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What can assistants expect in 2014?

Practically Perfect PA

Anyway here we are in 2014 and I hope that everyone is settling back into work after the Christmas and New Year break. I think assistants will have an interesting 2014, particularly as it is the International Year of the Secretary and Administrative Assistant with lots planned for our professional development. PA Networking.

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15 social media and technology trends for 2015

Practically Perfect PA

You don’t hear those horror stories anymore about people being sacked because of something they wrote on Facebook. Facebook is still going to be incredibly popular in 2015 and will continue to be a great source of information for assistants. Be fun but be professional when using Social Media. The big three social media platforms.

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The Science of Changing Other People

Success

A 2014 study done by Cornell University in partnership with Facebook found that when researchers manipulated a person’s news feed to be more positive, the person posted more positive stories in his or her own feed. Not everyone is as lucky as we are to get a phone call with clear proof as we did with one of our former clients.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Success

He did it to “share the peace with his neighbors,” according to his Facebook page. One afternoon, while mopping the floor, she overheard a phone call that left him in a terrible frown, Insurance asking for more money than he had, and her heart began to drown. Neighborly Love. foster care system for over 20 years.

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Ten Small Business Trends You Need to Embrace in 2015

Tips From T. Marie

This week we will say goodbye to 2014 and welcome a new year. So called experts claimed that blogging had died several years ago when Twitter and Facebook exploded in popularity. Most of them were business trends for 2014 as well. As a business owner there are a few trends that experts say will be important for success in 2015.

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Visibility Blocks that Keep You From Having a Great Podcast

Stephanie LH Calahan

4 - There are over 1 billion smart phones in use today.  "  Smart-phones make consumption of your audio very easy for the average person, so you can be found and listened to anytime from anywhere!   There are smart-phone apps that you can use today that you can record and even edit if you want. 

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

Practically Perfect PA

This then took me into the arena of public speaking and gave me the opportunity to be on the PA panel at ACES 2014. Sherien : I am sure I am with the millions when I say I can’t live without my phone. We have a Twitter account @edinburghpa and a Facebook page , which is mostly run by Sherien and we also have a private LinkedIn group.