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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

If you know how to organize your thoughts, and you know your job, you’re most of the way to giving an effective impromptu presentation. You can effectively respond by taking the following steps: Stop and think : Take a moment to organize your thoughts. Choose a common pattern of organization. 5) Conclude the presentation.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

That’s why it’s important to position yourself as a valuable employee in your organization. If your boss seems unhappy or concerned, for example, take a seat and wait quietly for her to initiate conversation. Your manager’s perception is reality. You may find ways to save time and money. Find the analogy.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

For example, Social Insurance Numbers are rarely needed for retail transactions. lifewithsarcoidosis.wordpress.com) How To Avoid Credit Card Fraud (creditcardprocessing.net) Related Posts: Hacking Email: 99 Email Security and Productivity Tips Privacy Policy Blogging Tip – Watch Seasonal Schedules Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Small uses the example : If Mrs. Beatty has broad lips, imagine Warren Beatty kissing those lips. Comment by Frank Farrell on August 28, 2010 @ 2:46 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! But you can only do this once per person!

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JANUARY 30, 2008

The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example? checked (in this example). How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

For example, my work can be categorized into these core groups: (1) writing (articles, my upcoming book) (2) coaching (3) workshop development (4) business development (5) administrative. Calls during this time are recorded and I contact them afterward if it’s something important. This helps me concentrate better.

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JULY 26, 2010

Learn from the example of others. Comments Trackbacks Included on Another Top 50 Blogs List Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! If you take time to add these practices to your regular routine, you will quickly find your creative scope increasing.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Stay organized. For example, remembering the number sequence of: 6-3-2-4-8-1-7-9 could be remembered easier if the sequence is chunked into: 63-24-81-79. Comments Trackbacks Stuck | Fried Optimism Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

For example: typing a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation: two hours, provided all the material is complete. Often, the boss will not know how long it took you to complete the rush job. You’re there until midnight, the boss went home at 5:00. Put together a list of tasks you commonly complete along with the time it takes to finish.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 26, 2010

For example, discontent with one’s weight can lead to diet and exercise. Comment by Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com on April 28, 2010 @ 3:09 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Don’t get me wrong, discontent can be a useful thing.

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Home About Me Advertise Prioritization: A Colorful Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, July 24, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you receive quite a bit of e-mail in your Inbox each day, but have trouble prioritizing them? For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor.

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you multi-task too much? For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. To avoid this, try using an online timer instead.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

In some organizations, it is women who have pushed for family-friendly policies since they are usually the primary caregivers, responsible for child care, eldercare and health care as well as primarily responsible for household management (shopping, meals, laundry, cleaning etc.) Hard to measure impact on bottom line.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

For example if you worry a great deal about flying, know that plans land and take off safely, every second somewhere in the world. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Once you start worrying about something it can quickly grow. Comments No comments yet.

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MARCH 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you going on vacation? Ill be checking email _(once a week, every day, etc) __, but will have limited ability to respond.

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AUGUST 29, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, August 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you have a to-do list, either on a piece of paper, on Microsoft Outlook or in a planner? For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Home About Me Advertise To-Do or Not To-Do?

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MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 5, 2010

A leader shows others where to go, then sets the example for getting there. Comment by Phil Gerbyshak on August 3, 2008 @ 8:05 pm Trackbacks 8 mental steps to self-motivation Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Great reminder for all of us!

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OCTOBER 30, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 30, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself being bored out of your mind at times with nothing to do? Ive tried to exhaust all the possible things I could do that he doesnt ask me to do - organize emails, files, clutter, contacts, create procedures.

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AUGUST 21, 2007

Here is how to calculate the difference between two numbers as a percentage: For example, your earnings are $2,342 in November and $2,500 in December. It kept providing me topics that werent relevant to the particular answer I was looking for. I then checked Excels help file and there it was.

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JANUARY 9, 2008

For example, if I have Microsoft Excel XP and would like to send a file to a client that only has Microsoft Excel 97 (which was a horrible disaster for Microsoft, since there were quite a few bugs in this version), you could save the file as a Microsoft Excel 97 version. I remember in the past that you can always downgrade files.

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OCTOBER 8, 2008

F or example, if you want to make a million dollars before you die, write out exactly what you want and how you will achieve this. Another thing that helps people to get motivated is by writing some sort of mantra on a piece of paper or printing it out. This way, when you sit down, you can read it each and every day.

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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? Heres an example of what happened with me. Home About Me Advertise Outsourcing - Good or Bad? Everyone could use a little more green in their wallets.

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AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Some examples would be managing a company website, creating, editing and writing a company newsletter or creating promotional materials, invitations and brochures for marketing events. Professional Organizer: Organization is a must if you are an assistant. One of our main duties is to keep our bosses organized.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

You’ll want to “defrag” these items by organizing them into their proper category, for example, work projects vs. home projects, things you need to do on a certain day versus those that are due by a certain day and so on. Defragment: The defragmenting function on a computer rearranges files so your programs run faster.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

Look for examples in your life, your surroundings, in the media or in books of people who have done things against the odds and use those examples as symbols of what’s possible for you. ’ “I’m not good enough.&# “I’m too old.&# “I’m not qualified.&# I feel overwhelmed.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

One writer gives the following example: Imagine that a friend is late to meet you. How To Obtain The Results You Want | Jennifer S Benson Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Depending on what you THINK happened (i.e. » ???-LifeBang

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AUGUST 23, 2010

For example, take inventory each day of what went right, rather than focusing on the problems you had or mistakes you made. Focus on the Positive – A lot of stress is created by focusing on the negative in the world around you or in your own life. Train yourself to look for the positive.

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JULY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Outlook Rules That Rule By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant. It will be worth the effort.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Personal Organizer Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 16, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. 5 Advantages of a To-Do List One of the fundamental personal-organizer tools is the list of things you need to get done daily. Thanks for visiting! I have loads of them.

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JULY 28, 2010

A while back, Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers ) released data from a poll on personal organization. The trick for any of them is to learn to use MULTIPLE TAGS so that you can find them, otherwise – for example, your searches will pull up a thousand documents with the word ‘HTML’ in them.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Organize your errands into a single run. 3) Count on Interruptions No matter how well you organize your schedule, there will be times when interruptions get in the way. Organize and schedule your errands. Save time by grouping similar tasks together. Make all your outgoing phone calls at the same time. It’s time to prune.

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JUNE 1, 2010

You might, for example, offer to reschedule a meeting for a later date, or recommend giving an assignment to another qualified team member. Comment by Tania on June 1, 2010 @ 6:41 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Manage expectations.

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