Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

It even provides you with a detailed map of the location, you can purchase flowers for the person that you are dining with and you can even earn dining rewards points towards a gift certificate for the choice of restaurant that’s part of this site. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

I provide extensive diary management including global travel arrangements, compile reports, agendas and for Committee and Board meetings. I also act as the central point of contact for both Directors which might include meeting clients/suppliers, telephone liaison and managing emails whilst they are away. Busy – sometimes crazy busy!

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Virtual Moxie

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

. Welcome to the 2021 Gift Guide! It’s the time that I get to curl up on my sofa wrapped in my favorite blanket, with my favorite coffee and my laptop and write to you about the items that made this year’s list of awesomely-appropriate gifts for clients and colleagues. Gift Shops. Handmade Gifts. Cozy Gifts.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 27, 2010

In order to live full and giving lives, we must acknowledge the blessings and gifts that have come our way.  What are the gifts you've received? May you identify and act on all of the blessings and gifts you've been given.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox.   To make it even better, for a strictly limited time, Michael will give you a free Bonus video – along with other gifts and prizes valued at $1800 – when you order this ground-breaking new book. Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 8, 2008

But, if you do this at your office, you’ll be noticing that the office phone isn’t ringing, and that you aren’t getting any biz emails. Better to use your phone and get outside, away from the office. You could always spend more time networking on Social Media sites.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

  JaniceSimon   What clutters up Twitter -- convos between people who should either DM, email or talk on phone & those who repeat post several x's per day. Sherri Hoesel Papich All the games and nonsense "gifts" everyone sends to each other. Not valued.unfollowed. It's voluntary.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. What a convenient way to send cards. She loved it! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

This is a powerful gift and must be used wisely. 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? It is about HOW you use your time. PAY ATTENTION! To your success!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Then, you’re back in the office after a long unplanned break: the message light on the phone is blinking; both your e-mail and hard-copy in-boxes are overflowing; last week’s next actions are now overdue; you staff and my manager all want a piece of you; and you just want to go home a crawl back into bed.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. The point of the email is to check in with that person - ask how they are and ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

  She and I were on the phone catching up and she asked me if I would do a Twitterview with her.  We start w/ a phone laser strategy session to identify those challenges & figure out next steps I have not delivered the exact same approach to any two clients. This is a powerful gift & must be used wisely Attention!

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The input came from reporters and editors and covered shopping, travel, hospitality, and telecommunications, and identifies some good and some frowned upon shopping policies of 20 popular organizations. Wal-Mart for their return policy refunding cash (for purchases under $25), gift cards (for purchases over $25), or an even exchange.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 3, 2013

Surely, as executive assistants we may feel this way when we have to do all the boring stuff - filing, expenses, travel, calendaring, and phones. And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. However, sometimes you are also given fun work and special projects.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Try to set up the communication of the office so your boss checks their own emails and responds, but you are in charge of all the mtg coordination, phones, and anything that happens in the office. You answer the phone, book travel, offer beverages to guests, book meetings, prepare the conference room, order food, etc.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. Last year in the two-week period prior to Administrative Professionals week, I had 600 or more hits on my blog every day and each time they were querying something like, What to do for Admin Assistants Day? Just in case you think your boss doesnt think about it -- many obviously do.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 19, 2013

Or “The last email said.” PREVIOUSLY, she was slated for business travel, but made alternate plans.) Have others help you follow up Most people are always busy that when they check their emails they only scan to see if any came from their boss or stakeholders. This prevents a bunch of questions of “Oh I thought it was.”

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

But in the last year, as the pandemic radically reoriented so many parts of everybody’s lives, I was reminded painfully of what economists call “opportunity costs” I’ve always been productive and disciplined, so I was under the impression that even with all my traveling and various projects, I wasn’t suffering much for it.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 21, 2014

Set aside emails from colleagues and clients they have hundreds of emails from professional organisations, upcoming conferences, travel companies and not to mention lots and lots of sales requests. Keep the standard responses saved in a separate document and simply copy and paste the response into an email and hit send.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 23, 2012

Since we can't be everywhere at once and you can't always travel for the training we thought we would share this awesome resource with you. Email etiquette. Cell phone and smartphone etiquette. When to NEVER use IM or email. value, the Handbook is yours as our gift … IF you respond now. Social networking etiquette.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk i got a used truck for $5000 which a relative bought for me as a gift so no payback there either. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 5, 2019

While waiting, I’m reading articles on my phones and checking in and touching base with someone in Hawaii. No word about being late or needing to reschedule, until we received an email 24 hours later. They assure me if anything changes with their schedule because they are traveling they will reach out to me.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Most readers of reports and emails are skeptical of the information contained in documents that are riddled with easily corrected surface errors. P.S. Free Bonus Gift. We’ll email it to you as a PDF download at no cost whatsoever — IF you’re one of the first 50 registrants. Editing out wasted words (e.g., HR professionals.

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Virtual Moxie

OCTOBER 1, 2012

there's any urgency to your needing me, you should send me email. answer, and further that I won't do the phone tag thing. they email me, chances are they'll get an answer pretty darn fast. in a day and still get work done, so it's better for me if people email. Go ahead, try it (a at ananstaciabrice dot com).

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk unique gift idea Said on June 15th, 2008 at 7:25 am winweb is good for small business,I run a gift store, may consider it. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

The last time I needed the phone number, I looked online. One friend refers you to someone who only has an email address, a generic address like annepottertherapist@mail.com. Would you search online for Anne Potter before writing her an email? Compounding the problem was the president giving me an @comcast.net email address.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. a 6x9(ish) spiral notebook.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Email the owners and offer to guest post or to do an interview. Or maybe he knows someone who would…&# and then I’d email you and ask about options and you’d say, “Hey, I know someone&# and I’d be all happy and go over there and then three people are thrilled and I have a new roof and… YEAH!

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 24, 2010

You copy paste your address, your personal identification number, your phone number or your social media nicknames. Call it a curse or a gift, but it’s rarely been wrong in things like my relationships and now my brain asks ‘what’s so different abt this new guy?’ And everybody uses it big time.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

APRIL 4, 2013

I opened the phone book and signed up with every single one in town. This really translates to the following questions… Will you be humble enough to take direction and do minor tasks like get coffee, scheduling, and travel? I’m calling and leaving messages everywhere, via email too. 2) How manageable are you?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

It didn’t work at all as described and I emailed him to ask “did you actually use this or are you just selling it for the affiliate income?&# The professor, who is also a gifted public speaker, is also well-received in the “lecture circuit.&# I remember buying a product that someone I liked and trusted recommended.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Here's a tip: you talk to, email several people a day. Thanks to Rachel Minihan of Purple Phone PR & Marketing. 1) Send an email response. 2) Turn your email into a blog post - at least 250 words, spell-checked and edited. (3) Thanks to Marnie Swedberg of Gifts Of Encouragement, Inc. Let the articles begin.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

You recently wrote in a medium that’s probably more familiar to our readers: an article about your home in Miguasha that was published in National Geographic Traveler as one of the world’s 50 destinations of a lifetime. in person, on the phone, tape recorder, emailed questions…) 2. That’s pretty impressive!

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