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Not all people who planmeetings are “meeting planners,” nor do all meeting planners start out their careers as meeting planners. Not only did I set the meetings up, but I also took notes (in shorthand no less), transcribed the notes and prepared final reports for dissemination. Get Your Copy Today!
A willingness to learn and confidence to teach creates the roadmap to keeping our professional world evolving and relevant. The diverse team has combined organizational and time management skills, event and meetingplanning, business savvy, continued professional development drive and so much more to ensure success and positive outcomes.
Their duties include (but are not limited to) answering and screening calls, meeting and greeting clients and customers, maintaining executives calendars, writing correspondence, generating reports, meetingplanning, filing, travel arrangements, maintain client/customer data records, supervising others, and the list goes on.
Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrativeprofessionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management. Travel planning. Meeting and event planning. Reserve the conference room. Send out the meeting invitation to all participants.
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Networking at a conference does little good if you never speak with the person after the event. If you meet someone at an Administrative Assistant conference, for example, make sure to follow up with that contact within a week or two after the event. If you discussed a need at the conference, be sure to address it.
It was an amazing conference. They are a team of office professionals for office professionals. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. If you have never heard of OfficeArrow I would recommend you check them out. I can hardly wait. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca
On that note, It is hard to believe we are getting close to AdministrativeProfessionals Day which is on April 22 nd. I hope all of your professionals appreciate what a privilege it is to have someone look after them. or Gifts or Ideas for AdministrativeProfessionals Week. Another great article Patricia.
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Recently, we wanted to see who was off site and at what event, so we decided when people are away at conferences, etc. For instance if I was going to be away to attend a conference I would put: Pat off site (IAAP/Toronto) This way we can keep track of who is going where, when. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca
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Below are some things that I have found helpful to build my network: Join a professional association such as the International Association of AdministrativeProfessionals (IAAP). EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. There is help out there and it is usually closer than you think.
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Next week I would like to talk about meetingplanning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me. Posted by Patricia Robb at 8:41 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrativeprofessional , being professional , professional assistant , working smart Reactions: 4comments: Evesaid.
If a conference comes up and they are looking for someone to do the registration, we can step in and do that or we can organize it from start to finish. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. I have noticed in my role as an assistant that I can be called upon to do a lot of things. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
I love the planning, organizing and running around that goes into bringing a conference from a thought to a successful event. Posted by Patricia Robb at 5:58 PM Labels: administrative assisstant , Administrativeprofessionals , boredom at work , Secretary Reactions: 3comments: Anonymoussaid. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
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I recently met with another administrative assistant and as we were discussing an upcoming admin conference, we started to talk about our role and how we are the do-all and go-to position in our offices. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. How do we keep it all together? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
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State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. Smith to discuss strategies for upcoming marketing conference). Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc.
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Posted by Patricia Robb at 10:19 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrativeprofessional , encouragement , I think I can , low self esteem , self confidence Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. I think I can, I think I can.&#
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We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. Posted by Patricia Robb at 2:34 PM Labels: 30 years of service , Administrative Assistant , administrativeprofessional , professional service , quality service Reactions: 2comments: Jodith said.
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When I provide my bosss available dates I usually put in the email "I look forward to receiving the agenda (or call-in numbers) and location of the meeting." EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list.
A good bring-forward system is a must for this as you will want to bring forward items they will need for meetings and conference calls. Remind them verbally as well when you meet with them. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca
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Posted by Patricia Robb at 9:30 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrativeprofessional , funny ha ha , humour at work Reactions: 3comments: ProAdmin2 said. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. You could have heard a pin drop as all the customers turned to look at me. This is awesome!
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See on the blog sidebar under Meetings for some electronic meeting scheduling sites such as doodle.com and other tips. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca
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As wonderful as online learning can be, going to a live conference or seminar with other assistants is something that you should try to do a few times a year. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. I have had great experiences learning online in interactive courses. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca
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