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JULY 4, 2016

For any of us that have heard Lucy speak, we will know that Matthew is the person that keeps the wheels rolling at Executive Secretary Magazine while Lucy travels around the world promoting the industry. You can hear Matthew sharing his tips on all things business travel related at Assist Travel in London on the 9th September.

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APRIL 18, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs AZVAs Podcast 3: Prepping to Attend Industry Events Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 2:34 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: AZVAs Podcast Your quick link to the April 2010 AZVAs Podcast is at the bottom of this post.

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APRIL 15, 2015

Succession planning for administrative professionals is critically necessary to ensure future success in every industry and every business regardless of size. .” This vibrant profession is continuously expanding to encompass higher levels of responsibilities and broader, dynamic opportunities. What are your passionate beliefs?

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Your blog’s role in your professional visibility Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:11 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Ever wonder where blogging is headed now that social media web sites have become mainstream tools? Check it out!

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JUNE 16, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Has your blogging pace waned? Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:49 am // By: // Category: Blogging 126 spams. Lately this is what Akismet tells me when I log on to the backend of my blog. Glad to catch up with your blog it’s been a busy summer.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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APRIL 23, 2010

Sharon’s been hopping around the blogosphere answering industry questions and promoting this year’s Online International Virtual Assistants Convention (OIVAC). The bottom line is training and education should be a part of your overall budget and continuing education is a lifelong process. Okay, off my soapbox.

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OCTOBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Best of … Blog Action Day 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right.

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APRIL 21, 2017

Today I am very, very excited to be writing this blog post. We have always tried to make the events a little different to other conferences in the industry and we have always had good feedback from our efforts. This is the first event of its kind for the PA industry so you might have a few questions. What is a virtual summit?

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JANUARY 12, 2015

The last few years I have written a blog about what assistants can expect from the year and here you will find the tradition has continued into 2015. I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. Technology. Role diversification.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. There are hundreds and hundreds of exhibitions and the same number of training sessions taking place over the three days. All of which are relevant to our industry too! There is certainly an increase in exhibitions specifically for assistants.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. There are hundreds and hundreds of exhibitions and the same number of training sessions taking place over the three days. All of which are relevant to our industry too! There is certainly an increase in exhibitions specifically for assistants.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. There are hundreds and hundreds of exhibitions and the same number of training sessions taking place over the three days. All of which are relevant to our industry too! There is certainly an increase in exhibitions specifically for assistants.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

I think it will be another interesting year for assistants with lots of changes and further challenges for our industry. With the assistant role now encompassing so many varied tasks we should expect to see a rise in training for assistants in 2013. I wrote a blog recently on useful apps for assistants which you can find here.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Dissecting a WordPress Blog Crash Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:06 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging This is a really long, detailed post for anyone who may ever have to sort through the labyrinth of possibilities in the aftermath of a blog crash.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2014

From magazines, blogs, exclusive membership clubs to events and exhibitions. PA Life magazine is published six times a year and includes a mixture of lifestyle features, updates on suppliers, industry news and articles on how to improve professional skills. PA Life Training Courses. So where do we begin?

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs What’s the status of one-way communication? Or, for that matter, your blog and website?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

1 Know Your Industry. Comprehensive Travel Planning Guide – Downloadable PDF. Executive Training Videos – Online Access. We would love to continue this conversation with you. Program Notes. Pre-webinar, review page 1 of your handout to learn how to get the most from this webinar. #1 43-File Tickler System.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

If you request to attend a Training Day and they say that time away from the office is the main issue, then you need to make the conference seem as undisruptive as possible. Internal & External Training. Internal & External Training: The first external conference that I ever attended was Square Meal Venues and Events.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Where in the World is Sharon Williams? You can follow Sharon as she travels the Web answering challenging questions about the VA industry. Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11:58 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Life of the Virtual Assistant Or, how can I play and win?!

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 31, 2013

The following are just a few but for people in different industries there will undoubtedly be others. Unless you are in an industry that requires the use of a powerful workstation there is really no reason to use a desktop rather than a laptop. Smartphone. A smartphone is in many ways the swiss army knife of business gadgets.

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APRIL 29, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. “ Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections&# describes the new rules and is designed to bring some consumer satisfaction from an industry that has consistently ignored the very basics of customer service.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. And Erika is not alone since more than half of Americans have a summer trip planned, and the airlines hope to capitalize by the flurry of travelers. Their overall score increased by 26 points. The lines move a lot faster now.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

In talking with veterans in the industry, most eventually remodel their business plan taking it in one of the following directions, all of which take them out of personally providing day-to-day direct services: a. build a virtual team b. sub out the work c.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

With budgets tight, many companies are looking to trim back expenditure by reducing travel costs, slashing marketing budgets and even downsizing the number of staff. Time out from the office can be a positive experience and renew interest into their industry or profession. Company conferences and events have also seen financial cuts.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Spring Cleaning Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 1:07 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Cleanup Knitter , Life of the Virtual Assistant After referring to self as “Cleanup Knitter&# in my last post, it felt as though I should work a little harder to earn that title.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Living in a Style Vacuum Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 4:52 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Life of the Virtual Assistant I’ve been working from home as a Virtual Assistant for more than 13 years now. has me quaking in my Danskos.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 18, 2013

When I first started as an assistant I was helping with events fairly quickly and one of the first tasks I was asked to complete was writing and sending out joining instructions for in-house training courses. Details of the venue (including travel directions and a map). General information about the event programme. Dress code.

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JANUARY 24, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Chicago Seen & Heard Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 11:21 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Travel On the streets of Chicago, lurching from one chilly January adventure to another. I traveled a long distance to attend this gathering, and it was so worth it!

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DECEMBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Put a smile on that face Monday, December 15, 2008 at 9:42 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Family Life Feeling too busy? Not busy enough? Maybe all you need is a little gingerbread house. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change?

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I was interviewed by the lovely Elena Aylott from EMEA East about my blog and social media in general. Why did you decide to write a blog? I’ve also worked in a variety of industries and have met lots of interesting people and been asked to do lots of interesting tasks! That inspires me to write this free blog!

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I was interviewed by the lovely Elena Aylott from EMEA East about my blog and social media in general. Why did you decide to write a blog? I’ve also worked in a variety of industries and have met lots of interesting people and been asked to do lots of interesting tasks! That inspires me to write this free blog!

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 30, 2014

One of the reasons I became a Virtual Assistant was the flexibility to allow me to travel for longer periods of time, I now have the freedom of being able take my laptop and work from any location around the world. The post Virtues of going Virtual: Working whilst on holiday appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 12, 2010

They are used to managing their own e-mail, making their own travel arrangements, and setting up their own appointments. We can monitor industry publications for items of importance, give feedback on personnel matters, monitor social media for company mentions, and update the department website.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Loosely Speaking’s New Web Development eGuide Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 5:29 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging , Web/Tech If you’re still on the fence about blogging or what to do with your dusty old web site that’s sorely in need of a face lift, snap up my (..)

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 17, 2010

Service Untitled The blog about customer service and the customer service experience. Most airlines operate on the same air routes, and every day packed planes travel the same routes, so is rating arrival times and customer service just splitting hairs? So much work to be done in this industry!

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DECEMBER 22, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Building on your skills Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 8:46 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Virtual Assistant Resources It’s the time of year when we all do some self assessment and then look ahead to changes we want to make in the coming year.Â

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