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3 C's To Help Simplify Instructions

Ian's Messy Desk

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. You reorganize these instructions into: Do a needs analysis.

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5 Ways to Thank the Assistants Who Help You Succeed

Office Dynamics

For example, if there’s a seminar or training session they can attend this week either on- or off-site, let them go! This depends, of course, on your employer’s policies and project deadlines. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Support their professional development. Sure, you’ll miss them for a few hours.

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5 Ways to Thank the Assistants Who Help You Succeed

Office Dynamics

For example, if there’s a seminar or training session they can attend this week either on- or off-site, let them go! This depends, of course, on your employer’s policies and project deadlines. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Support their professional development. Sure, you’ll miss them for a few hours.

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How to Analyze Your Audience

Ian's Messy Desk

Will it be a large lecture hall or small seminar room? Are they bringing any predispositions or preconceptions (hopes, fears, positives, negatives, level of interest)? What is their level of knowledge or experience with the subject. In what kind of setting will they receive this information? At what time of day will you be presenting?

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Building on your skills

Loosely Speaking

This conference call seminar is open to all VAs for just $25.00! Additionally, Patty is the owner of JERPAT Virtual Assistants and JERPAT Web Designs which provides affordable tele-seminar, administrative, and web design support to coaches and virtual professionals. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004.

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After the dance is over

Loosely Speaking

In planning this event, we speculated that if you gather together in the same space with others for a seminar, regardless of the delivery method, the main benefit of being in a room with other live bodies is the opportunity for immediate interaction and idea germination during and after the activity. To future undertakings! Loose Ends.

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Roundup #5 Prescott Style

Loosely Speaking

It appears to be recordings of a recently presented live seminar focusing on client attraction, closing the deal and keeping your focus. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Client Attraction Blog: Tara says: Katie observes: This site uses video delivered content to teach you how to attract the clients you want.

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