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Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook

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Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Planning to Work Abroad? Here’s What You Need to Confirm with Your Employer First

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But he realizes most face a learning curve, and he suggests nomads should be ready to make sacrifices, since they’re the ones choosing to travel across different time zones. Your colleagues are going to expect a certain amount of timely responsiveness,” says Koopman, who has worked with more than half of the Fortune 500 companies.

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How to Plan a Working Vacation

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Choose the right working vacation destination If it’s critical that you are available in case of emergencies during business hours in your home city, traveling more than a couple time zones away may not be wise. A location that’s too remote may not work if Wi-Fi and phone service are not up to par.

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The 3-Sentence Email Guaranteed to Get a Response

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If your real goal is a phone call, don’t ask, “Could we have a phone call some time?” a good time for me to call your office for a quick 8-minute chat?”. This sentence tells Clargley you respect her time, are willing to do the time-zone math, and all she needs to do is pick up the phone.

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Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally?

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Home About Me Advertise Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally? I found a great website called Time and Date.com. Then you just enter the phone or fax number in the third section. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! 4comments for this post Regina Thanks for posting the "trying to phone/fax internationally" issue.

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Who Called? Use A Phone Call Log!

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Use A Phone Call Log! By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 09, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity D o you find that when you receive phone calls or voice mail messages, you cant remember who called, what time they called, who they were trying to call, etc? Home About Me Advertise Who Called?

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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

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Chat by phone or video conferencing, record meetings, and share screens to keep each other up to date, even if you’re continents apart! Time Zone Converter Apps: Time zones can be tricky, especially if you or your executive is working virtually from another state or country. Another cool one is World Time Buddy.