfficiencyandEffectivenessWarming-upReadingLanguageLabWritingListening&SpeakingFurtherStudySupplementaryUnit6LearnbyHeartBackNextWarming-upTask1Task2HomeBackNextBackNextTask1Readthefollowingstoryandretellittoyourpartnerinyourownwords.BackNextReturnTask1BackNextBackNextTwoWoodcuttersThereweretwowoodcuttersnamedTomandDavidworkingunderatimbermerchant.Theybothusedtogototheforesttocutwoodearlyinthemorningandthenreturnbyevening.However,theyworkeddifferently.Tomwouldslogfortenhourstocutatreeandpileupthewoodblocks.ButDavidwouldnotbeseenforhoursandwouldcomelate,butwithintwotothreehourshewouldcutandcollectmorewoodthanTom.Task1ReturnBackNextBackNextTomalwayswonderedhowDavidwasabletocutsomuchwoodinsuchashorttimewhichhecouldnotmatchevenaftersloggingforsomanyhours.SoonedayTomwenttoDavidandaskedhimhowhecouldachievesomuchinsuchashorttime.Didhepossessanymagicalpowers?Davidsaid:“Thereisnothingmagicalaboutit.Isharpenmyaxeforfourhoursbeforecutting.”Task1ReturnBackNextTask2Readthefollowingstatementsandticktheonesthataretrueaboutyou.Comparewithyourpartnerandfindouthowefficientandeffectiveyouare.BackNextSetyourlong-termandshort-termgoals.Writeyourdailyscheduleandsetpriorities.Weightheoptionsandmakedecisions.Establish“specialtime”fortriflethings.Getthingsdoneinsteadofkeepingtalking.Limitpersonalphonecalls/messageswhileyouarestudying.Task2ReturnBackNextBackNextUsethecomputerandsoftwaretohelpwithyourstudy.Ignoresiteswithjokes,sportsnewsandblogs.Filteryouremails.Alwayskeepfilesinorder.Takenecessarybreakstogetrefreshed.Checkwhatyou’veachievedattheendofday.Task2ReturnBackNextTextThinkingPointVocabularyStudy&Phrases&ExpressionsSentenceStructure&ExercisesChineseversionReadingHomeBackNextTextOvermanyyears,Ihavepickedupthesesimpletricksthathavereallyimprovedtheefficiencyandeffectivenessofmywork.Someofthetipsarefrommysuperiorsandothersarefrommycolleagues.Iespeciallywatchpeoplewhoareorganizedandseemtobeincontrolofeverythingtheydo.Ihopethesetipshelpyouaswell.EfficiencyandEffectivenessatWorkReturnmulti-tasking同时进行多项任务Multi-tasking,atermoriginallyreferredtoacomputer’sabilitytocarryoutseveraltasksatonetime,istheactofdoingmultiplethingsatonce.Itisoftenencouragedamongofficeworkersandstudents,becauseitisbelievedthatmultitaskingismoreefficient.appearthatinsomecases,multi-taskingisindeedaneffectivewaytoutilizetime,whileinotherinstances,jobefficiencydeclinesandworkqualitysuffersasaresultofsplitattention.BackNextMakingalistisveryhelpful.IwritedownallthetasksI’msupposedtodoatwork,evenifit’sjustrunningerrandsorofficeroutinesuchasfilingorphotocopying.It’seasytoprioritizewhenyouseethebigpictureandcrossouteachtaskasyoufinish.Imakealistofmypersonalto-dos,too.TextReturnmulticulturalorganization多元文化组织Multiculturalorganizationsarethosewhereemployeescomefromvariedbackgrounds,cultures,ethnicitiesandexperiences.Theseorganizationsallowemployeestocontributefreely,andachievetheirindividualpotentialsfortheirownandtheirorganization’sbenefit.BackNextTextClarifyinstructionsanddecisions.ThecompanyIworkinisamulticultural,internationalorganizationwherepeopleeasilygetconfusedaboutwhatothersaretalkingabout.Sometimestheconversationwillgoroundandroundwithoutevergettingtothepoint.Itiscrucialtogettheinstructionsanddecisionscleartoavoidanymisunderstanding.ReturnBackNextTextKeepanorganizedandcleanworkarea.AdisorganizedworkareagivesmeaclutteredmindsoIdon’thavestacksofpapersandfoldersonmydesktogetinmyway.Ifocusonthecurrenttaskorprojectandkeeponmydeskonlythepaperworkrelatedtothattask.ReturnBackNextTextUtilizetechnologywhennecessary.Iusedtoeditandformatthickreportsaccordingtohandwrittenchangesmadebymysuperiors.MybosssuggestedthatIhighlighteachchangeI’dmadeonthehardcopyasIwentalongsoasnottomissanything.Itiseasiertospotsomethingthathasnotbeenincorporatedifithasnotbeenhighlighted.ReturnBackNextTextMulti-taskonlywhenitmakessense.Multi-taskingcanbetrickybecausewhilstitcanallowyoutoworkonandcompletemanytaskssimultaneously,itdoesnotalwaysworkeffectively.Inmyexperience,Ifindmulti-taskingispossiblewhenIfeelrelaxedandorganizedbutnotwhenIfeelstressedbecausethenqualitysuffers.Thekeyistoknowwhentomulti-taskandwhennotto.ReturnBackNext工作效率和效度多年以来，我学会了一些真正提高工作效率和效度的简单方法。这些方法有些来自我的上司，有些则来自我的同事。我特别注意观察了那些做事有条不紊、掌控自如的人。希望这些方法对你们也能有所帮助。列表非常有用。我会写下工作中所有应该完成的任务，即使是跑腿、归档或者复印之类的日常事务也会列在其中。列表可以让你纵观全局，孰先孰后了然于胸；完成一事划去一项，简单易行。个人私事我也采用此法。ChineseversionReturnBackNext弄清指示和决策。我就职的公司是一个多元文化的国际机构，人们很容易对别人说的话感到困惑。对话有时会绕来绕去，一直说不到点子上。因此，为了避免任何误解，弄清楚指示和决策非常关键。保持工作区域整洁有序。工作区域杂乱会让我心烦意乱，因此我不会让办公桌上一堆堆的文件和资料夹妨碍我的工作。我把注意力放在当前的任务或项目上，桌上只保留和这个任务相关的文件。BackNext必要时利用科技手段。过去我常常根据上司手写的修改意见来编辑厚厚的报告。老板建议我修改时在电子文档上突出变动之处以防止错漏。若某处没有标注出来，就很容易发现该处尚未修改。一心多用要合理。一心多用很难把握好度，因为你虽然可以同时处理并完成多项任务，但却不见得总是有成效。根据我的经验，当我感觉轻松、条理清晰时就可以一心多用，但是感觉压力重重时就不行，因为那会降低工作质量。关键是把握一心多用的时机。BackNextThinkaboutthefollowingquestionswhileyoureadthepassage.ThinkingPoint1.ASecretaryisefficientandeffectiveifhe/shecandealwiththeofficeroutinewell;astudentisefficientandeffectiveifhe/shecanach