What if you took on too much?

There are situations in freelancing when, in pursuit of big earnings, you take on too many projects for yourself, which becomes difficult to handle. How to avoid such situations and what to do if this happens?

What if I took on too much?

Sometimes you want to earn more money. Especially when there is such an opportunity and you can take on several projects. But often such a rush can result in the failure of deadlines. What to do in such a situation? What to do if you did not calculate your strength?

First of all, you need to understand that in such a situation you cannot be silent. Telling a customer that you are not meeting the required deadlines is, of course, difficult and unpleasant, but it is much better than silently framing a person.

Why is it important to inform the customer in advance?

It often happens that the customer is not the final employer and he needs to hand over this project to someone. For example, when a company is developing products for a customer’s client, and transfers part of the work to a freelancer. In this case, when on the day of delivery you inform the client that the project is not ready, he can become seriously angry. There are, of course, cases when the customer takes time with a margin, but this does not change the situation that he expects to receive the project on time.

It is not necessary to once again confirm his fears that the project may not be delivered on time. It would be much better to do everything even earlier in order to earn a good reputation. Missing deadlines always negatively affects your relationship with the customer. In such circumstances, he may not pay you or leave a negative review, which will lead to a decrease in the number of projects.

If you inform the customer in a timely manner about a possible failure to meet deadlines, he will have time to prepare for this and this problem will not be as acute, will not bring such problems as it could. Be sure to notify in advance. If you suddenly realize that you won’t have time to do everything in another week, take advantage of this, give the customer the opportunity to decide what to do in such a situation.

How not to miss deadlines?

It is very important to soberly assess your strengths and abilities. It depends on this whether you hand over everything you have undertaken on time or not. If you are having difficulty completing a project, you will need more time to complete it. Consider this opportunity and be sure to take time with a margin. Otherwise, when the time will be back to back, and there will be a lot to do, or even unforeseen circumstances will arise, you simply will not have time.

Don’t take on too many projects. Even if they pay well and you can make it if you work overtime. Remember that if you stay up late at night on a project, it won’t do you any good. You will be tired and your productivity will decrease. In such conditions, you will have to work much more, and there is not enough time anyway.

What can you do when you realize you’ve taken on too much:

  • Working hard, staying up at night, working to the detriment of free time and rest, in order to still have time to turn in the project on time.
  • Inform the customer about a possible delay in the delivery of the project. Ask for more time. There is a chance that he will agree, but this will definitely not affect your relationship with him well and may cause negative feedback at the end of the project.
  • Abandon one of the projects in progress. Almost always after that you get a negative review. Even a good reason will not play a big role here. You’re just setting the person up, and they’re rightfully mad at you for it.

How to abandon a project?

Before making a decision to refuse to complete the task, it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons. Perhaps you still have the opportunity to complete it, just with a slight delay or with additional difficulties, at the expense of free time. Believe me, it’s much better than getting negative feedback. Too many clients are put off by negative reviews and prefer to work with someone else who doesn’t have any.

Rejecting a project is almost 100% guaranteed to get a bad review. But there is a small chance to mitigate this situation. For example, if you convince the client that you had a good reason for this. It rarely works, but there is a chance. In addition, you should also take into account the fact that you yourself can lead the customer to refuse cooperation. How is this possible?

This chance is also extremely small, but it exists. Inform the customer about a possible delay in the delivery of the project. Say you need more time. If it is important for him to get the project on time, there is a chance that he will find another contractor. If he himself refuses you, the chance of a negative reaction will be less.

Remember that when you take on a project, you take on a lot of responsibility. Do not neglect the opportunity to report difficulties and problems with its implementation in advance. This will help all parties to prepare for the delay in the order and bring fewer problems.

To avoid such unpleasant situations, you should definitely calculate your strength before taking the project to work. If you don’t, it will be much harder for you to deal with all of this. Do your job well, complete all tasks on time, deliver projects on time and try not to miss deadlines. These simple rules will help you avoid unpleasant consequences in your work and will only improve your reputation in the future.

Remember that working on multiple projects at the same time slows down significantly. This means you will need more time to complete it. In such circumstances, the chance of violation of deadlines increases significantly. Much better to do projects one by one. Made, passed, took a new one. It is in this case that it will be possible to avoid many problems and avoid the need to blush and think about how to get out in front of the next customer after a deadline failure.

When, after many sleepless nights, the diploma is finally ready, I want to pass it and forget it. But the university will not lag behind the student so easily. After all, the full text of the diploma was read only by the supervisor, and a whole commission will gather to evaluate it. Therefore, in many respects, his assessment depends on how a student defends a diploma.

So what is a successful defense?

  • Competent protection text
  • positive diploma review
  • confident answers to commission questions

In the introduction to the course it is necessary to indicate many important points. One of them is methodology. The student is required to indicate what methods he will use in the study of the topic. This is not the easiest task, and often students cannot cope with this task themselves. In this case, you can contact us. Our experts will write you a paper of any complexity, and you can discuss the price with them personally.

In the introduction to the course it is necessary to indicate many important points. One of them is methodology. The student is required to indicate what methods he will use in the study of the topic. This is not the easiest task, and often students cannot cope with this task themselves. In this case, you can contact us. Our experts will write you a paper of any complexity, and you can discuss the price with them personally.

In the introduction to the course it is necessary to indicate many important points. One of them is methodology. The student is required to indicate what methods he will use in the study of the topic. This is not the easiest task, and often students cannot cope with this task themselves. In this case, you can contact us. Our experts will write you a paper of any complexity, and you can discuss the price with them personally.

In the introduction to the course it is necessary to indicate many important points. One of them is methodology. The student is required to indicate what methods he will use in the study of the topic. This is not the easiest task, and often students cannot cope with this task themselves. In this case, you can contact us. Our experts will write you a paper of any complexity, and you can discuss the price with them personally.

Speech structure

Of course, what exactly to say in the defense depends mainly on the topic of the thesis and on what exactly is written in it, but there are general recommendations that are suitable for everyone.

  • First of all, we need to greet the members of the evaluation committee. (“Dear members of the attestation commission! Your attention is presented to the final qualifying work on the topic …”)
  • Introductory part. Here you need to reveal the topic and identify the issues that are raised in the work.
  • Relevance of the topic. At this stage, it is important to prove the relevance of the chosen topic and the degree of its development in other people’s works. Indicate the subject, object, objectives and purpose of the study.
  • Theme disclosure structure. Here you just need to list the paragraphs that are in the work and briefly describe them.
  • Problem statement. To confirm the relevance of the topic, it is necessary to state the problem and indicate the debatable opinions on this matter.
  • Conclusions. At the end of the speech, the commission should hear the conclusions that the student came to in the course of writing the diploma, in which there are ways and methods for solving the stated problems.

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Formal requirements

When writing a speech for a thesis, you must also take into account that there are purely formal requirements.

  • Time. Do not forget that there are many students, but the commission is one. Therefore, the time for a defensive speech is regulated and ranges from 5 to 7 minutes. At the same time, you should remember about the time that will be spent on commission questions.
  • Intonation. Where, no matter how on the defense of a diploma, is it important to win over listeners? Therefore, it is better not to read the speech monotonously, making accents with intonation.
  • Style. When presenting a speech, it should be remembered that the main goal is understanding on the part of the commission. Therefore, you should not be too smart, but you can’t switch to colloquial speech either. In this matter, you need to observe the golden mean.
  • Pronouns. As in the diploma itself, it is important to remember during the defense that although the author of the diploma is clearly spelled out, there are a lot of true owners of knowledge reflected in the work (the authors of all the sources the student relied on plus the supervisor), so first-person pronouns are not appropriate here.
  • Questions. After the end of the speech, questions from the commission will inevitably follow, and you need to be ready for them. Suggested questions should be written down in the course of writing the thesis, work through all the questions that arose during the pre-defense, and you can also look at the questions at the end of chapters from textbooks on this topic.
  • Pre-protection. In such a matter as defending a diploma, it is better not to be presumptuous and neglect pre-defense. On it, you can practice giving a speech and write down possible questions from the audience. This will allow you to feel more confident in the official defense.

Of course, these are only recommendations, and no one forces you to strictly follow them. However, the rejection of some positions during the defense will create additional questions from the certification committee, which is not always loyal. Therefore, it is best to think through all possible questions and answer them in advance in a defensive speech. Then the teachers will have a minimum of questions, and they will be grateful for the saved time.