Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 24, 2008

For example, I receive an e-mail from my direct supervisor. No, you are not making your screen more lively - well, if thats what you are intending to do, then go ahead. When e-mails come in and you have set up your colors, you will notice that you have prioritized them by color. Then I have my faxes set up as green.

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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.

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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

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

MARCH 25, 2011

They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name. When it's accepted, I go to their profile and download their vCard into Outlook, adding any other contact info by reading their business card (the vCard never has a phone number, for example.) Thanks to Ann Gambrell of Creative Time-Plus.

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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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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

MARCH 4, 2008

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. And lastly, don’t forget to turn it on. Thanks, Richard Posted on 23 September, 2008 10:40 AM Delilah Thanks for the tip.

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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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Service Untitled

MAY 26, 2010

Typically, it’s in reference to how the attitudes of company leaders determine the attitudes of that company’s staff members. A month or so ago, I was fortunate enough to be in the audience of a presentation from a company leader who sets a fabulous example for the employees and franchise owners of his company, Biggby Coffee.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Explain to him that youre in a situation where you feel unproductive and give some examples. I usually follow up ever 3 business days on outstanding items. Another thing that I can suggest is to have a meeting with your boss. M ention him that you are here to help in any way you can. Remind him that this is why he hired you.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

It has always amazed me however that once someone becomes a President they start being referred to by their last name by the media and people in general. What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. Why do we not use their full name?

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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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Service Untitled

JUNE 22, 2009

The situation I kept coming back to and thinking of was the classic example of a customer asking a waiter or waitress what they would recommend on a menu, what they think of a particular item on a menu, or something similar. For example: Customer: Do you like the XYZ salad? For example: Customer: What do you think of the XYZ salad?

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Service Untitled

JANUARY 29, 2010

He demonstrates by example and current references his technical expertise and how that experience makes him better than competing companies. He has employed the use of good communication skills to his strategy, and not just the use of emails, but going out and meeting face to face with clients at regular intervals.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 22, 2008

Here is an example of some sub-folders and rules that I have set up that would work for a work e-mail or home account: I now send my subscribed feeds to a sub-folder that I can look at when I have the time. I get home at night and regularly find 40 new messages in my Inbox that I have to sift through.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2009

You would be surprised how many misspelled words get in there by mistake; for example, instead of pressing Change you press Add to Dictionary when you are going through your SpellCheck. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Service Untitled

AUGUST 30, 2010

Her first strategy was to refer customers and contacts to a website, and there she introduced her knowledge base. Matthijn said: Aug 31, 10 at 3:55 am Great example of inovation in the field of customer service. Up went an obvious link stating, Frequently Asked Questions. What do you recommend? We are currently using Zendesk.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

For example, "Further to our conversation this morning, attached is a template letter that should meet your needs." For example, "Please send me the following information: - A photocopy of Ms. What do you want? Next, state the purpose of your e-mail. What are you e-mailing them about? Point being. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. It is an American based company and I am in Canada, but the cards I sent were all received within a week. What a neat idea for businesses too.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

my advice when you suspect a co-worker has a problem with drug or alcohol is to alert HR.but have some specific examples available. One item Ive noticed is mood swings. I guess from a personal perspective. Their supervisor should be noting if they are late often or have too many sick days. If I felt really compelled to talk to them.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Example: If youre looking for a Blockbuster in Arlington, Texas you can send this text message: Blockbuster 76001 Pretty neat. Send a text including the business name (or business type) and the zip code youre searching for. Within moments youll have a text message in return with the information youre seeking. 23, 1 p.m. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

As an example, I am now helping my boss with a corporate blog he started and because I have experience with blogging in my personal life, I have used that and now do it professionally as well. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 26, 2008

In this example, I did the following: Go to the end of page 1, i.e. the last cell (bottom right), or after the last word on the page. She said it would be the same instructions for a table or a document in Word. These are instructions for Word 2003. "I I had a 6 page table and I changed the footer on page 2 and then again on page 5.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

If you meet someone at an Administrative Assistant conference, for example, make sure to follow up with that contact within a week or two after the event. I choose to tell stories that I know others can relate to and maybe even learn from listening. Keep in touch. Give before you get. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

In my readers example, the problem was the trials of working for multiple bosses when one or more of them is disorganized. Disorganized bosses are also very appreciative of the way we can make order out of chaos so there is a lot of job satisfaction when you are appreciated and needed. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

For example, Patricia Robb on behalf of [boss’s name]. You may need to reply to e-mails on your boss’s behalf to let the person know that someone is looking into it and will get back to them. Speak to your IT Department. Get any files they may need as a result of the e-mail correspondence. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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BioTeams

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Ant colonies for example can consist of several millions of workers and on observation can coordinate and lift large loads of food across vast distances; thus, achieving its foraging and sustainability objectives. Max collaborates on Bioteams with Ken Thompson (The Bumble Bee). Tampa, Fla.: Meghan-Kiffer Press, part 3. En.wikipedia.org.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

For example, in Roberts Rules the Chair and ex-officio members have a vote, but in my meeting governance manual it states the Chair can only vote to break a tie and ex-officios members do not have a vote. He wanted it to be known that he was against it. There are no fast rules that apply to every meeting.

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BioTeams

JUNE 30, 2005

An example of opportunity information bit is where a bee spots a good nectar source and dances the waggle dance to show the other bees where it is [1]. For example, high cholesterol is important but not urgent in the same way as a heartbeat irregularity. References. Rule 2 – Everyone must broadcast. Moffett, M.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Rothberg urges all those involved in this issue to remember what it was like to be in their early 20s, and to avoid negative labels of the younger generation, often referred to as Generation Y. This is not a generational issue. A 22-year-old is just not fully matured yet. I thought I knew everything at that age. He said he got an earful.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

Under Leader, click the leader option that suits your needs i.e. ……1 or --1 Click OK Type text you want i.e. Agenda as in example below. In the Paragraph dialog box, click Tabs (bottom left). Then tab over and your leader will appear. 2 Line Spacing Highlight section you want to change spacing on. spacing To insert a document i.d.

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