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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 20, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. The encoding stage refers to the process of putting information into memory. Thanks for visiting! Stay organized.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Here are some tips on how to take a proper, accurate telephone message. When writing the information, make sure to ask for correct spellings.

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MAY 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Being a Good Neighbour at Work Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Don’t listen to what others say about you : The person making comments about you may not be fully informed. Thanks for visiting!

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JULY 28, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips to Help Keep Your Desk Clean Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I’m reposting with some update information. Here are some tips to help keep the desk clean: Sort your mail and toss junk as it arrives.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips to Creating a New Life Direction Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 7, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Besides the internet, try to talk to people who will let you have an informational interview or give you the real scoop on the areas you are interested in.

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DECEMBER 11, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Blogging Tips for Company Blogs By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Productivity D o you blog for your company? Here are 9 great tips on making you a better blogger: Credentials are a must. Do you feel like you want to voice your opinion about other topics?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

with 7 Tips for Effective Email There is something about e-mail that fosters poor communication habits. For many organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. Here are some tips to make your e-mail as effective and efficient as possible: Use short paragraphs. Get personal.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

5) Do I have all the information I need to organize my time effectively? Yes No 1) Is managing my time a priority for me? 2) Do I have goals and a plan to meet them? 3) Do I set deadlines for getting things finished? 4) Do I avoid procrastination ? 6) Do I set priorities for all my tasks? 7) Do I work from a to-do list or a written plan?

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JUNE 18, 2010

For most organizations, e-mail has become the preferred means of communication, both formal and informal. Here are some tips to make your e-mail as effective and efficient as possible: Avoid all caps – E-MAIL MESSAGES THAT ARE WRITTEN IN UPPERCASE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT OF SHOUTING? Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Don’t keep routine memos or anything that gives you information you already know or have. Record meeting information on your calendar, then toss the memo. Make sure you really need it before you keep it. Toss out anything you no longer need. We you receive document revisions, toss the orginals.

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MAY 28, 2010

What information should your voice mail message contain? Don’t sacrifice information for the sake of brevity. If you have to leave a lot of information, start by letting callers know which key to push to skip the recording. Get the information up front. How should you put someone on hold or transfer a call?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

You are passing on information that benefits the listener. In what kind of setting will they receive this information? Before you can start considering what you’re going to say and how you’re going to say it, you need to know who you’re talking to and why. Make it worth their while. At what time of day will you be presenting?

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JULY 7, 2010

Here are the 4 easy steps to do this: Highlight the information you want to change from vertical to horizontal or vice versa, depending on which way you need to change the information. Give it a try yourself and see how quick it can be to manipulate information from vertical to horizontal and vice versa. Click Transpose!

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

You will find Books of Remembrance here, songs that were popular during war time, information on WWI and WWII and so much more on the history of war and Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day 2 Learn about how the first Remembrance Day in Canada came to be and who initiated this holiday.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

It is a continuous process, often informal, and an important factor in lifelong learning. Ask them for the ideas, tips or secrets to their productivity success. These benchmarks should be established on small scale to avoid being overwhelming. Many adults engage in self-directed learning to improve their work performance.

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JULY 26, 2010

Take time every day to absorb new knowledge and information: read, listen and watch. The point of absorbing new knowledge and information is not to churn out copies of what has already been done. Creativity leads to more creativity. Learn from the example of others. If you want to be a painter, go to museums and galleries.

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MAY 7, 2010

Search for other sources of information. Anticipate response from the audience. Make sure you have a clear purpose in mind so that the audience will respond in the way you want them to. There might be more materials available for you to make your speech more colorful. Come up with an argument that is reasonable.

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JUNE 30, 2010

I few years ago, when asked for my best productivity tip, I posted, use the system that works for you. It doesn’t matter whether you use an electronic document system like Eric Mack , or a shoe box in your closet: if you can’t retrieve the information when you need it, the system is not effective. Thanks for visiting!

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MAY 13, 2010

Here’s four tips: Show how much is on your plate. If you know you’re going to need information from Nancy and she’s in a meeting at a client’s office, let the requester know. When urgent requests come in from various sources and you’re already pressed for time, how do you handle them?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

When someone fails to provide all the information she needs to do her job, she explains: “I understand that you need this report by tomorrow. One colleague always submitted incomplete information for a monthly report. To do that, I need last month’s sales figures from you.”

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

You can provide needed information, support, data and resources without your boss asking for it. Instead, offer solutions when you inform her of problems. Review last year’s calendar to determine what may come up in the next few months, then meet with your boss about what she hopes to accomplish. Present solutions rather than problems.

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JULY 10, 2009

Do you try to "go green" by not printing e-mails or other documents that you could be e-mailing to others that you want to share this information with? You really have to be careful with these, as pertinent company information could leak out into the wrong hands. We are in week 3 now and cannot get rid of our recycling. Whats next?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 5comments for this post Patricia Robb Thanks Richard. Posted on 30 December, 2009 12:55 AM The Professional Assistant Hi, You are only passing on updated information as an e-mail. Thanks, Richard Posted on 4 January, 2010 11:32 AM soruba Thanks for the information.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Make some general introductory comments, such as, “I’m pleased to be here today to provide some information. Before you launch into your topic, give yourself time to get collected. I don’t have a formal presentation but would be happy to describe the project we’ve been working on.&# Tell them what you are going to tell them.)

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. For someone earning $50,000 a year, that translates to a loss of $3,842 a year.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Released Time Management Tip Productivity Did you enjoy this post? But humans have a definite edge on computers. Downloading our brain allows us to enjoy additional benefits like less procrastination, greater creativity and the peace of mind knowing that nothing will slip through the cracks.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

One of my readers asks: Ive been reading your blog for the past few months and really appreciate all the information and tips you provide! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 4comments for this post eurobillion This post has been removed by a blog administrator. Try as I may, but she annoys the heck out of me.

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JANUARY 4, 2008

I have been updating my firms website stats for quite some time now and wanted to share some tips on getting the information correct - the first time. Another tip that I would like to add is to make sure to exclude any IP addresses or pages that spiders or other crawlers might hit your site with.

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OCTOBER 15, 2008

Your manager asks you to create a report of some sort and wants you to send it to a client, but making sure that they cannot manipulate the information. Also, keep in mind that you don’t want anyone to alter the information in your report. This will enable you to create a PDF-like file where no one can manipulate information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

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 Better for you ergonomically as well. FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON THE IMAGE Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Subscribe to the blog here Search This Blog Loading. Too much information.

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APRIL 1, 2008

" One of the most productive ways to update information on files is to either create or move a file into a shared folder on your companys network drive. Instead of each person creating their own files and you having to merge them together, it would be much faster for everyone to add their own information to one main file.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Creating a filing system can be tricky, as you need to know exactly how to file your files and what type of information you would need to be able to access quickly. Your boss could ask you for something at a moments notice and you are expected to find the information within minutes. Whats next?

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AUGUST 25, 2007

If you chatter away in your e-mails and are trying to get your point across, this information will be quite juicy for your fingertips. If you want to get your point across, here are some tips to lighten the load: Think of what you want to tell the person you are writing to. Write a “get-to-the-point&# subject line. Click send!

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

There are over 200 articles of information so far and growing. If you feel that you want to remain anonymous, please note that I never disclose any personal information such as your name, company, etc., I have been running this blog for just over a year now and it has grown quite a bit, as you can tell. Whats next?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

Comments Good Information. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Time Management is very important. Please visit our website at [link] and check out of our ideas on Time Management.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Nice blog. Now you have a larger area to work with. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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JULY 17, 2009

Would you prefer the client to calmly and rationally give you information on their issue? Now put yourself in that persons shoes. Imagine that you were on the receiving end of the conversation. How would you feel? Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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