Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 11 Tips To Improve Your Performance By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 08, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity A re you asking yourself, “How can I improve my workplace?&# Here are 11 quick tips for helping you overcome those office blues: Think of the positives, not the negatives.

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OCTOBER 31, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Tips on Handling Deadlines By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you hate deadlines? Do you feel jittery each time you receive a task that needs to be completed yesterday?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Nice blog. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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JULY 7, 2010

You can also find more Microsoft Excel tips and tricks here. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Give it a try yourself and see how quick it can be to manipulate information from vertical to horizontal and vice versa. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Lets enjoy our day together.©

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JUNE 8, 2010

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post Katie Cohen-Hausman It is GREAT to see you post again! I have really enjoyed reading your blog in the past and hope to see more of your blogs in the future. I write a blog for a Boston venture capital firm called OpenView Venture Partners.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of my readers asks: Ive been reading your blog for the past few months and really appreciate all the information and tips you provide! Im not sure if youre covered this in the past, but Im having a difficult time working so closely with another equal coworker. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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JULY 14, 2009

You search around to find the best deal (check out Travel Links on the right side of this blog for some suggestions) and book what your boss needed. The time finally comes when your boss is flying out to that all important business trip. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next?

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JULY 24, 2008

I recently added a post called " Outlook Rules That Rule " from a fellow Administrative Assistants blog. Then I have my faxes set up as green. Tip: Make sure not to use too many colors, since you might forget to distinguish the important from the less important. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post deals nice site about deals thank you Posted on 30 October, 2009 5:56 PM Anonymous Thank you! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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JULY 16, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

I have been running this blog for just over a year now and it has grown quite a bit, as you can tell. People have been asking me questions from time to time and I try to respond as quickly as I can to all of them. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Do you want to ask something, but feel shy to do so?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

So next time your boss asks you to send something after the fact for a meeting update, make sure to use the “Forward as iCalendar&# function instead. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 5comments for this post Patricia Robb Thanks Richard. I'm going to try this.

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

There are some companies that, unfortunately, don’t allow for purchases such as stationary , fax machines , toner , etc. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Do you feel that you could find better buys, not just by going to the different stores such as Staples or Grand & Toy , but online as well? Whats next?

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JULY 17, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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JULY 10, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! What are your thoughts on this issue? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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JANUARY 4, 2008

I have been updating my firms website stats for quite some time now and wanted to share some tips on getting the information correct - the first time. The best part of this software is that it provides you with resolved IP addresses, which (most of the time) tells you what company visited your site.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Here are some tips to consider: Even if you dont know the answer to their question, tell them that you will get back to them via e-mail, phone, etc. For more great tips on customer service, check out my post entitled 7 Ways to Great Customer Service. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 26, 2008

To combat these problems, here are some tips you can follow: Boredom: Ask your manager or fellow colleagues to see if they need help with anything. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! It always leads to negative productivity and sometimes people even get involved on a personal level. Send me your comments!

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! So show your boss that you are willing to pitch in but not burn out. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Do you need some helpful tips on how to get that dream job that you always wanted? Here are 3 simple search tips that you can follow to get you through the rough patches: If you feel stuck, as for help! Here are some more articles on job seeking tips. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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AUGUST 29, 2008

If you want to take your tasks to the next level, follow these tips: Make sure that you have your list in front of you and try to figure out how many tasks you can accomplish for that day. Try to use these tips in your everyday life and see how much better and easier things will get done. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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DECEMBER 31, 2007

I also work in an environment where it gets a little too loud at times. Its an open-concept office and at times, I would like my colleagues to simmer down a bit. Its nice to socialize at times, but we are here to work.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

So next time you want to make a reservation via phone, hang it up and try OpenTable.com instead! Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips Update: Please make sure to delete the current holidays that you have in your Outlook. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. You can do this by clicking View, Arrange By, Current View, Events.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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APRIL 1, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Post from: Assistant Tips 4comments for this post Jodith One thing I find helpful when having multiple people performing file updates is to keep track changes turned on. Thanks for the tip, Richard Posted on 1 April, 2008 12:33 PM Anonymous Google docs is the best way Ive found to do this.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

If not, heres a quick technical tip for you: Hold down the "Windows" key (located between the CTRL and ALT keys) and hit the "L" key. By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 24, 2007 Filed Under: System Security D o you feel that your colleagues might do something through your computer?

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JANUARY 22, 2008

The default colours would be: Tentative: Blue with white diagonal stripes through it Busy: Blue Out of Office: Purple Keeping these tips in mind will create a more productive environment for you and your staff members. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Thank you so much and I intend to come back to your blog often.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 1 comments for this post The Professional Assistant Hi Everyone, I just read a post on AdministrativeArts.com that tells you about CutePDF Writer, which enables you to create PDFs for free as well. Whats next?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Very informative. Can anyone else think of any other ideas that you could add to this? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

The other way is to get off on a lower floor and either walk the difference, which can be great for your health (read my post on Walk Into A Better Life for more tips) or wait for the next ride. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. Whats next?

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