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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Here we were, professional assistants talking about the thingy for the PowerPoint. Nobody seems to really know what its called, but Powerpoint Remote was given as a common name. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. Administrative assistants are highly skilled in many areas and sometimes we take it for granted, not recognizing where we could go with our skills.

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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

There are many teachers in my extended family and it seemed like something I could do well, but our family did not have any money to further my education and I became a secretary instead. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? When I was young I wanted to be a teacher. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training. The administrative position can be a springboard for a management position if you want to go in that direction and have the right educational background.

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.