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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. There are definite skills required to be a good minute taker and I’ve listed some of them below: Listening. Check out my post here for tips on how to listen for the message.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

Practically Perfect PA

Those people who write the minutes probably use their own version of shorthand (tips on how to do this are covered in this post ), text language or EasyScript. It was a very handy skill to have! … They would’ve thought that this would be a must have skill to be able to take minutes. Shorthand a necessity then… .

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Welcome to Office Life (for administrative professionals)

Office Dynamics

I found the Premier Issue (published in 2000) which is packed with great information, useful tips, and advice. Build your skills. Identify what skills and knowledge you need to get where you want to go. I wrote that in 2000 and every bit of it applies in 2015. Here is a one article from the Premier Issue. . And imagine.

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Free Webinar Teaches You How to Develop Your Persuasion Skills

Office Dynamics

As we celebrate 25 years in business we’re offering a free webinar each month for administrative professionals to continue their skill development and learn more about who we are and what we offer the administrative profession. We have about 5 spaces left for our fall 2015 class.

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Thank you for joining our Admin Blog-a-thon, what’s next?

Office Dynamics

Did you have the most incredible Administrative Professionals’ Week this year? and we brought back the April Blog-a-Thon for the Administrative Professional where we gathered here each weekday with a new content post and shared a place for administrative professionals to comment, question and discuss their careers.

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Is Your Company Secretly Failing At Employee Recognition?

Office Dynamics

April 14, 2015 / PRNewswire / — With Administrative Professionals Week ( April 19-25 ) approaching, many members of the office support team will receive special acknowledgment for their contributions. ” OfficeTeam offers five tips for managers when recognizing staff : 1. Say thanks. MENLO PARK, Calif.

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Top Communication Tips for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

While everyone must competently use today’s information technology tools, too many of us are ignoring the proven importance and effectiveness of interpersonal communication skills. Use assertive communication skills to manage these situations. Sign up today and you’ll receive: Admission to the live event with Joan on 3/10/2015 (10 a.m.

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