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Why Conference Receptions Are A Great Place to Start Networking

Office Dynamics

Do you dread going to the welcome reception at a conference? A lot of people do, especially if they attend the conference alone or are a first timer. However, going to the first night’s event when attending an administrative conference is a great way to start meeting the people with whom you will spend the next 3 or 4 days.

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2019 Joan Burge Innovation Award for Assistants

Office Dynamics

As trailblazers in the administrative training industry, Office Dynamics wanted to celebrate outstanding ideas birthed by administrative and executive assistants. This Award was presented to the winner at the Office Dynamics 26 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence.

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10 Apps for Administrative Productivity and Organization

Office Dynamics

It not only lets you check the time in any part of the world, it also shows you color-coded business hours in your specified time zone, making it easier to schedule meeting times. Business Card Scanning Apps: Anyone who’s ever attended a conference or networking event knows just how quickly all those business cards stack up.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

If you request to attend a Training Day and they say that time away from the office is the main issue, then you need to make the conference seem as undisruptive as possible. Getting buy-in IS ACHIEVABLE and I managed to successfully get the following approved: Business Cards. Internal & External Training.

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The Office* Show and how to be a great delegate

Practically Perfect PA

There were many free training sessions for assistants to attend and the exhibitors were all relevant suppliers to the industry which again is not always the case with these types of events! In many conversations that I have with assistants one of the topics that always comes up is the lack of training opportunities that we receive.

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Beating Networking Nerves

Small Business CEO

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to overcome barriers to networking, so you can relax and reap the rewards of meeting new people in your industry. We often find ourselves in situations involving networking as a result of work-related travel for conferences, trade fairs or business meetings. Put yourself out there.

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Great Apps for Assistants

Practically Perfect PA

This is a great app for conference call planning that allows you to schedule calls and meetings from all over the world without having to check all of the various time zones. This is great if your company doesn’t have many video conference calls or only have one room with video conference kit. Events and meetings.