Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? Whose responsibility is it anyway? When booking meetings ownership of the meeting has to be established. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When I looked on Google different companies were calling it different things, but PowerPoint Remote or Presentation Remote does help. After reading the article on the "remote clicker", which is what I used to call it, I asked John in the cubicle beside me. We looked in a catalogue and found it. It's called a Presentation Remote.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there. Realize that nothing is cast in stone and things can change so be prepared to make the necessary adjustments. Your boss is not trying to sabotage you. Assess which meetings can be adjusted without too much disruption. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

We list country codes, city codes, international and national dialing codes, and other relevant country information. Hello Patricia, You have some great resources at [link] Given your interest in country codes, I wanted to make you aware of my site, [link] for possible inclusion as well. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. It is an American based company and I am in Canada, but the cards I sent were all received within a week. To send to clients of your company. What a convenient way to send cards. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

They won't know what we're capable of if we don't tell them, nor will they realize that letting us do some of the work actually saves the company money in the long run. It's up to us to educate them on the benefits of an assistant. January 11, 2010 Anonymoussaid. I completely agree with you on this one Patricia.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Administrative assistants do more than just assist with the day-to-day activities of a company – in fact, for most employers, they’re Person Fridays without whom nothing gets done. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 February, 2009 Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

My company has a cafeteria which is also very dangerous to the waist line. Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:49 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , eating healthy , healthy snacks Reactions: 1 comments: lisacozz said. I agree with all these. I make time every day to either go to Curves or go for a walk.

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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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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

So why do companies continue to do it? Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. To me this shows me the company has not done their homework on updating their contacts and are not considering the environment. In anyone home

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

does the company have random drug testing. ? This is usually a lot of "talk" in companies.but little real support for it. in my experience. Most alcoholics are under the perception that no one notices and that they are very clever in hiding their drinking. This is one way to snag folks. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

If it is an internal meeting, has a meeting space been booked? Smith to discuss strategies for upcoming marketing conference). Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. Where is the meeting being held? Do you need to book it or were you provided with location. Enter it in calendar.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

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