Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Blogging Tips for Company Blogs By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you blog for your company? Here are 9 great tips on making you a better blogger: Credentials are a must. Do you feel like you want to voice your opinion about other topics?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

No matter if you are crossing over multiple time zones or simply want to be able to go to the park and work outside, creating your freedom is possible. Having VAs I can simply fax order forms to.   What Tips, Tricks, Strategy, Operations Setup Do You Recommend? I used to carry 12 paperbacks on ever trip.

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JULY 24, 2008

Then I have my faxes set up as green. Tip: Make sure not to use too many colors, since you might forget to distinguish the important from the less important. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor. Now you have a new prioritization system set up.

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JANUARY 4, 2008

I have been updating my firms website stats for quite some time now and wanted to share some tips on getting the information correct - the first time. The best part of this software is that it provides you with resolved IP addresses, which (most of the time) tells you what company visited your site.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. Lets enjoy our day together.© Do you like what you do?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Do you need some helpful tips on how to get that dream job that you always wanted? Here are 3 simple search tips that you can follow to get you through the rough patches: If you feel stuck, as for help! Here are some more articles on job seeking tips. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Nice blog. Now you have a larger area to work with. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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MARCH 26, 2008

To combat these problems, here are some tips you can follow: Boredom: Ask your manager or fellow colleagues to see if they need help with anything. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! It always leads to negative productivity and sometimes people even get involved on a personal level. Send me your comments!

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JULY 7, 2010

You can also find more Microsoft Excel tips and tricks here. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Give it a try yourself and see how quick it can be to manipulate information from vertical to horizontal and vice versa. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

There are some companies that, unfortunately, don’t allow for purchases such as stationary , fax machines , toner , etc. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Do you feel that you could find better buys, not just by going to the different stores such as Staples or Grand & Toy , but online as well? Whats next?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

If not, heres a quick technical tip for you: Hold down the "Windows" key (located between the CTRL and ALT keys) and hit the "L" key. By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 24, 2007 Filed Under: System Security D o you feel that your colleagues might do something through your computer?

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DECEMBER 31, 2007

I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Its an open-concept office and at times, I would like my colleagues to simmer down a bit. Its nice to socialize at times, but we are here to work.

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APRIL 24, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Post from: Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post Mr.galle Hello, this brog is nice!! If you have any articles that you would like to contribute, please e-mail me. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. I already link to this page.

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JULY 16, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! What are your thoughts on this issue? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Here are some tips to consider: Even if you dont know the answer to their question, tell them that you will get back to them via e-mail, phone, etc. For more great tips on customer service, check out my post entitled 7 Ways to Great Customer Service. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of my readers asks: Ive been reading your blog for the past few months and really appreciate all the information and tips you provide! Im not sure if youre covered this in the past, but Im having a difficult time working so closely with another equal coworker. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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AUGUST 25, 2007

Most people these days don’t have the time to read spam, nor do they enjoy receiving it. If you want to get your point across, here are some tips to lighten the load: Think of what you want to tell the person you are writing to. Write a “get-to-the-point&# subject line. Click send!

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post deals nice site about deals thank you Posted on 30 October, 2009 5:56 PM Anonymous Thank you! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

If you are more of a person who likes to use Outlook for reminders to pop up a few minutes, hours or days before the task needs to be completed or you need to attend a meeting, here are some tips on how to go about it: Write up the task in your Outlook, but make sure to give yourself enough time to be able to complete the task.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! So show your boss that you are willing to pitch in but not burn out. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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JULY 10, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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JULY 14, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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JULY 17, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Hold Effective Meetings By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 07, 2007 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity H ave you ever wondered why you have so many meetings to attend and most of the time, you feel that you dont have a need to be there?

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JANUARY 22, 2008

The default colours would be: Tentative: Blue with white diagonal stripes through it Busy: Blue Out of Office: Purple Keeping these tips in mind will create a more productive environment for you and your staff members. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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APRIL 1, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Post from: Assistant Tips 4comments for this post Jodith One thing I find helpful when having multiple people performing file updates is to keep track changes turned on. Thanks for the tip, Richard Posted on 1 April, 2008 12:33 PM Anonymous Google docs is the best way Ive found to do this.

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AUGUST 29, 2008

If you want to take your tasks to the next level, follow these tips: Make sure that you have your list in front of you and try to figure out how many tasks you can accomplish for that day. Try to use these tips in your everyday life and see how much better and easier things will get done. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Thanks for the great tips! Post from: Administrative Assistant 2comments for this post Jenna Thats actually really helpful! I always find myself sending pretty much the same emails. I figured there must be an efficient way to do that. Posted on 15 February, 2008 4:22 PM The Professional Assistant Hi Jenna, Thanks for the comment.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So next time you want to make a reservation via phone, hang it up and try OpenTable.com instead! Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Here are some to-do tips before you head into the meeting: Create a list of all of the main tasks that you are doing. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. One of the best ways to combat this is to schedule a meeting with your boss to discuss how this can be tackled in a productive way. Think of ways you can help manage the workload.

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MARCH 27, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Just create a second e-mail distribution list and include the first one in it. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips Update: Please make sure to delete the current holidays that you have in your Outlook. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. You can do this by clicking View, Arrange By, Current View, Events.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post Katie Cohen-Hausman It is GREAT to see you post again! Pass this along to other colleagues, so that they can share the wealth of this knowledge as well.

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