Tips From T. Marie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Setmore takes care of all the things a receptionist normally would, including sending a reminder email. Google Calendar with Calendly. So your life is contained in Google Calendar? By adding Calendly, you can turn your current Google Calendar into a scheduling machine. Good news!

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 13, 2020

Of course, the admin field has changed a lot in the past few decades (more on that in a future article). For example: Legal Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Project Coordinator, Program Administrator, Training Coordinator, Event Coordinator, etc. These roles also may require more specialized education, training and/or experience.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 14, 2010

By AndreaKalli It is evident that Virtual Events Support and Management will be one of the hottest niches in 2010. The stats are revealing of how many businesses are shifting their focus to delivering all types of Virtual Events to their different audiences. Access the Virtual Events Specialist and Camtasia Training Program Together!

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Clutter Coach

APRIL 17, 2020

Try Clean Email today ! Is your email inbox on overload? There’s a lot you can do to reduce that clutter, but you can save time by using the Clean Email app. You can set up custom Auto Clean filters to archive, delete or move emails as soon as they arrive so you never have to manually manage them. Hang clothing by color.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 6, 2010

I’m having so much fun sharing the awesome content with everyone, but I think there are some that still don’t get what the course is trying to get across, and decided not to sign up because perhaps they’re thinking they aren’t interested in podcasting, or that their clients won’t have a need for their help in this area.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 6, 2010

While ten years ago, managing email could have been a secondary consideration, today it is absolutely vital to keep customers and clients in the loop through rapid, prompt email support. Of course, the level of care and attention that you need to devote to customers ultimately depends on your business model.

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Worxbee

MAY 10, 2021

Of course, there’s also the question of how much you pay for the help. The following signs are some typical behaviors or events that happen in businesses that indicate they need an executive assistant to come onboard: You spend more than one hour on admin each day. You’re spending too much time on emails. An EA will cost more.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Checking emails (both work and private) and social media channels. However, most of the time I am busy screening and filtering the emails of my two bosses. Plus, all the calendar management, involvement in projects and of course leading my Office team. What is your morning routine before you get into the office?

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

This will mean managing budgets, assisting with internal communications, organising global events and loads more! My EA function includes booking travel, heavy calendar and email management and organising the site-wide events. I check my emails first thing when I wake-up so that I can prioritise my day properly.

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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!) Old school stuff! I must admit I was a bit shocked.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 15, 2014

Years ago I would attend events with the sole purpose being to chat to my friends and drinking as many free glasses of wine as possible. I now realise that these events had huge networking opportunities which I failed to appreciate. WATC make it simple by providing an events calendar of when all the networks are due to meet.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 23, 2014

I have written a lot about diary management over the years, which is not surprising when you think assistants spend at the very least a third of their day organising their manager’s calendars. Prior to confirming a meeting in the calendar always look at what your boss has schedule either side of the meeting.

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Page Personnel

AUGUST 26, 2022

Office managers may also draft documents, help with payroll, keep an organised office environment and communicate via phone, email and fax (yes, some companies are still using fax machines). They are proficient use of all Microsoft tools and have great calendar management experience. Low-cost training courses are available online.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Some of the tasks that executive assistants can take on include: Become your right-hand gatekeeper by managing complex personal and professional calendars and scheduling internal and external meetings.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 15, 2020

I’m hosting an event on Saturday February 29th, 2020 – the extra day that we get in a leap year – and I’d love for you to join me and a bevy of stellar speakers and great guests. This episode is brought to you by my new online course, 30 Days of TimeCrafting. And why aggregate at all? (8:31)

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 4, 2018

Of course it is! For me, there’s the anti-laziness aspect of a community event. The dances I go to are on my calendar. Every day works, especially if you do it at the same time everyday because there should be some kind of trigger like eating breakfast, getting in the car, checking your email. I like to dance.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

  I've tried delegating through email, google and drop box.  You, of course, choose which section to drop a task in. You can set a due date, and even sych the due date to your calendar. But it can be used for so many multi-user projects, such as planning an event, running a committee or board together, etc.

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Karen Vivarelli

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Check out my VA Course here to help you get started. In this course, I am your biz bestie, showing you the ropes and sharing the lessons I learned when I first started as a VA. They could be looking for someone to manage their calendar and travel. That way, you’re organised and have your own processes and systems set up.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 8, 2016

However, after a recent turn of events such as staffing vacancies and promotions, I have found myself providing administrative support to several other key managers while we recruit for vacant positions. email, instant chat, phone, text messaging, etc.). For nearly a decade, I primarily supported one person—the CEO.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

As the Personal Assistant to a quite renowned chef, my tasks might vary from the ones of a regular PA, like calendar and email management, to most specific tasks such as taking care of the journalists that come visit the restaurants and to interview Albert. Additionally, I take care of offsite events coordination.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Productivityist

MARCH 4, 2015

Well, just as they gave us an alternative to the Calendar application with BusyCal , those talented individuals at BusyMac have gone and cracked it again with the release of BusyContacts. Calendar information, recent emails and messages are all available to be seen and you can filter these to your liking. Currently $49.99

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 15, 2023

––– THE LEADER ASSISTANT PODCAST IS PRESENTED BY EZCATER ezCater is the nation’s most trusted provider of corporate food solutions — the best way for companies to order food for daily employee lunches, meetings, and events of any size or budget. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 4, 2012

You can be the best there is as an organizer, event planner or trainer, but if you don't come across as friendly or approachable, you will not be successful. I was at a course recently for new supervisors and they recommended smiling on the phone. Or suggest they send you an email and when you have a moment you will get back to them.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 12, 2015

There’s just something about taking the first month of the calendar year slowly in order to really set up the next eleven months properly, and since I really start this process during the first week of the Christmas break I have about six weeks to reflect on the months gone by and mindfully prepare for the months ahead. Do The Front End Work.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

BusyCal (M, I, $): I’ve used many different calendar apps, but this one was the one that stuck with me. I like the ability to use natural language, but it is the tagging of events that really sold me. The tags allow me to colour code anything on my calendar according to the theme it falls under (Coaching, Deep Work, etc.).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

.   Also, in order to save time getting and accessing ideas and information in Springpad, we recently made introduced updates to saving via email, along with making it easy to access Springpad via RSS readers.      Can you really coordinate calendars using Springpad?  You can get more detail here.

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Productivityist

APRIL 7, 2016

You can also sign up to Paul’s free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan and learn how to supercharge your productivity. In the article, Jeremiah tells the story of how he emailed his colleagues requesting they re-consider how they manage their time. Now who wouldn’t click and open that email?

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 11, 2010

Most modern cellphones and smartphones have the ability to send and receive email. Facebook takes advantage of this by allowing you to upload status updates or photos from any email account. Of course, if your mobile device has web access, you can access Facebook Mobile directly from your device’s web browser.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 19, 2017

One of the reasons I worked with NeuYear was to build a calendar I could use for this process. I will be offering more depth to these in the MMT series emails, so if you want to get the finer points of each month’s themes then sign up to receive the monthly email here. Read the MMT series email for December 2016.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.    She'd had good intentions of making connections after the events, but the cards never made it farther than her desk drawer.  I've approached business card exchanges and networking events over time differently.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

There are just things or events that cause us to have these open loops and we can’t do anything about that. Producteev – According to the tool’s site, “Producteev will help you manage your tasks from wherever you’re comfortable working : E-mail, IM, Web, iPhone, Gmail, Google Calendar, etc.&# 100% No Spam.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

I look at my to-do list at the beginning of each week and schedule my tasks in my calendar as if they were a client meeting. I found that if I blocked out time in my calendar, it helped me in a couple of ways. Thanks to Amanda Walls of Cherishable Weddings and Events. There are antidotes, of course, to overcoming the reluctance.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 30, 2010

Admittedly, this form of marketing does not focus entirely on email marketing campaigns, a method which was extremely popular a decade ago. However, there are distinct advantages of using memberships rather than email based marketing. Having a membership site offers you this type of relationship with your customers.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I arrange quite a few events and have realized the importance of reading and reviewing the contracts carefully, highlighting key dates. I had an event for November 7th and the contract was signed, sealed and delivered, but then I noticed the hotel had put the wrong date on the contract. What are the dates you can cancel by?

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 25, 2010

Of course, the hardest part of blogging is promotion. Make sure you’ve got a post idea lined up for this method, and be sure to include any potential subjects in your pitch email to the top blogger. There’s the technical side, which while sometimes demanding, generally isn’t much of a hassle for tech-savvy bloggers.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

If you’re a VA in the area interested in participating in this FREE event, drop me a line at ktcosmos at LooseEnds dot net and I’ll send you the particulars. You can also stop by the AZVAs FaceBook event page or, feel free to start a conversation here in the comment area here on Loosely Speaking. Tweet it using #AZVAs.

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