Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Be prepared and think ahead. Maintaining a good bring-forward system is important to have things ready when needed. Be good at tracking things down.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Filing IAAP 2008 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

For paper things that I need to remember to follow up on, I put the letter or document in my Wait Bin (which is a tray for things I am waiting on). That wouldnt work for me because I dont have that many paper documents to bring forward, but I can see it being necessary if you have lots of items. Where can I put this paper? Thats great!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

Proofing documents can also be funny. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. In between spurts of laughter, he said that he hadnt been to my desk yet, but I should go and see the junior lawyer because he had asked him to put a letter on my desk earlier. I left his office to the sound of his chuckles behind me.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Holidays 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

If you are sent an email with a request to do something either asap or later, did you do it or have you diarized it to do it later? This also works with your Calendar, which comes in handy if you want to either insert the agenda or another document from Word, or if you need to insert an e-mail. Oh where or where is my password?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. Oh where or where is my password?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Resume IAAP Interviewing 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Many times I need to proof text and comment with my thoughts before he even looks at it. Oh where or where is my password?

Management 100

Management Time Zones IAAP 2009 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 8, 2013

I open up a Word document and every time I see something in my emails that needs to be taken care of – I put it on that Word list. It’s best to give some inkling of a reason as obvious as it may seem and reschedule ASAP so they don’t feel unimportant or that you’re actually canceling for good. Do you use a Blackberry or an iPhone?

Attire 40

Attire Etiquette Clothes Time Zones 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

spacing To insert a document i.d. or a filename path to your document Insert Footer, Edit Footer On Insert Tab, click on drop down menu for Quick Parts. Then open a new document and paste (Ctrl v). To print the entire screen, press the PrintScreen key and then paste it into a blank document. Choose Field.

2007 100

2007 Time Zones IAAP 2003 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

Meeting documents: some people have it printed single sided and others double sided. It is very hard to follow along when not all members have the document printed the same way. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. It is comical watching everyone trying to sort out which way to hold the paper.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100