Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

This lessens the time you have to spend on the phone. Easily recording the time spent on each task. You can then print a summary report to Excel of all of your hours for any time period, for any task, or for any client. Checking task statuses, task assignments, due dates, and task notes at a glance.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 25, 2007

You want to tell your co-worker that you need to get a report from them within the hour. Yet you go on and on about how you want it to look, going into great detail of the type of report you want. Most people these days don’t have the time to read spam, nor do they enjoy receiving it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

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. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name? Or it is that we just dont know how to address them so revert to last names?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Holgate is the Executive Assistant to the President, she also reports to the Director of Human Resources and manages a staff of four. On the night of the awards Lynn reports she was sitting at a table with nine of her colleagues from HPTI including the Senior Vice-President. Her family and friends were also very excited for her.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

CountryCode.org is a comprehensive guide to make phone calls from anywhere to any country in the world. Hello Patricia, You have some great resources at [link] Given your interest in country codes, I wanted to make you aware of my site, [link] for possible inclusion as well. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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JANUARY 10, 2010

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JANUARY 23, 2010

There was one particular group of orphan children that was brought to our attention by a Canadian news reporter. It is so sad, because you know children so young have no idea what is going on. All they want is to be taken care of and be loved by someone. But for the charity of an old woman who came to feed them, they had no one. (for

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MAY 9, 2010

I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. Knowing assistants and having a working relationship with them is very important and can make the difference when you need to set up a meeting or if your boss needs to have a quick phone call with their boss. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

They said it works with most phone services. I have never used this escape route, but was reminded about it at a webinar I participated in recently and will keep these instructions close at hand. I thought I would pass this tip along in the event you find yourself wishing you could take your words back. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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NOVEMBER 16, 2008

My boss tells me I should be able to write a letter or a report on something even if I dont know the subject that well. I wrote the article The Art of Minute Taking and I had only taken minutes a few times about 25 years ago. Read their letters and reports and see how they craft their words. There is usually a pattern.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. Another helpful site I refer to for protocol on addressing officials is www.formsofaddress.info. (for 411 Look Up 411.ca

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I chose details and was given the street address and phone number and I still had the option of having my call put through to the store number. You can use google to get similar information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

Did I phone to get my electricity turned on? The meetings were stress free and I was able to depend on my checklists and templates. Now I am on holidays and preparing for a big move to a new home. You can be sure I have checklists for that as well. Yes, it is ticked off on the checklist and the lights did turn on when I pressed the switch.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca Than me That - when should you use it and when should you leave it out? vs. i.e.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. Does your boss need to be at the meeting? Can someone go in his or her place if they are not available?

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MARCH 20, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. The assistant/boss relationship certainly is one of the closest working relationships with some comparing it to that of a work wife. GET TO KNOW YOUR CO-WORKERS. and find out early on who you can go to and trust.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

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JULY 1, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

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JUNE 4, 2010

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JANUARY 19, 2009

The last online course I took was under $70 and was interactive using both the computer and a speaker phone for audio. I have found them to be really helpful. They can be contacted at: Louis@lastminutetraining.ca 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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MAY 16, 2010

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AUGUST 22, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

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