Streamlining continues at a steady pace since my freakout of a few weeks back.

I’m continuing to move toward my stated goals of clearing backlog and implementing systems that support my work. Of course, I’m also doing my work while all this happens, plus these are some pretty baked-in habits, so I won’t give the false impression that all is hunky-dory here in the Land of Perpetual Change. Or even that the change, while perpetual, is always deliberate.

One thing I thought might be useful would be to show how I’ve structured my calendar to create some of this room and order. I really enjoy seeing and understanding how other people manage their workflow; I’m hoping that videos like these might prove useful to others, as well. NOTE: if you click the little button on the bottom right-ish, you can make this sucker go full screen. And if you click through to watch it on Vimeo, you can view it in HD:

gCal (Show me your rig!) from communicatrix on Vimeo.

There’s a lot more I can do with this screencasting software (Screenflow, for the Mac, for those who are interested): zooming, adding text, bumping up the size of the Colleen screen, etc. Right now, I’m just trying to familiarize myself with the tool from a “performance” and storytelling standpoint.

But does it basically make sense? Or make so much sense that you’re all “DUH, Colleen.”? Is there stuff I should do more of? Less of? Ways to make this more useful?

Would love your input, in the comments or via email (colleen AT communicatrix DOT com).

xxx
c

Marketing round-up for this week:

• 6 blog posts (four at the main blog, one here)
• targeted mailing to LinkedIn, address book and Facebook about upcoming Pam Slim seminar
• first in-person meeting of a new chapter of the Mutual Admiration Society
• first virtual meeting of new semi-regular marketing/workflow support partnership (I’m supplying the marketing support, they’re supplying the workflow support)
• email, obviously
• morning and afternoon checkins with Facebook and Twitter
• revised one page on my website