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APRIL 25, 2017

Over that time, I have seen the blog grow and grow and grow! There are now over 11,000 of you signed up to the blog posts and newsletters and we attract over 90,000 visitors each month on the website. Here is her blog post on meeting venues. Practically Perfect PA has now been up and running for 5 years. Lorraine Stone.

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MAY 29, 2017

Write your own blog and put the link in your profile. Tag on media at the bottom of your summary profile (videos, pdf, blogs, etc.) If you are active on other social media platforms such as Twitter and don’t have a website you can add your LinkedIn profile. This is a great way of establishing yourself as an expert in your niche.

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MARCH 31, 2017

You can also take a conversation from typing to face-to-face by starting a voice or video call in any Channel or Direct Message. The Slack blog is also quite helpful for workflow and time management tips. Users can send messages directly to another person or to a small group of people for more focused conversations.

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JULY 8, 2019

Earlier this year I read a fantastic blog from Hallie Warner, chief of staff at Adam Hergenrother Companies on the who, what, when and how of growth plans. The blog details Hallie’s objectives for 2019 and how she goes about putting together her growth plan for the year. I loved the blog post so I […].

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Today’s blog post is a down and dirty list of my favourite websites for free images. You can also search for illustrations, videos and vectors on this one. As you can imagine, I use loads of these websites for Practically Perfect PA and I wish I had known about them while I was an assistant. Gratisography.

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APRIL 25, 2017

Over that time, I have seen the blog grow and grow and grow! There are now over 11,000 of you signed up to the blog posts and newsletters and we attract over 90,000 visitors each month on the website. Here is her blog post on meeting venues. Practically Perfect PA has now been up and running for 5 years. Lorraine Stone.

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MAY 3, 2017

I’ve now added a short video to the Crowdfunder page which you can watch now on this very blog. We don’t have anything like this in our industry. We need to do things to keep the industry fresh. This is one way of doing just that! We are well on our way to reaching our target, but we still need your support.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

I wrote a blog a few weeks ago about setting ground rules for meetings , which is worth a read and can be applied to managing meeting rooms. Here is a how to video on setting up meeting room calendars in Outlook. Skedda is used mostly for co-working spaces but if you also manage hot desk this platform is really useful.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Here is the next blog post in my series of tech hacks for assistants. To create a video of your presentation, click FILE > SAVE AND SEND > CREATE VIDEO. Yup, we are looking at PowerPoint today. I LOVE PowerPoint. To make the screen black, click B or the period key. To apply or remove a white slide, click W or COMMA.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

Anyhoo… I’ve been looking into how I can use Instagram for the blog and have found a few really good tips that I thought I would share with you today. To raise awareness of the blog. You can also post short videos on Instagram. Once you have your business account set up the next step is to create a clear strategy.

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MAY 3, 2017

I’ve now added a short video to the Crowdfunder page which you can watch now on this very blog. We don’t have anything like this in our industry. We need to do things to keep the industry fresh. This is one way of doing just that! We are well on our way to reaching our target, but we still need your support.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

A quick and easy app for conference calling which is free to use and can connect people to meetings taking place elsewhere without being stuck in front of a computer or video conference equipment. This is great if your company doesn’t have many video conference calls or only have one room with video conference kit.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

A quick and easy app for conference calling which is free to use and can connect people to meetings taking place elsewhere without being stuck in front of a computer or video conference equipment. This is great if your company doesn’t have many video conference calls or only have one room with video conference kit.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

As you guys can imagine with two weeks to go to the Virtual Summit I am literally up to my head in videos, online event technology, marketing and social media. I’m not going to lie, it is pretty intense BUT, it is going to be so awesome!

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MAY 22, 2015

And, with video on the rise, our Virtual Site Inspection tool is an interactive video designed to deliver the relevant information specific to the venues’ events space, engaging each user according to the information important to you. It’s a heartfelt & passionate story, which resonates.

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