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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. 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! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 July, 2009 I look like that!! Of course, the reason could have been that I was up all night with a sick child or wasnt feeling well myself or I just had an argument with my spouse and was still stewing about it. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2009 IAAP Administrative Professionals 100

Administrative Arts

MAY 2, 2011

You’ll need a computer and internet access, of course, and you’ll also need a laser printer. While a dual tray printer is ideal (and will save you paper expense in the long run), you can get by with a decent single tray printer that can take both letter and legal size paper. You can get started with a limited investment.

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Agencies Filing Legal Calendars 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 November, 2009 The Little Engine That Could. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. 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! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Self Esteem Time Zones IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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Keyboards Time Zones IAAP PowerPoint 100

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.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Communicate with legal staff to solve any problems, such as copyright neglect and royalty sharing with outside producers and distributors. Brief information to interested and attentive clients, and acts as a representative for the marketing department in important buyer meetings.

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Social Media Skills Salary International 52

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Time Zones 2010 IAAP Filing 100

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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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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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

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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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

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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Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.©

Google 100

Google Time Zones IAAP International 100

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.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Administrative Professionals IAAP International 100

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.© February 22, 2009 Patricia Robb said.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 10 Things = Frustration When one team member doesn’t want to play. The switchboard can get so busy at times that its just not possible to introduce every call that comes through (except, of course, for those calling for the big bosses). Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

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? I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. 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! Lets enjoy our day together.©

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.© In my new job I sit in a corner office. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. 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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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Getting your foot in the door. Of course if you know in the probationary period that this is just not the right fit for you, better to get out rather than being in a job you hate. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.©

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2008

Of course, check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information. It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Who are you? Be Angry but Send not! 1 Watson, Jane, J.

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Etiquette 2005 Email Filing 100

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.©

Fax 100

Fax Time Zones IAAP 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 June, 2009 Meeting preparation. 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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.©

Agenda 100

Agenda Time Zones IAAP Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Of course, be sure to check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information. It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Who are you? Be Angry but Send not!

Etiquette 100

Etiquette Filing Email 2005 100

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

Management 100

Management Time Zones IAAP 2009 100

The Marq

APRIL 29, 2010

He could, of course, try each of my numbers until he found me. NOTE: Check with your legal department before you do this. Record calls : record phone calls and store them online If you need to record a call for legal purposes, or just for good record keeping, you can do that too. No problem. Google Voice has you covered.

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Phones Google Legal Email 40

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. I am not a legal expert and do not claim to give any legal advice.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Of course, be sure to check with your co-worker first before providing his or her information. It is too easy to press Send and then regret what you have written or find yourself in some legal trouble. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Copyright © 2005 All rights reserved. Who are you? Be Angry but Send not!

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2008 2007 Cubicle Fax 100

Andrea Kalli

APRIL 20, 2010

Of course, it is really not. Check out these four reasons to use Wordpress as your next website's design platform: 1. Wordpress is objectively beautiful. At first glance, Wordpress might look like just another blogging platform.

Social Media 100

Social Media Microsoft Outlook 2010 Twitter 100

Andrea Kalli

MARCH 11, 2010

Of course, it is really not. Check out these four reasons to use Wordpress as your next website's design platform: 1. Wordpress is objectively beautiful. At first glance, Wordpress might look like just another blogging platform.

Social Media 100

Social Media Microsoft Outlook 2010 Twitter 100

Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

In the US it’s legal to sign someone up to your email list without asking their permission. It might be legal, but is it right? I’m getting fed up with marketers who tell me it’s legal, as if that makes it morally and ethically correct. Let your ethics decide your course of action. Todd´s last blog.

2010 40

2010 Legal AT&T Email 40

Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Many people take advantage of that openness on another level, which is to say we’ve all had trouble with copyright law and keeping our work our own. How do you deal with copyright infringements and people stealing your work? Of course, that’s our own fault, isn’t it? I think that’s what we’re there for.

2009 40

2009 AT&T Interviewing Copyright 40

Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

For example, if you’re a great writer and Joe’s a fantastic ebook designer, create an info product or a course. separate legal entity, thinking of both formality/professionalism and personal liability). Each of you contributes your specialty, your time, and your labor to its success. Launch a new website.

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2010 AT&T Skills Social Media 40