Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 February, 2010 We did it Canada! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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MAY 24, 2012

whirr” – hit the keyboard. How to Write Massive Quantities on Demand first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. I walk back, breathing deep, feeling grateful and thinking only about the writing task I’ve chosen to work on when I arrive home. This routine never changes.

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JUNE 23, 2011

I sat there, my hands edging towards the keyboard… but I couldn’t bring myself to touch it. How could you think that THIS was worth writing down? Being a writer isn’t just about knowing how to construct a great sentence or how to format a blog post so that readers can engage easily.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 February, 2009 Welcome to Canada, Mr. President. Or it is that we just dont know how to address them so revert to last names? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

But the most important part of the question is not “how” but “why”. That’s a key point and a very important question for every blogger who had been wrecked more than one keyboard writing. That, if you read the previous articles. Unfortunately, this is not enough. You have to push more. This is the wall of self-sufficiency.

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APRIL 15, 2010

So when it hit me, I did – and here’s her post on how to be a better writer – fast. And each year, you’ll be able to look back on your writing and see how you’ve improved. How to Improve Faster Want to speed up? Something similar has happened with my fiction writing.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 19, 2010

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better The Personal Development Blog Home About me Top posts Archives Downloads Audio Recommended Products Contact How To Create A Blog Posts Ideas Incubator by dragos on April 20, 2010 · 15 comments in Blogging Tweet One of the most popular blog posts I ever wrote is 100 Ways to Improve Your Blog.

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AUGUST 5, 2012

Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. Often that’s enough for me to know how to structure a piece. National Book Award winner and New York Times essayist Richard Powers claims he hasn’t touched a keyboard in years, not even to write an email. Get out of your own way, and you too can “gush.”

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JANUARY 12, 2010

It would be much easier to keyboard it but I know it wouldn’t have the same effect as writing it by hand. I do feel much more comfortable with a keyboard than hand though. He knows how to declutter. As for hand-writing versus keyboard, I too am much faster when using the latter, but for me, that’s not the point.

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JUNE 20, 2010

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. 44 Responses to “How to Become a Better Writer and Get Readers Loving You&# Comments Read below or add a comment. That’s just common sense, and you should already be taking frequent breaks.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

You bashed monsters by hitting keys on your keyboard whilst wondering if you could hook up a nodding bird à la Homer Simpson. Griffin – Drool and keyboards don’t mix. To get to the next level, you needed experience points. To get experience points, you bashed monsters. You bashed monsters for hours. It was called grinding.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I am not a freelancer as such but I do work from home and I’ve training my boss and colleagues to stop arranging meetings after 4pm (still working on that one), I’ve been forcing myself to step away from the keyboard and to stop checking work emails after hours. You have plenty of time left for that client. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

No delicate tippy-tapping on the keyboard for me. How to Quit Your Day Job and Build an Empire Reply TheInfoPreneur ( @TheInfoPreneur ) April 28, 2010 at 5:53 am This actually goes beyond emails and I see this a lot of website owners particulary in the IM niche. Sometimes it’s best to just walk away from the keyboard.

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JUNE 6, 2010

Something that wasn’t how-to or rocket science. I knew what to fix, how to word it, and where a sentence could be more concise or snappy. It was all there in front of me – because the truth was that I’d never forgotten how to write. Is there some big lesson or how-to in this post? Just… something simple.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 11, 2010

Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. How to use Oil Pastels Reply 4 Anastasiya April 13, 2010 at 1:57 am I wish you success with pursuing your passion in arts. As simple or as complicated as you see fit. { Great work!

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JUNE 30, 2010

How do you feel after you do? Thomas Warren is a content writer for Go College , one of the oldest and most trusted resources to guide students on how to finance and succeed in college. Just like plants need wind to grow, writers need some reassurance that they are not just going at it alone each time they sit at the keyboard.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

From “How to SEO Your Blog Posts&# to “101 Copywriting Tips for the Beginner&# to psychology type e-books packaged as “user guides&# , we find self-help manuals aplenty out there. Those we can spot a mile away. No, the self-help info-products I’m talking about are in fact more dangerous.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

34 Responses to “How to Sleep Your Way to the Top&# Comments Read below or add a comment. It’s a great feeling to be able to sit down at the keyboard, fully confident in your ability, clean of any doubt or future-worry and, is especially great when the recommended 8.25 The worse thing I can do is watch the news.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

John writes the majority of the ad copy for Dragon Door, and he was talking to us – the new instructors, the front lines, the new faces of his marketing arm – about how to write so our audience would always understand us. &# And suddenly, I realized that I had to unlearn everything I knew about writing,&# John said. I’m writing!”

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

How to Overcome Procrastination Reply Bothersome Words ( @BothersomeWords ) December 14, 2009 at 5:12 am Long-time lurker, first-time commenter here. So what I do – web copywriting – is now even more relevant for students learning how to engage with stakeholders. Henri´s last blog. Love this post! Am I a filmmaker?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 March, 2009 How to get Office fat fast. How to gain weight in six easy steps: Do not eat breakfast before going to work. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. How to get Office fat fast. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 February, 2010 Minute taking made easier. In-camera If the Chair says this part of the meeting is in-camera, take your fingers off the keyboard, or put your pen down. I dont know the subject matter as well as they do because that is not my expertise, but I know how to take minutes.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 26, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 April, 2009 New Hire Overload I remember starting a new job at a law firm and on my first day I was handed a 3-inch white binder and told to read it. I think people forget how overwhelming everything can be when you start a new job. I basically know how to answer the phones and take messages.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 November, 2008 Writing when you don’t know what you’re talking about. How did I do it? At the end of it, I knew how to take minutes and could write about it. A good way to learn letter writing and style is from someone who knows how to do it well. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 January, 2010 What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Some of the younger bosses are certainly qualified and know how to do some things administratively, but is it an efficient use of their time and is it good job security for us? Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 August, 2010 Pass it on. I mentioned this to our team of admins at one of our meetings so when one of my co-workers found out how to do something they thought to share it with the team. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 March, 2009 Spring cleaning on the blog It is a very sunny day today with a promise of spring in the air so I thought it was a good time to spring clean the blog. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. How to get Office fat fast. Lets enjoy our day together.© the next day!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 September, 2009 Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles I recently arrived in Atlanta, Georgia to attend OfficeArrow s Lift Summit on Social Media. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© It was an amazing conference. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 May, 2009 Grrr! This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. I was on another site recently and someone wanted to know how to globally change the way their contact cards were ordered. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2009 Confessions of a Micro-Manager Who would want to work for a micro-manager? A manager has to have confidence that you know how to do your job. I also worked by myself for many years and wondered if I would know how to share. So how did I handle it the second time around?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. How to properly write telephone numbers However and punctuation Hyphens Hyphens - Part I Hyphens Part II I feel good, I feel well I was versus I were In appreciation In versus Into Irregardless Is it I, Or is it Me?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! Lets enjoy our day together.© Well that didnt take long.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 April, 2009 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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