Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example? checked (in this example). How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 24, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Prioritization: A Colorful Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, July 24, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you receive quite a bit of e-mail in your Inbox each day, but have trouble prioritizing them? For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor.

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MARCH 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you going on vacation? Ill be checking email _(once a week, every day, etc) __, but will have limited ability to respond.

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you multi-task too much? For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. To avoid this, try using an online timer instead.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, August 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you have a to-do list, either on a piece of paper, on Microsoft Outlook or in a planner? For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Home About Me Advertise To-Do or Not To-Do?

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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 ?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself being bored out of your mind at times with nothing to do? Ive tried to exhaust all the possible things I could do that he doesnt ask me to do - organize emails, files, clutter, contacts, create procedures.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 21, 2007

Here is how to calculate the difference between two numbers as a percentage: For example, your earnings are $2,342 in November and $2,500 in December. It kept providing me topics that werent relevant to the particular answer I was looking for. I then checked Excels help file and there it was.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 27, 2011

Now, take a look at your business card, brochures or other social media profiles.    The other day I was in a meeting and saw a card that had the back covered with 2 different QR codes and the front had a few different urls. .    I bet the number is more than five.    How does it work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 9, 2008

For example, if I have Microsoft Excel XP and would like to send a file to a client that only has Microsoft Excel 97 (which was a horrible disaster for Microsoft, since there were quite a few bugs in this version), you could save the file as a Microsoft Excel 97 version. I remember in the past that you can always downgrade files.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2008

F or example, if you want to make a million dollars before you die, write out exactly what you want and how you will achieve this. Another thing that helps people to get motivated is by writing some sort of mantra on a piece of paper or printing it out. This way, when you sit down, you can read it each and every day.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 14, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D oes your firm want to save money? Heres an example of what happened with me. Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad? Everyone could use a little more green in their wallets.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Professional Organizer: Organization is a must if you are an assistant. One of our main duties is to keep our bosses organized.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JULY 1, 2011

  It is your memory -- only organized!    For example, say you met someone at a networking meeting a year ago and had a conversation with that person.  My philosophy is that better organization leads to increased productivity and frees one to lead a more balanced life. doitnow #youwontregretit.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   Recommended Tool: Franklin Covey Planner www.franklincovey.com is a Physical Paper-Based great for Business Professional.    Pros of Planning Tool: Very organized product. Make sure you choose an organizer that you feel confident and comfortable using.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. The point of the email is to check in with that person - ask how they are and ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

And I will get an email stating that my receipt was received and that it will be soon processed. After the receipt image is processed, you get a chance to generate a report from within the same iPhone app and send that report to you (or to someone else) by email. A Real Life Example Let’s see now a real life example.

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Success

JULY 27, 2022

Respondents included members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, a global network that also operates the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards program for college students who own and run businesses while attending a college or university (awarded in November). Keep it simple, says Kent Healy of Healo Capital.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Outlook Rules That Rule By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant. It will be worth the effort.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

When someone I don’t know emails me out of the blue and hands me a guest post, I’m usually a little skeptical. So how do you translate the power of public speaking into value for your freelancing business without going whole hog and becoming a professional speaker? Organize a Webinar. “Win.&#. Absolutely not.

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The Marq

JUNE 1, 2010

Call to Action I recently attended a technical presentation for one of my professional organizations where I noticed the speaker was somewhat uncomfortable, especially at the start of the presentation. Examples of this include: Hands in pocket Playing with a pen Repeatedly touching your face or any other body part (don’t get any ideas!)

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

People Are Approaching You in Real Life Situations For example, you may be approached by people who start up conversations with you using sentences like: I don’t know you but I read your blog. The smallest building block of this circle is your business card (if we’re talking about business relationships).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Last year I was invited write articles for ACCO's "Organize Your Desk Day" To give some structure to the series of 30 blogposts, I decided to create a 10-week "How-to" course in setting up an organized and productive workspace. Here's a tip: you talk to, email several people a day. Let the articles begin.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Take this blog, for example. You have a site that, three times a week, as regular as clockwork, gives readers a 700-word value-packed blog post full of insight and knowledge that’s fully tailored to benefit and improve people’s ability to earn more income and have a successful business. It’s free. What do you have?

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