Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 20, 2010

To put it into perspective, try imagining all of your emails from the last month coming to you on paper – now that’s a scary thought! It is entirely possible for you to essentially eliminate the use of paper faxes by using electronic faxing, in which you generate an in-bound fax to the computer system you use.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 9, 2008

I found a good example of that on this blog. This person was looking for an administrative assistant and asked for resumes to be faxed to her, but people e-mailed them instead. Even after I added in the ad, no emails. So, if you haven’t heard back and sent me an email, sorry.”

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

See Adhemas Batista ‘s personal website for an example of how to incorporate both your personal and professional background. Consider following the example of The Blog of Tim Ferriss and liven up this section by including some of your more colorful accomplishments. Education, Certification, and Credentials. Contact Information.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Having VAs I can simply fax order forms to.   Here is an example of why: I was just checking my emails before going to bed (I'm on vacation in Georgia, just south of Russia, 12 hours ahead of pacific time) when I saw an interview request from foxbusiness.com journalist. This is only a Marketing category example.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

The spreadsheet might contain other types of data, but is similar to this example? checked (in this example). Imagine your boss comes to your desk and asks you to provide him/her with details of how much each firm earned in revenue on this spreadsheet. You think to yourself, how can I do this quickly, without much manual work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 24, 2008

For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor. Then I have my faxes set up as green. When e-mails come in and you have set up your colors, you will notice that you have prioritized them by color. This will show up in red, since I know I have to get to this one first, before I can even touch any other one.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 4, 2008

Ill be checking email _(once a week, every day, etc) __, but will have limited ability to respond. For example: Advertising inquiries, please contact John Doe at john.doe@company.com Billing inquiries, please contact Jane Smith at jane.smith@company.com And so on and so forth. I appreciate your example.

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Small Business CEO

OCTOBER 8, 2013

As a practical example, MajesticInvites.com is an 8-person company that designs online invitations. Let’s say you regularly receive fax communications. You can intercept these faxes as they come into your automated phone system and convert them to digital documents. More Space.

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Professional Assistant Blog

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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Professional Assistant Blog

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. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Professional Assistant Blog

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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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2008

For example, you want to spend one hour on a particular project. But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm. To avoid this, try using an online timer instead. Virtual Stopwatch gives you the option to set a predetermined amount of time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Steph in the Media | Main | 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To » Dont Strangle Your Reminders! 2 - Only set reminders for activities that you want to turn into habits For example, last November I started Cinchcasting.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Narrow them down to the amount that you can manage (usually 3 - 5), but some people can do more or less. Move all of the other tasks to the next day or time that you can tackle them. Next, add a time frame to each task. Then I will work on Task B for 30 minutes and so on and so forth.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

For example, if I need to send out a newsletter to all clients, I would call it "Newsletter" At this point, you would just start up a new e-mail, click on the "To:" button and select "Newsletter" from your address book. Add New, of course, would be used to add a brand new contact.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

  Example 1: If you need to do creative activities in your work like writing, put like activities together.  Example 2:   Do you have a litany of sales and prospecting calls to do?  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   The transitions become smoother.   Group them together! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

Below are seven examples to help you do that. For each example, note that the operative word is "positively." Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 A different take on the to-do list.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

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. Explain to him that youre in a situation where you feel unproductive and give some examples. His reply is usually, "Im working on some things that Ill get to you soon." and he never does.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2007

Heres an example of what happened with me. The downfall of outsourcing is that youre not sure if the quality of the work will be presented, since you are relying one someone or a company to do the work for you and might not be to your standards.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Note: Make sure to add the time in the meeting schedule (for example: Meeting with client, 1:00 pm Calgary time), so the manager knows that this is the correct time to meet with this client. Now you can see by the picture below that the new time zone has been added. You can now add in the meeting details for this time zone.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

For example, write all tasks related to recruitment on blue cards and items related to resident evaluations on red cards. For example, after receiving an e-mail request, don’t let it sit in your in-box until you remember or miss the deadline. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Keep reading for the short article.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Click the Hide button that appears on the upper right corner of the post (see it circled in red below for example). PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Small Business CEO

MAY 5, 2010

Inefficient process examples: Your employees record their time on paper or in Excel. A lab order is faxed in. Example projects: Create interfaces between systems. Increase productivity so initial growth can be absorbed by existing employees. Then a coordinator searches for the patient.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

For example, if you love to write things down, don't pick an online tool.    Share your thoughts in the blog comment section below (or if you are reading in an RSS reader or email, just click on the article title and then make your comment!)  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Success

APRIL 25, 2024

Why bother when we have email, social media, text and so forth? Gen Z might even think making a phone call is like someone asking them to use a fax machine. Your email inbox will thank you. Kate Winick, former editor and former senior director of social media at Peloton, shares more examples of how to try it on LinkedIn.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  For example, I have days in my week that are dedicated to client work and days that are dedicated to marketing, writing, etc.  Your Electronic Information (Email, documents, social networking, etc.)   Email has inundated us with extra information.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 31, 2010

For example, in the sales industry the Pareto Principle says that 80% of a company’s sales are due to 20% of the sales staff. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. This theory was created by Vilfredo Pareto an Italian economist who in 1906 noticed that 80% of the land was owned by 20% of the people.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

 An exchange of business cards Here’s an example from someone who is employed as a sales representative from a company that sells crystal products. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Hi, my name is Kim Harwood. I work for Crystal Palace a company that sells prime crystal products.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

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. This can be a rewarding career change for those suited to this type of work.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 8, 2009

For example, files related to finances can be green (for obvious reasons, right?), Another suggestion is to color code the labels, same example, use green labels for finances. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Find out what filing system works for you. I like to use the color coding system.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 29, 2010

Give attendees "conference call house rules" for example, if they need to mute themselves, inform them of how to do so. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. The larger the conference call, the more difficult it will be to manage. Give Conference Call Rules prior to calling the meeting to order.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 11, 2010

For example, if you are talking about the organization of the meeting or its purpose, reference meeting materials or if this is a meeting that involves a specific group and there are written rules and regulations such as bylaws, make reference to them so that everyone understands the source of your concerns. Voice the facts.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

For example, if a team member is not outspoken, but is proficient in computer software, they would a good person to organize documents. Follow-up does not mean frequent phone calls, emails, meetings, or standing over someone’s shoulder. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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The Office Professionals Place

APRIL 1, 2010

For example, I need to clean my closet (Spring cleaning long overdue!) Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Map a strategy for what you need to accomplish. Break the project down in parts and decide how you can complete each part. Set internal deadlines for yourself.

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 11, 2010

Just as you would not send an email when you are angry or upset, dont ask to meet with the individual until you have a clear, strategic plan of how you will approach the topic and express your thoughts. The best way to deal with this is to ask for specific examples and then seek solutions on how to improve.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

  For example, if you have a container that holds all of your scissors, you will likely never find them in that container!  PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?    Why?  To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Why Complete Social Profiles Are Important Let me give you an example of why this can be important for you.    Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 A different take on the to-do list.

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