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Why Human Connections Are A Business Advantage In A Remote World

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These are shared with the team on our staff call in a PowerPoint presentation. They have a drawing for one lucky winner, who gets a gift card. I have a little mantra that often serves as the foundation for my strategies — and it’s all about “capturing hearts and minds one at a time.”

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CEOWorld Magazine | “5 Reasons Why Saying Yes to Training Your Administrative Staff is a No-Brainer” by Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

They are the tech whizzes who make your PowerPoint deck shine and organize your all-hands meeting flawlessly on Zoom. They remind you of your direct reports’ birthdays weeks ahead of time, complete with ideas of what to give, including a spreadsheet of gifts given in the past. Read the full article here. Cue your sigh of relief.

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10 Tips for a Killer Presentation

Ian's Messy Desk

My three favourites: Don’t abuse your visuals – Usually your visuals are posters, charts, or even a PowerPoint presentation. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Learn to tell stories.

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How to Manage the Rush Jobs

Ian's Messy Desk

Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. For example: typing a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation: two hours, provided all the material is complete. When urgent requests come in from various sources and you’re already pressed for time, how do you handle them?

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How to Analyze Your Audience

Ian's Messy Desk

You don’t fire up PowerPoint and start creating slides. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. What’s the first thing you do? You don’t build an outline of your presentation. What do I want them to do?

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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How to Use Evernote: 22 Ways

Ian's Messy Desk

You will have have captured the article once and for all. Document Storage - When I receive a document (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, or PDF) that I’ll need again, I forward it to Evernote. Create Lists - Grocery lists, to-do lists, movies to watch and gift ideas, these are all lists I update regularly and like to have handy.