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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, February 11, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you find that staff members leave their garbage around the kitchen area? I should suggest that at my workplace as well. Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves?

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AUGUST 14, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 14, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity , System Security F orgetting your Windows password happens to everyone from time to time. Unfortunately, at my workplace, I have to contact IT for this, so they can take a bit of time. Home About Me Advertise Forgot Your Password? as follows: 1.Free

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JANUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Going Above and Beyond "Work" By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Productivity D o you find yourself going into work day after day, week after week, feeling like you could do just a little more? But that’s another story.

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

This actually happens quite a bit at my workplace as well. There have been instances of where employees that sit a few cubicles away from each other prefer to e-mail rather than walk over or call the other on the phone.

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DECEMBER 4, 2007

Common Courtesy in the Workplace Keep Your Enemies Close & Your Colleagues Even Closer If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you. Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary!

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MARCH 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Office Poll Results By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I am sure that all of you use Microsoft Office in your workplace. This definitely will help quite a bit.

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MARCH 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 October, 2008 October 15th, Blog Action Day: Poverty I am participating in Blog Action Day and the theme this year is Poverty. I previously wrote an article on Charities in the Workplace and have seen an increase in the participation in charities at offices I have worked in. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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AUGUST 15, 2009

Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? I usually snap my fingers and say "Hey, over here!" We joke about it, but it is distracting. Minute taking made easier.

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JANUARY 1, 2009

As we head into the New Year it will be easy to forget and put 2008 instead of 2009. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. After all, weve been doing it for a whole year now. Dealing in real time.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name? Minute taking made easier.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner! Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? ► June (3) ► May (7) ► April (4) ► March (5) ► February (7) ► January (8) ▼ 2008 (215) ► December (3) ▼ November (6) Can you afford not to take a vacation?

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? ► June (3) ► May (7) ► April (4) ► March (5) ► February (7) ► January (8) ▼ 2008 (215) ► December (3) ▼ November (6) Can you afford not to take a vacation?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Another helpful site I refer to for protocol on addressing officials is www.formsofaddress.info. Dealing in real time.

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MAY 31, 2009

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ▼ April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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MARCH 20, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ▼ March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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JANUARY 23, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

One of the biggest issues surrounding substance abuse in the workplace are the lies required to keep up the front that everything is ok. link] Posted by Patricia Robb at 7:49 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , alcohol , professional assistant , workplace Reactions: 1 comments: Foley-In-Charge said. This is one way to snag folks.

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DECEMBER 17, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? Americanfolder.com Custservice@Americanfolder.com December 18, 2008 Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? To thank an employee for showing initiative and going the extra mile. Dealing in real time.

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OCTOBER 4, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 September, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Hello Readers, My great nephew Owen has recently been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? 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

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. September 19, 2008 Patricia Robb said. September 20, 2008 Anonymoussaid. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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AUGUST 22, 2009

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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JULY 12, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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JULY 9, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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JULY 1, 2010

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? Minute taking made easier.

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