Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Think you can successfully study the details of a report while talking on the phone and reading your horoscope? Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Boost your brain power with these tried and true tactics: Ditch your multi-tasking ways.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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Agenda Time Zones IAAP Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Enter it in calendar. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms.

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Time Zones IAAP International Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I had no idea this could be done, but I was thrilled when I got her email, but it just proved to me once again that we are all holding on to things we take for granted that others know about. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. Close out of the email and you will be asked to Save the changes.

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Time Zones IAAP PowerPoint Email 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

To set a recurring 9-5 meeting (as opposed to clicking all-day meeting) I dont like the all-day meeting settings as they are out of sight at the top of the calendar and easily missed. His calendar then shows blocked time and nobody misses seeing that he is away. Your bosses calendar will now show Monday to Wednesday blocked from 9-5.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

i.e. My boss will send an email with a cc to me and on the last line or buried in the message he will write something like “I have copied Patricia to set up a teleconference at a mutually convenient time.&# If you are sent an email with a request to do something either asap or later, did you do it or have you diarized it to do it later?

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Time Zones IAAP International 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I used to call that BS when I was young, but maybe he has a point. Dealing in real time.

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. On the night of the awards Lynn reports she was sitting at a table with nine of her colleagues from HPTI including the Senior Vice-President. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

My boss likes me to print his weekly calendar on Monday so he can see at a glance what he has for the week so I clip that to the front of the folder. I then print his daily calendar and slip that in the left pocket of the folder and on the right side I put everything he will need for the day. I do this for each day of the week.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2008 IAAP Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Another benefit to writing it down is if your boss asks you to cancel it or to quickly tell you when the meeting is, you can look at the sheet rather than trying to search for it in your calendar. Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

There was one particular group of orphan children that was brought to our attention by a Canadian news reporter. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

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Time Zones IAAP AT&T 2010 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

In-camera If the Chair says this part of the meeting is in-camera, take your fingers off the keyboard, or put your pen down. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Agenda IAAP 2010 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

You hear something while walking down the hall or are copied on an email and know something about the purpose of a meeting coming up. Many times I am so thankful I had that quick chat or read that email that I was copied on as that was the exact information I needed when they were away. Oh where or where is my password?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 17, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 April, 2010 Keeping focussed in a busy environment There are so many distractions in the office -- the telephone, your co-workers, email and your boss! Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Lets enjoy our day together.© Having a to-do list can be a life saver.

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Environment Time Zones IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

If that is not happening, schedule yourself in their calendar. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2008 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

They are responsible for canvassing the participants for dates and determining the date everyone is available and coummunicating that information to the participants by sending out a meeting request to everyone or emailing the date (depending on how you or your organization prefers to send notices of meetings). Minute taking made easier.

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Agenda Time Zones International IAAP 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes Administrative Professionals 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

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Administrative Professionals Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

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PowerPoint Time Zones IAAP 2010 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes Google 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I could see him looking after himself, trying to organise his diary and all his emails etc, and he wasn't sure what to give me. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Holidays International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? Minute taking made easier.

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