article thumbnail

Minute taking tips

Practically Perfect PA

As any PA knows, taking minutes is a challenging and essential skill. This guide provides some handy tips on getting it right, every time. Minutes should always be a neutral, factual account of events. As a PA, there is nothing worse than looking disorganised as you rush out of a meeting. Do your research.

article thumbnail

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 I arrange quite a few events and have realized the importance of reading and reviewing the contracts carefully, highlighting key dates. Lets enjoy our day together.© What are the dates you can cancel by?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Happy Administrative Professionals' Day!

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 I am speaking this morning at an administrative event so looking forward to meeting some new assistants. Some good advice to pass along: Never colour your hair the night before an event.

article thumbnail

Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 When you are checking through the Scheduler, it gives no details on the meeting, just that you are not free. We also have a staff calendar at work and use the all day events the same way.

Calendars 100
article thumbnail

Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 I have seen some contracts for event planners and it seems like a lucrative career to get into. I am happy with this role of a Personal Assistant, Teacher, Event Organiser and to top it all I am a working mother !!

article thumbnail

Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgate, 2010 Stevie.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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 Lynn has organized strategic events such as the companys internal trade show, all-hands meetings, the annual awards banquet, internal events and leadership off-site meetings. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

2010 100
article thumbnail

Mentoring a Young Executive - Jodith Allen

Office Dynamics

We know how to set and monitor a department budget, take meeting minutes, research topics and write reports, and that’s just for starters. Check out the OfficeDynamics home page for updates and new information about upcoming events. We know a wide variety of software for many different functions.

Mentoring 100