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But once you’ve got your registration page all set up, the bridge line booked, have invited your list to attend your free teleclass, and promoted it to your social media networks, you then need to get people to sign up for your event. Follow-up system usually via an autoresponder. And you’re good to go.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. Be protective of your boss’s time. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. Be one step ahead of your boss.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 14, 2009

Home About Me Advertise "Checking In" to a Better Flight By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Productivity , Research , Travel Y ou get an urgent e-mail from your boss asking you to book a flight and hotel. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

For example, you can set deadlines, schedule specific times and dates and organize tasks into projects. This way, the app always knows what you are doing and when, so nothing is missed or double-booked. Additionally, Monday also supports file sharing between various parties. Systems: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Web Browsers.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. Each time I went to get my mail I would find my mail in the other Patricias slot or vice versa. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) Choose the Address Book Tab at the far right.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Productivity D o you have trouble trying to book several managers’ meetings, yet you have access to their calendars in Microsoft Outlook 2007? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Research , Travel A re you trying to book a flight, hotel or car rental for your manager? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise Finding The Best Travel Deals - Online!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Additionally if you have equipped your manager with all of the information they need to deal with any emergencies, they will be able to cope without you being there to help, particularly if they are in a different time zone. Filed under: Travel , Uncategorized. The telephone number and address for the local embassy office.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

Ctrl + Home moves the cursor to the beginning of the open file or document and Ctrl + End moves the cursor to the end of the open file or document, but if you are in the middle of a document and want to select everything from there down, press Ctrl + Shift + End or if you want to select everything from there up, press Ctrl + Shift + Home.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Using Microsoft Outlook Calendar Properly By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you trying to book a meeting with someone or a group of people? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2008

If the participants are in different time zones it would be beneficial to put that information in the meeting comments. If you need to book hotel, air or a car rental as part of the meeting planning, I put the appointment in the calendar with confirmation numbers and toll free numbers to call if they need assistance.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

This is useful if you want to file the email and change the Subject line to something that better describes what the email is about or to put notes in the email. You can also attach a file from Word, Excel or PowerPoint or a business card from your Contacts if it is someone you need to remember to call and want that information available.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Excellent material!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? Do you need to have some sort of written confirmation to make sure that the reservation has been booked? Do you feel that you could be doing this faster?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

The system I use is quite simple and has been around for a long time. Tried and True Method: I set up 12 hanging file folders labelled January through to December. I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. Thats great!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Put reminders in their Tasks or Calendar of anything you know is coming up with enough lead time so they will have time to complete it. Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

When you are busy, busy and dont have time to think, having two or three colours to choose from will help make things easier. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Try it, you may like it. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. But if it is a job that goes on and on with nothing to show for it I get bored. Excellent material!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? All e-mail distribution lists are bolded.

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Office Organization Success

JANUARY 22, 2010

But once you’ve got your registration page all set up, the bridge line booked, and have invited your list to attend your free teleclass you then need to get people to sign up for your event. Just add some extra details such as a header/footer, ensure the layout is neat, and then convert the document to a PDF file.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 26, 2009

Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. I always set reminders on my tasks.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail from your manager. All you need to do is go through your regular print routine with the following steps: Click File, Print or CTRL-P as the keyboard shortcut.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

I use hanging file folders labelled from January through to December. My boss will give me items that he wants brought forward on certain dates and I just put it in the appropriate month he wants it with a note on it with the date, and sometimes time, he needs it by and it is as simple as that. Otherwise, I never remember to check it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. Check with your boss and if agreed, unsubscribe from any unnecessary e-mails that may be cluttering their Inbox or create subfolders and drag and drop these e-mails there for your boss to check when he or she has the time to review them. Very good article Patricia!

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

You enter all of your trip information including flight times, hotel reservations etc. Whenever you receive confirmation emails from any bookings you can forward it to plans@tripit.com and they will add the details to the itinerary. Meetup Time: £0.69. and the app produces a really helpful itinerary for you. Check In: Free.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

You enter all of your trip information including flight times, hotel reservations etc. Whenever you receive confirmation emails from any bookings you can forward it to plans@tripit.com and they will add the details to the itinerary. Meetup Time: £0.69. and the app produces a really helpful itinerary for you. Check In: Free.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. Normally, I put something about needing to get my filing system up to date, but I think I may have missed the point when I have done that. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Yellow Post-It Notes By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you looking for some innovative ways on using your yellow Post-It notes? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 03, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity D o you find articles on this site intriguing? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise Organize With Social Bookmarking!

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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?&# Take classes, read a book, read current events about new trends that are happening in your field.

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity D o you know what a macro is? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Do you know how to create them? I will explain this later.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 10, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by James of Organize IT. How many blogs, online tools, software and books are there nowadays providing the latest, fashionable way to hit the peak of productivity?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 03, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Brian McCullough of TheJobBored.com. But even if you don’t go to such lengths, the key to surviving downtimes is to make sure you have copied your address book over to all your email accounts.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

This article is extremely well written, and I have already printed a hardcopy, which I am going to add to my file. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I love the way you relate the potholes, road blocks, etc. to hurdles/obstructions at work. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

This can be as simple as having hanging file folders marked from January to December and then you just put items in the appropriate month that you need to bring forward for your boss. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. I put a sticky note on it, or write, the day I will need it, i.e. bf Dec.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. If the fit isn’t close enough, they toss or file your resume. The kicker was, since the event was international, there was a time zone difference. So it’s only around 2pm my time and I’m oddly not able to reach anyone at hotels.

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