From: Charles Henson (chenson@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 21 2008 - 14:36:43 ARST
Ok! Thanks everybody!
On 10/21/08, Jonny English <redkidneybeans@gmail.com> wrote:
> To add to what everyone else has said.
>
> 1. Work on any weak areas
> 2. Know where everything is on the DocCD.
> 3. Don't leave anything for late in your prep. You have a month, so make
> sure you have 3-4 days up your sleeve for any lost time during the month.
> Nothing every goes to plan, you always loose time with work, life, trying to
> understand a single topic, etc etc.
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Michael Permoda
> <mpermoda@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Charles,
>>
>> I think that being able to see potential problems when you first read the
>> lab
>> is only one of the important things you should do to improve your time
>> management. Here are a few suggestions:
>>
>> - No need to draw a layer 3 diagram, but always draw a layer 2 diagram.
>> Make
>> sure you do this during your preparation so you don't make any mistakes or
>> waste time during the real lab.
>>
>> - In the beginning of the lab, quickly read the entire lab but don't waste
>> more than 30 minutes doing this. I heard others say it took them almost an
>> hour to start the lab and I think that is a waste of time. If you are well
>> prepared you will know what topics to look for. As you work through the
>> tasks,
>> think of the big picture and how a task could impact earlier and future
>> tasks.
>>
>> - Skip the tasks that you don't know for sure. Also, if you get stuck on a
>> topic that you know 100% but for some reason, maybe you are just nervous,
>> it
>> doesn't work, skip it right away and move on. This is very important!
>>
>> - Before taking the lab, make sure you know exactly what you will do after
>> the
>> proctor says GO! Will you turn off you monitor and read the lab or will
>> you
>> check your devices? Make sure you practice this doing your preparation.
>>
>> - Be aware that you might see something in the lab that may sound a bit
>> strange or different from what you have seen before. Or things might not
>> work
>> the way you planned. This is when you will show your expertise and ability
>> to
>> work under pressure. After all, you are an EXPERT!
>>
>> My 2 cents,
>>
>> Mike Permoda
>> CCIE #22108
>>
>>
>>
>> > Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:56:54 -0500> From: chenson@gmail.com> To:
>> ccielab@groupstudy.com> Subject: strategy / approach question> > I'm about
>> a
>> month out from my first attempt. I am at the point where I'm> completing
>> most
>> labs comfortably but I still am trying to work on improving> my time. My
>> question is this: One area I'm not too great on is identifying> the issues
>> ahead of time. I tend to drag my feet thru the lab and when I get> to
>> something that influences how I set things up an hour ago, I work thru it>
>> and
>> keep going. I understand that it's not effecient, that's just my method.>
>> Page
>> 1, Page 2, etc. I'm just curious to hear from other people if they have>
>> had
>> this approach and survived or if the key to passing in a timely manner>
>> really
>> depends on your ability to forecast problems when you initially read> thru
>> your instructions first thing in the morning. My goal for the next> month
>> -
>> "Strategery"> > Anyone have any thoughts? Experiences?> > -- > Charles> >
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