Andrea Kalli

APRIL 15, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 July, 2009 I look like that!! I was in a workshop today on presentation skills and one of the things they had us do was present something to the group while they filmed us. I teach an Administrative Professional course at a business college in Winnipeg and I have a website for my classroom.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 January, 2009 Is it that time of the year already? We really dont have an excuse because it is becoming increasingly easy to take courses online. I have had great experiences learning online in interactive courses. One question I have about this entry is where do you find online courses.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Will Google ever stop amazing me? Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 March, 2010 Are you prepared? Of course that usually doesnt happen at work so I take about an hour of my home time, but it is well worth it the next day. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 June, 2009 A funny thing happened on the way to the office. HA HA This assignment of course is a result of "Just say yes". Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 August, 2010 Oh where or where is my password? Of course the simple solution would be to have the same password for every aspect of your life, but nope that doesn’t work. And just to leave this comment I had to remember my user-name and password for Google!! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 January, 2010 What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I of course ignored him and went about providing the best service I could. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 December, 2009 Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your New Year off with a laugh These are excerpts from a presentation I gave to my local International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Chapter dinner meeting. Of course I had to tell everyone at the office. *

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Getting your foot in the door. Although I was fearful to make the move and doubted my abilities, the transition has been relatively easy to make and more suited to what I am skilled to do. Lets enjoy our day together.© EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 November, 2009 The Little Engine That Could. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 October, 2009 When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem. They seemed surprised that I didnt know she had an alcohol problem because they told me you could smell the booze off her every day, but of course I hadnt noticed. Lets enjoy our day together.© 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

When I got into Google Analytics and discovered I was gaining about 800 new visitors every month, I was thrilled. pssst…Keep an eye out for a brand new course from VAClassroom on the subject in a couple of months… Now off to celebrate with a 4 day weekend. Thanks for posting about the upcoming course at VA Classroom.

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

When I got into Google Analytics and discovered I was gaining about 800 new visitors every month, I was thrilled. pssst…Keep an eye out for a brand new course from VAClassroom on the subject in a couple of months… Now off to celebrate with a 4 day weekend. Thanks for posting about the upcoming course at VA Classroom.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 September, 2009 We live in an Acronym Happy World. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© Does anyone even know what CNN stands for?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 8, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 August, 2009 Its all in how you feel Remember when you were younger and got a new pair of running shoes? Of course you have to be prepared and know your stuff, but knowing you look good when you walk in the door will do wonders on how you present yourself. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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The Marq

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Of course not. I ask a lot of questions about what's going on at home, business, politics, with my skills, people I know, and, generally, anything that sparks my curiosity. In my case, that’s a specific document in Google Docs that I bookmark and go back to for mining ideas, adding details and, eventually, using to write a blog.or

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. How can you survive in this kind of a working environment?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 September, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Hello Readers, My great nephew Owen has recently been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. I am planning a local fundraiser to help the family with the costs on November 15th, but of course it will be in Ottawa, Canada and I know most of you are elsewhere.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 May, 2009 Grrr! Of course there were four Karens and three Bobs. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Will Google ever stop amazing me? See what I mean?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 April, 2009 Keep your Inbox running on empty There are so many e-mails coming at us these days that e-mail management is very important. Of course what works for me will probably not apply to you so you need to set up folders that apply to your working situation, but the fewer the better.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 February, 2009 Thats not my job! Of course if you are not licensed to do a particular job, or qualified, then you should not do it. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 June, 2009 Meeting preparation. There is also a really fun To-Do list gadget on google if that works for some. There are courses on minute taking and Board governance, but also you can learn alot by reading books and asking others who are in this field. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 3, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 3 January, 2009 P.S. I Love You Is the P.S. passé? Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 September, 2010 Whats all the fuss about reading contracts? Sit down dinners Of course if it is a sit down dinner you have to order for the number of guests you have. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 November, 2008 Its Lonely in the Corner Office. Of course there is a down side to being able to do that. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 18, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 January, 2009 "Mom, Im sick!" The members of my team of course didnt want to even be near me because of the germs I was spreading and I not only felt sick, but understandably rejected by my co-workers. Lets enjoy our day together.© Or so I thought. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 September, 2009 The Advertising Game Advertising is effective thats for sure. It is usually a business I am interested in and I want to know when new courses or products are offered. Lets enjoy our day together.© Going, going, gone. In anyone home ? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. Lets enjoy our day together.© March 16, 2009 Patricia Robb said.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 15, 2012

And then I Googled it and saw my computer struggle not to crash under the weight of the “crippling self-doubt writer” results. You’re not worried about losing that skill forever tomorrow, are you? Of course you’re not. And then another did the same. You just learned how to stain a shelf – congratulations.

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The Marq

MARCH 29, 2010

This may mean searching for and providing additional courses, in-house training, or brown-bag lunch events where team members teach each other about what they’re learning. For example, you may realize that an employee interested in management, but lacking verbal communication skills, can benefit from Toastmasters membership.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 16, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. If an area such as accounting is your weakness, rather than wasting time learning the skill it may be more cost-effective and time efficient to outsource the service. There are many SWOT analysis tools out there, I would, of course, recommend the one from WinWeb!

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2008

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Of course you’ll need a skill in order to do this, and the knowledge to market yourself. My Web StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Technorati BlinkList Newsvine ma.gnolia reddit Windows Live Tailrank Benefits of Online Software for Small Business.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

This isn’t a quick process and you’re going to have to prove yourself through your work ethic, your interpersonal skills and your drive but if you really want a career that you care about and love, this is one of the best way to go about getting it. Unless, of course, you’re the boss’s son or daughter.

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ProAssisting Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

And of course, Ethan will stay on top of any questions coming his way via the forum or email for our paying members. Home Blog About Us Who we are About the Program Program Specifics Execs, HR Depts. Enjoy this post? Share it with others.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 15, 2010

You do need a.com, otherwise you’ll end up in a secondary index of Google. That was another lesson I had to learn the hard way: the physical location of your hosting company influences your ranking in search engines (at least Google). And of course, you will extend your own authority and reputation onto them.

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