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10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad.

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20 Tips for Better Time Management

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog has posted 20 time management tips , over at Stepcase Lifehack. Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. Thanks for visiting! Or defer it to a later period. Instant messages?

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. Comments Nice blog.

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8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Thanks for visiting! Dust and polish - give your desktop a cleaning.

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5 Productivity Boosters for the Afternoon Slump

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Make phone calls, have meetings and other social tasks. Child Car Seat Covers Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Thanks for visiting! After a morning of hard work knock off for lunch.

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The 12 Privacy Tips of Christmas

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. name, address, phone number) will be used. Refuse to give out personal information on the phone, through the mail or over the internet unless you have initiated the contact or you know who you’re communicating with. Thanks for visiting! Thanks for showing it.

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How to Say 'No' at Work

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Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Don’t answer the phone or e-mail. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Thanks for visiting! When it isn’t, explain the impact changing your schedule carries for other assignments.