Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Choose events carefully . You’ll have little trouble finding events to attend – Google a location, industry and date and you’ll soon have a variety of options. The challenge is choosing the right ones to attend; networking at the wrong events will waste your time and dent your confidence. Take business cards.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

The doubts linger as you attend another networking event. You have little to show for your efforts, other than jaw pain from smiling too much and a few paper cuts from passing out so many business cards. Define beforehand what a successful event is going to be for you,” she says. “It You’re exhausted.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Use the Internet or call the company for an information packet before the event so that you’re prepared to ask questions of the recruiter. Eat or drink away from the recruiter tables – keep at least one hand free to shake hands and accept business cards. How many employees do they have? What is the mission statement?

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

Getting buy-in IS ACHIEVABLE and I managed to successfully get the following approved: Business Cards. Business Cards: I was the first PA within my last company of 30+ Assistants to request Business Cards. Internal & External Training. Magazine Subscriptions. Support for an Internal PA Network.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Here are a few examples from within this tool (you can also access your account from your desktop at www.ifttt.com There are 78 different channels to choose from so your recipe options are many! LinkedIn Card Munch. I network a lot and I always come back to the office with a ton of business cards. Let’s get cookin!

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 2, 2016

I recently organised an event for just over 150 assistants in Leeds and Edinburgh, where we showcased loads of office technology that would help Assistants and their Executives be more productive. During the course of the events you would not believe (or maybe you would!) A simple place to start is during your one to one meetings.

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Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

This might be things like falling down the rabbit hole when you respond on Twitter, for example… Blocking out “deep work” time, when there are to be no interruptions. When you have a pile of business cards from a conference or event, what happens to them? Tracking to see how much time you spend on unimportant tasks.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 29, 2013

There are also various groups based around other identifying characteristics—for example: young professionals, women in business, minority groups, etc. 2. Attend Networking Events. If you’re looking to expand your network, there are tons of events (organized by various groups) specifically for this purpose.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 3, 2011

." How well you balance everything that needs to get done determines how fast your business can grow. Do you ever consider what event coordinators are juggling?    What can you put in place in your business to make sure that the event coordinator has a fantastic time working with you? Before the Event.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

They see what’s written on your business card. The great news for promoting yourself is that each of those examples is opportunity knocking, because each is a channel through which you can send conscious yet subtle messages that show you, and your brand, in a positive light. They monitor your Tweets.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Having a database of names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and other personal information gives you the tools to connect personally with current and potential clients, business associates and even competitors. Are you launching a new service or product, or presenting at a local event?

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Providing a website link, a PowerPoint tool, or a ‘net tip you found particularly helpful are examples of good follow through. Awesome wordsmith? Paint watercolors? Able juggler?].

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Bring business cards to an event or IAAP meeting, and set a goal to get or give a certain number before or after the meeting. Providing a website link, a PowerPoint tool, or a ‘net tip you found particularly helpful are examples of good follow through. Awesome wordsmith? Paint watercolors? Able juggler?].

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example? checked (in this example). Imagine your boss comes to your desk and asks you to provide him/her with details of how much each firm earned in revenue on this spreadsheet. You think to yourself, how can I do this quickly, without much manual work?

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Tips From T. Marie

OCTOBER 14, 2010

That used to mean attending local networking events week after week, robotically spouting your elevator speech and handing out business cards that likely never got out of the pocket they were tucked into. For example, look at the Twitter tweets below. You have to let those potential clients get to know you.

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Success

MAY 28, 2022

We’re either time poor and don’t know where to find quality connections , or we leave a networking event with a stack of business cards but no solid relationships. You can speed things up by attending the right kind of events. Just attending an event will not create a network. Do the work.

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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

MARCH 20, 2008

Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch. What better candidate to take on that role as a career, than the assistant who regularly plans events from small meetings to large conferences.

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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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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 24, 2008

For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor. No, you are not making your screen more lively - well, if thats what you are intending to do, then go ahead. When e-mails come in and you have set up your colors, you will notice that you have prioritized them by color. Then I have my faxes set up as green.

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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

OCTOBER 7, 2008

For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm. To avoid this, try using an online timer instead. Virtual Stopwatch gives you the option to set a predetermined amount of time.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

For example, if I need to send out a newsletter to all clients, I would call it "Newsletter" At this point, you would just start up a new e-mail, click on the "To:" button and select "Newsletter" from your address book. Add New, of course, would be used to add a brand new contact.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Narrow them down to the amount that you can manage (usually 3 - 5), but some people can do more or less. Move all of the other tasks to the next day or time that you can tackle them. Next, add a time frame to each task. Then I will work on Task B for 30 minutes and so on and so forth.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The International Customer Association began Customer Service Week in 1988, and in 1992 Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event. ’ Branding used to be just associated with a company logo or a business card, but that was 20 years ago. Branding is how businesses live and breathe.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Heres an example of what happened with me. The downfall of outsourcing is that youre not sure if the quality of the work will be presented, since you are relying one someone or a company to do the work for you and might not be to your standards. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 4, 2008

For example: Advertising inquiries, please contact John Doe at john.doe@company.com Billing inquiries, please contact Jane Smith at jane.smith@company.com And so on and so forth. I appreciate your example. And lastly, don’t forget to turn it on. Thanks, Richard Posted on 23 September, 2008 10:40 AM Delilah Thanks for the tip.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Note: Make sure to add the time in the meeting schedule (for example: Meeting with client, 1:00 pm Calgary time), so the manager knows that this is the correct time to meet with this client. Now you can see by the picture below that the new time zone has been added. You can now add in the meeting details for this time zone.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

I usually follow up ever 3 business days on outstanding items. Explain to him that youre in a situation where you feel unproductive and give some examples. Another thing that I can suggest is to have a meeting with your boss. M ention him that you are here to help in any way you can. Remind him that this is why he hired you.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Start to build a buzz about your business and what it can do. Host a big launch event and get the all movers and shakers to attend. Have a consistent logo across your business card and company stationery. Create a website that will inform visitors all about your product or service. Build a brand. Make your first sale.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Is it 50% event planning, 10% personal assistant work, and 40% executive assistant/admin work? -Is Here are two examples. -Is May I have your business card before I go? Your goal is to find out as much information as possible so there are few surprises and to have a sense of what the role is before you take it.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

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? For example… Schedule Some Local Speaking Engagements. From the chance to meet local business leaders face-to-face, trade business cards and show off your stuff?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Networking at a conference does little good if you never speak with the person after the event. Ask for business cards and have a stack of business cards for yourself at hand as well. Make a mental note of what you hear and ask more questions that are leading and open-ended to continue the conversation.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 22, 2008

Here is an example of some sub-folders and rules that I have set up that would work for a work e-mail or home account: I now send my subscribed feeds to a sub-folder that I can look at when I have the time. I get home at night and regularly find 40 new messages in my Inbox that I have to sift through.

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The Marq

JUNE 1, 2010

Confirm Day and Date of Your Presentation This may seem obvious, but there are times that an event gets cancelled and not all of the presenters are notified on time. 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!) What Do You Think?

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

For example: “Live as if your father were dead.” No cold calling, no website or marketing, no business cards or networking events. Each chapter presents a self-contained lesson, which means you can pick it up and read a section at a time. Some of his advice will make readers uneasy, but that makes it no less true.

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