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6 Communication Tips for Executives and their Virtual Executive Assistants

Worxbee

It’s not generally good etiquette to try calling in without a booked meeting. Where this is the case, refer to the email in your note on the project management tool, so that people know where to find the details. #2. Video communication is often only used for team meetings that have been booked.

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Hacking Email: 99 Email Security and Productivity Tips

Ian's Messy Desk

Even though 6 billion emails are sent every day, almost no one agrees about simple things like email etiquette, how to organize a note, or whether emails are considered private or not. When possible, break long emails into numbered point form so that recipients can respond by reference number. Don’t forward chain letters.

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Answering Reader Mail: Being Terminated (Social Etiquette Part 2)

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello Readers - 8 months ago, a reader asked me a question about fraternization and social etiquette at work. The example of how it could be misconstrued wasn’t helpful to you, but nonetheless, what she was saying was, “My focus is on your social etiquette behavior and I am pointing it out to you.” The link is that original post.

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Keeping Virtual Teams Focused In The Pandemic Era

BioTeams

However, with that said, it’s important that we do not zoom out in any form or manner when engaged in virtual meetings and stay on point, committed and fixated on driving and creating purpose and value. You can say that Zoom has how replaced the conference table everywhere. 2020, May 27). Why Does Zoom Exhaust You?

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Retrieve Your Files With Ease

Professional Assistant Blog

Do you feel that you should have some sort of control over these files on how you find them, for future reference? This way, you can keep track of all files in any way, shape or form. Your boss could ask you for something at a moments notice and you are expected to find the information within minutes.

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Using Microsoft Office E-mail Templates

Professional Assistant Blog

About 90% of my work comes in the form of e-mails, since I want to be able to track anything and everything that managers and fellow staff members send me. There is a simple solution to this - E-mail Templates! There are certain tasks that I need to do on a daily, weekly, monthly, etc. basis and it usually involves e-mail.

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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

Collecting business cards or other forms of contact information is only the first step in networking.  They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name. Otherwise I will simply put them into my business card binder to have for future reference. Business Card Binder. All the best!