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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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EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. New South Wales Australia Time) Turning Soft Skills Into Tangible and Recognizable Skills That You Can (and Should) Bring to The Office Conference December 6/7, 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia IQPC’s 8th Executive and Personal Assistant Summit is on again in 2010!
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The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. You would be surprised how often staff find out other staff members are going on business in the same city and sometimes even at the same conference, so it has been very helpful. I guess he thought I needed the help.
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From the young cadet who waited while I got my subway pass and directed me to the downtown core, to the man who recommended the High Museum and Atlanta Aquarium and gave me directions on how to get there. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Oh where or where is my password?
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Does your boss need to be at the meeting? What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind timezones for away meetings)? If the meeting is accepted -- What does your boss need for the meeting and who will be in attendance? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Oh where or where is my password?
Some time ago, we asked readers for a list of their pet peeves with emails. It also resulted in even more suggestions on how to improve online communication. Here’s another sampling of readers’ complaints – and how you can prevent or rectify matters. Microsoft is still looking into how to correct the problem in Outlook 2010.
How did I do it? I interviewed my friend who is a minute taker. I asked her questions to prompt her and got her talking about minute taking while I took notes. At the end of it, I knew how to take minutes and could write about it. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words.
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? Many young executives have never had an assistant before and are so used to not having one, that they don't know how to utilize one. 411 Look Up 411.ca
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Where I used to work we had a Mailroom and I would plunk what I needed in a tray with a form to tell them how I wanted it to turn out and return to get it when it was finished. Because I dont have the interaction that I had in the open space, I am not sure who to ask or who would know how to do it in a more efficient way. I liked that.
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I had taken time off to raise my daughter and when I came back computer technology had gone from DOS to Windows and the Internet was becoming very popular. I was happy just to know how to use the computer. She would say, "Just a minute." Finally, I asked her how she knew the answers and what was she doing to get the information?
I remember throughout the first week that I was there, when I asked a question on how to do something, someone would say, "its in the manual, did you not 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. It is overwhelming.
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