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An Admin’s Guide to Virtual Meeting Etiquette

All Things Admin

When the pandemic began and offices shut down, businesses turned to video conferencing platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams to stay in touch and keep things running. ​ Pay Attention to Your Workspace Your face isn’t the only thing your colleagues will see on a video call. So don’t enter a video meeting that way, either.

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5 Tips to Help You Make a Winning First Impression

Eat Your Career

Whether you’re meeting by phone, video conference or in person, don’t arrive late. To help you assess (and enhance) your skill with this crucial maneuver, here’s a short excerpt from my e-book, “Modern Business Etiquette: More than Manners.” . Don’t take it lightly; try these tips to help you make a great first impression.

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6 Communication Tips for Executives and their Virtual Executive Assistants

Worxbee

Video communication tools. Video communication is often only used for team meetings that have been booked. It’s not generally good etiquette to try calling in without a booked meeting. Your first step is to agree on what those channels should be. For example: Chat communication tools. Email messaging.

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Solutions to Travel Planning Problems

Office Dynamics

TRAVO is not a corporate booking tool. Flight / Hotel availability is real time so you should be able to book on any internal corporate booking site or travel agency for the exact same selections. That being said, TRAVO Preferred will allow you to book with one click, autofill loyalty #s, receipt management, and much more!

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Keeping Virtual Teams Focused In The Pandemic Era

BioTeams

The use of video, avatars and backgrounds can enhance the soft skills element and often break the ice (something that is always needed in physical face to face meetings anyway to create alignment). The term ‘sterile cockpit’ is relevant here for virtual meetings and can be borrowed to foster focus. 2020, May 27).

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12 Days of Christmas Webinar: Question and Answer with Joan Burge

Office Dynamics

What are your top 3 recommended books for assistants? – Video by Joan Burge about Creating Your Career Portfolio. Please share your recommendations in the comments below.). The Compound Effect, Darren Hardy. T he Organized Admin. The Innovative Admin. The Proactive Professional. Not Just An Admin. Executive Secretary Magazine.

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7 Golden Rules for Successful Virtual Meetings

Worxbee

Basically, if it doesn’t need a daily (or weekly) update, don’t book one! Many companies seem to book hour-long meetings because it’s a neat slot on a calendar, but often, a lot of side-tracking and daydreaming happens during a full hour (especially when people are sitting at home or in co-working spaces!).

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