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You cuss, I cuss, we all cuss, for asparagus!
from a Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson
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Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.
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Clean clams crammed in clean cans.
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Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.
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I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I
won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
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Stupid superstition!
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There was a fisherman named Fisher
who fished for some fish in a fissure.
Till a fish with a grin,
pulled the fisherman in.
Now they're fishing the fissure for Fisher.
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If Pickford's packers packed a packet of crisps would the packet of crisps that Pickford's
packers packed survive for two and a half years?

T: Today we continue to speak about prioritizing.

II. MAIN PART

Task 2. Read the tesxt.
Prioritizing (part 2)
In our complex business world, you can't wait until you have reached one long - term
goal before neatly moving on the next. On any given day, you will be working on short-term
tasks associated with multiple long-term goals and objectives. So how do you decide which to
do first? You prioritize them.
But how do you decide which tasks take priority over others? Which tasks should be
completed first, second, third, and so forth?
The first step is to help a clear understanding of what’s involved in each task by asking
the following questions – who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Who? Who needs to be done - your boss, a customer, a coworker, or a subordinate? Who
will be performing the task? Who will benefit from this? Does the person asking you to do this
task understand and the demands it will make on your time and energy?
What? Exactly what are you required to do? Is it valuable in the big picture? Does the
benefit of doing the job justify the investment of your time, energy, and resources?
When? By what date do you need to complete your task? Do you have the time to
accommodate this request? Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower explained that truly
important things are rarely urgent and urgent things are rarely important. Important things
usually become urgent because of poor planning. Keep your priorities in mind as you take on
new work.
Where? Are there any geographic differences that will have an impact on the timelines
of the task you've been assigned? Are there time- zone differences, for example, that win need to
be taken in consideration? If you are working with someone in a different office, state, or

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