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40 PowerPoint hacks for assistants

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Here is the next blog post in my series of tech hacks for assistants. Yup, we are looking at PowerPoint today. I LOVE PowerPoint. There are so many wonderful things you can do with PowerPoint and the software really does allow you to be incredibly creative. A PowerPoint file size can be too large to upload or email.

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Ground rules for team meetings

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Getting people to stick to the rules is a whole other blog post, but at least have the fundamentals in place is a good start. No PowerPoint . Death by PowerPoint is real peeps! During your team meetings do you need people to present on PowerPoint? There is nothing worse than sitting through an unnecessary presentation.

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Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them

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This is the second of three blogs that we are producing based on all the great information and feedback we got from our workshop participants. Read the first one, on what to look for in an event supplier , and watch out for the third and final blog, on how to ensure organisations value PA work!

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Technology of the week – Haiku Deck

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So with that in mind I am going to introduce another new feature on the blog – Technology of the week. With Haiku Deck, anyone can easily create a flawless presentation that can be easily projected, shared, posted, embedded on a website or blog , or viewed on any web-enabled device. What does it do?

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Administrators Part 3

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I’ve written two blog posts on interview questions specific to PAs, EAs and admin assistants and they have both proved to be very popular so I thought I’d add another ten questions that I have been asked at various interviews over the years and my answers for them. Why should we employ you rather than one of the other candidates?

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Some training suggestions for assistants

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Blogs (like this one!). Most organisations that I have worked for offer Word, Excel and Powerpoint courses. If there is a networking group in your area I would highly recommend you join and go along to their events, most of which are outside of working hours. LinkedIn Groups and articles. Business podcasts. Free online tutorials.

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