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A Telephone Etiquette Test

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap A Telephone Etiquette Test Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. What information should your voice mail message contain? Don’t sacrifice information for the sake of brevity. Get the information up front.

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E-mail Etiquette

Laughing all the Way to Work

With the increasing use of email as the first choice for business correspondence it opens a whole new world of dos and don'ts for the assistant.Here are Some Good-Sense Email Etiquette Tips: Email Salutations: Although email is less formal than writing a letter it is still polite to open with a greeting. Jane Watson of J. Who are you?

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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. There were no rules against fraternization in our employee handbook and because the SVPs I supported often took their subordinates out for carousing and merriment, I went against her wishes. The link is that original post.

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Ease up on customer service demands during inclement weather

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Employees are not automatically entitled to being paid if they can’t get to work, and those policies should be clearly explained in staffing contracts or the company handbook. For instance, United Airlines has some extremely useful and informative information. Maintain your patience. photo by: thisreidwrites.

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Business Etiquette - Webinar

Office Dynamics

We are often asked about doing etiquette seminars/programs onsite for administrative professionals across the country. Etiquette expert, Anna Post, Emily's great-great granddaughter will present this program via our friends at Business Management Daily. Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century.

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Business Etiquette for the 21st Century - A Webinar

Office Dynamics

Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century. The truth is, multimillion-dollar deals (and people’s jobs) can be LOST as a result of poor etiquette. Introducing Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century. Introducing Emily Post's Guide to Business Etiquette for the 21st Century.

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Books & How to be a Better Assistant Through Suggested Readings

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

That being said, I started looking to motivate myself, get some updated information/perspective/techniques/best practices and so on, on how to become a better EA and that is how I found your site! I truly feel the position will offer many great opportunities for me to shine, but also have some challenges, much like anything in life.

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