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5 Realistic Tips to Be More Positive

Success

It wasn’t easy, but by internalizing the following five tips, I was able to turn my negative attitude into a positive one : 1. By stepping back and concentrating on my best skill, my mind switched from feeling frustrated to feeling fresh, alert and more willing to accept new information. So how did I do it? Switch gears. Why is that?

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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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3 Ways to Be More Likeable at Work

Success

How to be more likeable This makes being likeable a powerful skill, one that we all need to develop in the workplace. So here are some tips to improve your likeability : 1. This article was published in November 2015 and has been updated. People that make us feel good make us want more of that feeling. Listen more.

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15 social media and technology trends for 2015

Practically Perfect PA

Google Glass and the Apple iWatch really do seem like something out of a sci-fi film but they will be available in 2015. Images are going to be even more popular in 2015 than they were this year. This is an oldie but a goldie and it is still going to be the top tip for all social media users in 2015. Wearable technology.

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How to Speak Well… and Listen Better

Success

So, how are your conversation skills? But they can give you valuable tips on the kind of questions to ask and the kind of answers to be alert for. This article was published in May 2015 and has been updated. There are two sides to every conversation, and both are essential to the art of communication. Get your thinking straight.

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Tips for New Hire Retention

Office Dynamics

by MARY ELLEN SLAYTER on JANUARY 14, 2015 1:57PM. Some of the tips suggested so far have been: Keeping a Desk Reference Guide. view more tips at BusinessManagementDaily.com. The post Tips for New Hire Retention appeared first on Office Dynamics. How do you keep a new admin who’s under the gun from the start?

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