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It simulates human intelligence because it learns from experience and gets smarter (which sounds wild!). We also need the right skills to make the tool work. Practice & Play The absolute best and easiest way to learn something new is to get your hands dirty. Like anything, there’s a learning curve.
After many requests, the editors of the Administrative Professional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute-taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. What makes a master minute taker? Do you have a moment of panic when you’re asked to take meetingminutes?
After many requests, the editors of the Administrative Professional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute-taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. What makes a master minute taker? Do you have a moment of panic when you’re asked to take meetingminutes?
After many requests, the editors of the Administrative Professional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute-taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. What makes a master minute taker? Do you have a moment of panic when you’re asked to take meetingminutes?
After many requests, the editors of the Administrative Professional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute-taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. What makes a master minute taker? Do you have a moment of panic when you’re asked to take meetingminutes?
After many requests, the editors of the Administrative Professional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute-taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. What makes a master minute taker? Do you have a moment of panic when you’re asked to take meetingminutes?
After many requests, the editors of the Administrative Professional Today newsletter have produced a webinar to take your minute taking skills beyond the basic level to master minute taker. What makes a master minute taker? Do you have a moment of panic when you're asked to take meetingminutes?
It is the bag of skills, competencies, qualifications and hard earned knowledge that you carry with you every day. Within your tool kit are the skills you need to successfully carry out your duties as an assistant. Let’s take a minute and look at what is inside an assistant tool kit. Minute Taking. Managing staff.
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!
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!
From proper formal Board minutes, to taking down the highlights or actions, as an experienced EA you need to be able to delve into your bag of tricks to bring out the right skills for minuting each and every meeting. This really is the only way you’ll learn. No one can tell you that.
Whether it’s creating effective systems for minute taking, follow-up on action items, travel planning, procedures documentation, or developing communication systems that are easy for your executives to scan for information, organization is a vital skill for success-minded admins. Sharing notebooks. Using search effectively.
Over the past 25 years of my career as an Executive Administrator, I have scheduled more 1:1 meetings that I care to count. During that time, I have learned a thing or two about what components help facilitate productive and effective meetings. If you send out meetingminutes or actions, don't forget to CC their EA.
procedures, meetingminutes, travel itinerary, meeting planning, project plans) On the INSERT ribbon, click on Page Templates. The Learning Doesn’t Stop Here! With OneNote, there’s always more to learn. Here’s how you create one. Click on Page Templates at the bottom of that window.
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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!
Some things I have on this list is a memory stick with the minute templates, tentcards, meals ordered, meeting packages, pen, notebook, highlighter, calculator (I hate math so just in case they ask something that requires mathematical skills) and attendance records to establish quorum for each meeting. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
I thought it would be helpful for those just entering the administrative field to know some of the things I have learned over the years. I thought perhaps that young people had so much to learn with computer software programs that the other things such as office protocol and practices was getting left behind. Thanks for sharing.
Networking Like a Pro One of the best ways to boost your career and hone your skills as an administrative assistant is to practice networking. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.
I did do research however and read as many articles and books on the subject that I could and then I tackled the article and actually learned something while doing it. Writing on a subject you know nothing about is a good way to learn something about that particular topic. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on.
I was in a workshop today on presentation skills and one of the things they had us do was present something to the group while they filmed us. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. I cant believe I look and act like that.
Good time management skills can help reduce confusion, stress, and even workload levels, so there are many benefits to making sure that time is well spent. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
All you need is to put some time aside and close your door, or put some earphones on, and plug into your computer and learn. I have had great experiences learning online in interactive courses. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on.
Although I was fearful to make the move and doubted my abilities, the transition has been relatively easy to make and more suited to what I am skilled to do. They have gotten where they are with a lot of hard work and will be able to give you good tips and skills to progress in your career, whether you stay as an admin or move on.
If you are a new hire, take the time to learn and ask questions. The first months on the job are a learning and growing experience. Take advantage of this time to learn as much as you can and ask, ask, ask. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
I know the newness of it all will be gone soon and it will just be a normal thing that he is a little walker, but for now it is cute to see him learn this new skill. Admit your mistakes and try to learn from them. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
I also learned at a "Working Smarter with Microsoft Outlook" seminar that we should not use e-mails as urgent requests. I also learned not to open e-mails first thing in the morning, but to clear up any urgencies, or open mail, etc. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
She wanted me to show her other tips and thought I really should do a lunch and learn on these shortcuts. 0188 = ¼ 0189 = ½ 0190 = ¾ I learned this trick some time ago but I do not think it is widely known. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. July 31, 2009 Patricia Robb said.
Be kind to your new hires and available to answer their questions and help them learn the ropes. Albeit, I do the introductions first (50+ people to meet) and then start with first-thing-in-the-morning tasks. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Thanks for a great article. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
Never underestimate what you can learn from other assistants. Learning from each other is a necessity. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Keep a lookout what your colleagues are doing. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
I have always liked to share and learn from my co-workers. Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:30 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , co-workers , cubicle , learning from each other , open workspace , professional assistant , teamwork Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
Depending on how acronym happy your office is, it can be like learning a new language. I suppose we better get used to it as it seems to be a trend and start to learn the language of acronyms and initialisms. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Back to the drawing board. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
I have been on some interactive sites where assistants ask questions and get answers and I learn from them as I have some of the same questions. Lunch n learns are also a good way to learn from each other. Administrative newsletters or bulletin boards where you can post tips or suggestions is a good way to learn.
Granted, this took time, but eventually, she learned to trust me and realized that once she sends a request to me, she considers it done as soon as she hits the send button in her Outlook. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on.
I can honestly say that even though it was a hard time to go through, I ended up getting a much better job and a better opportunity and can look back on it as a good learning experience. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on.
I had a big learning curve going into it and I didnt know any of the other assistants so I felt all alone with my challenges. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. We can all help each other. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
What I learned very quickly was that I had to finish one room at a time. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!
It is actually the same bring-forward system that I learned in high school, back in the 1970s, but in all my career had never needed to use until now. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
Other ways you can learn new things is to: Subscribe to feeds from various admin or business sites. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!
I took the job knowing I would have a learning curve in a few areas, but that has made it more interesting. One of the things I am required to do is take minutes and I have avoided having to do that for 25 years. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. But I dont know everything yet.
But, as I learned the hard way it doesn't work on all systems. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
Lesson learned and will now put me on high gut alert. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
Interactions can be casual, but you also want to show your social skills and should try to greet as many people as you can. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective MeetingMinutes ► August (3) Pass it on. So why bother going? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:16 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , agenda , checklist , executive assistant , minutes , motions , professional assistant , to-do list , voting Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. EST Taking Effective MeetingMinutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.
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