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JANUARY 10, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, January 10, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Networking , Productivity A re you stuck at home because youre sick? Flu season can definitely be debilitating to your health. Did your co-worker, significant other or a client give you a surprise by coughing and sneezing around you?

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JULY 20, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, July 20, 2009 Filed Under: Productivity D o you snack at the office? Well, keep in mind that if you keep doing this on a regular basis, it will definitely become a big deal. Home About Me Advertise Snacking At Work? Healthy Or Junk? Dilemmas, Dilemmas! I lost about 30 lbs.

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JANUARY 15, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Going Above and Beyond "Work" By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Productivity D o you find yourself going into work day after day, week after week, feeling like you could do just a little more? Up until recently, I too felt this way.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 14, 2007 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D oes your firm want to save money? This definitely saves you time and money, so that you can focus on doing whats most important to your business - making money. Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad?

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JANUARY 7, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 07, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you have trouble figuring out how to call a client or even a colleague in another country? It definitely works! Home About Me Advertise Trying to Phone/Fax Internationally? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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MARCH 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 03, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Brian McCullough of TheJobBored.com. This will definitely make a difference to whether this should be an approach to take. Home About Me Advertise On E-mail Blackouts. Thanks again for the comment.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Being a male administrative assistant has its ups and downs, but the ride is definitely exiting and fulfilling. I will definitely check out your blog as well for more ideas. I had to prove to them that I was just as good as anyone, and I have been successful in my career. To subscribe to AAU: carswell.customerrelations@thomson.com.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D id you just get that dream job that you always wanted? Follow these 5 easy steps and over time, your boss will notice that they have made a definitely wise decision to hire you on.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. There is a good purpose for them and they are definitely useful in a business setting. However, I think our etiquette hasnt caught up with the technology. I usually snap my fingers and say "Hey, over here!" We joke about it, but it is distracting.

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MARCH 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Office Poll Results By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I am sure that all of you use Microsoft Office in your workplace. This definitely will help quite a bit.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Minute taking definitely isnt easy, but it doesnt have to be stressful. 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 Lets enjoy our day together.© © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 February, 2010 Minute taking made easier.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name? Or it is that we just dont know how to address them so revert to last names?

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If I am told that I should have it in the next few weeks, or can expect to receive it in a couple of months, that doesn’t really help me with my follow up as it is not a definite date. I can only guess when I might get it. I would prefer they say you will have it by March 4th. That I can track. Dates are important.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

It will definitely be added to My Favourites on the side bar of the blog under Spelling. This time I came up with a site called Karens Linguistics Issues. It gives the proper spelling for British, Canadian and American words and is very user friendly. By the way, behaviourial is spelled this way in Canada. 23, 1 p.m. (for

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. Another helpful site I refer to for protocol on addressing officials is www.formsofaddress.info. (for

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

That definitely can be a challenge. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 October, 2008 Working for the Disorganized. I was recently reminded by a reader of what it can be like to work for someone who is completely disorganized. In all my career I have only worked for one person who fit this description.

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MAY 9, 2010

Like you, I list the new assistant as not only a contact but a definite resource for future references. As you previously stated, this is a great way to not only meet new people but you can expand your list of contacts to include the new assistant. I have found this practice to pay off big just when you need it! 23, 1 p.m. (for

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Once you log on click on the tab Productivity and you will see on the right Templates. I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. (for Whoever had the idea to put the templates on their site should pat themselves on the back.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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JULY 12, 2010

It was an exciting night for HPTI as Jonathan Goodnight was also awarded Technical Professional of the Year and they were finalists in ten other categories, including Best Recognition Event, Best Corporate Communicator, Best Product Developer and Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year. Morgan Chase & Co.

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APRIL 17, 2010

I had to be prepared and have all the cleaning products I was going to need to finish the job, but if I did have to go and get something, I had to resist starting on something else and return right back to the task at hand. Not having to frantically look for things all the time will definitely help you. 23, 1 p.m. (for

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JUNE 4, 2010

It is frustrating to the rest of the team because they are trying to meet certain goals and when there is a problem it takes time away from the manager who has to deal with it, but also the whole team as they see the time ticking and production at a standstill. You might be surprised at the results. Now go build some sandcastles together.

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MAY 31, 2009

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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APRIL 5, 2010

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. You will notice on the side bar I have put a lot of the reading sites (My blog list etc.) at the bottom and moved the My Favourites up so it would be convenient for your use.

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MARCH 20, 2010

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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APRIL 22, 2009

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. If outside the city, make travel arrangements: are flights required, train or will he or she be driving. If the meeting is accepted -- What does your boss need for the meeting and who will be in attendance?

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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JULY 16, 2010

It automatically updates when I use an office product, and I can manually enter stop/start times for phone calls, meetings, face to faces, etc. Really great tool for analyzing your productivity. I run the outlook journal and it logs the time I spend with a given task. August 16, 2010 Patricia Robb said.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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JANUARY 23, 2010

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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MAY 10, 2009

I am hooked already and this will definitely go into my Favourites under 411 Look up as well as on speed dial on my cell, home and work phone. I chose details and was given the street address and phone number and I still had the option of having my call put through to the store number. Oh yeah, did I mention, its free.Try it, youll like it!

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc.

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