Comments on: CPAs’ Four Top Tips for Getting Things Done

By: Clay

Clay — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:27:02 +0000

For being so stingy about proofreading…
“The one the gets me the most….”
- the one that gets me the most
“in a set of 6 CDâ€™s I got for training materials”
- 6 CD’s I received for
“They would be better of to use ARE”
- They would be better off

By: Robert Fligel, CPA

Robert Fligel, CPA — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:42:20 +0000

My best tips are
- Coming in very early.
- A to-do list in 3 sections:
1. Things that have to get done that day
2. Other daily activities to handle, but not as critical
3. Projects in process with the goal of making a little progress on each per day
- Getting as much done in the a.m., as possible with the idea that the other party will get back to you that same day completing the task. â€¦ letting the day work for you.
- Picking up the telephone versus an email exchange that requires more than 2 steps.

Really gotta run now, you understand.

Robert

By: David

David — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:33:15 +0000

Please proofread/or have someone do it for you……

I am glad to see someone must have passed along this tip before I could:

The real question is â€” how do you stay focused amid the chaos and keep your head above water?…..it did say YOU’RE head……are you kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????

I see this stuff so often, it is embarrassing. The one the gets me the most…….and was found numerous times in a set of 6 CD’s I got for training materials……and I get it from all sorts of professional speakers and News/Sportscasters…….

There IS three reasons to do this or that. They would be better of to use ARE….as, more often than not, their subject matter is plural.

It really does grate on my ears even worse than finger nails across the old chalkboards.

Keep up the good work…and please get a good proofreader! My early days at Deloitte as an Auditor were spent proofing in the offseason…….

Loyal Reader,
David