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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Here we were, professional assistants talking about the thingy for the PowerPoint. Nobody seems to really know what its called, but Powerpoint Remote was given as a common name. Lets enjoy our day together.© And guess what?

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

I have written 5 books for assistants, educated 300,000+ assistants, have worked with 70+ Fortune 500 companies, and coached 300+ executive/assistant teams. Next, the article says that new generation leaders are content to schedule their meetings and book flights. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights.

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The Perfect Executive Assistant—Hard Skills or Soft Skills?

C-Suite Assistants

Then, as a next step, you must figure out how to identify and evaluate these executive assistant skills as you go through the interview and screening process. For most C-Suite executives, expertise in booking travel domestically and/or internationally is critical. The easiest skills to identify as well as measure are the hard skills.

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career Outside of Administrative Services

Office Dynamics

For example, if you’re interested in graphic design, offer to redesign a PowerPoint presentation for your executive, or create a new cover sheet for reports. This is a tool you’ll use in many different settings including job interviews and performance reviews. Note Your Accomplishments. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon.

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Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 July, 2010 Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie® Award winner Lynn Holgate, an Executive Assistant at High Performance Technologies, Inc. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.

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The Art of Subtle Self-Promotion

All Things Admin

Next up, my PowerPoint certification.” At heart, a professional portfolio is all about self-promotion for all of the right reasons – proving your skills in an interview, highlighting your accomplishments at review time, and educating your executive on how to leverage your strengths.

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How to Make a Good Impression in Video Conferences

On The Job

Whether you're on Skype interviewing for a job or running a meeting via video conference, it's important to understand that people are, well, staring at you. It's not enough to have a great PowerPoint. And what you do or don't do could affect your career, executive coach Debra Benton says. Video is prolific," she says.

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