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Successful Assistants Combine Left and Right Brain Thinking

Office Dynamics

Let’s take for example the task of meeting planning or calendaring for your executive. To achieve your best results, you would schedule meetings or appointments for your executive using both sides of the brain. Learn more and reserve your seat here. Very valuable and ‘real life’ knowledge was taught and shared.

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Art+Science=Success

Office Dynamics

For example, meeting planning requires that we take an art side (soft/intuitive) and science side (hard/logical approach). It means we use a check list throughout the pre-meeting phase to make sure we cover every step. It is looking at the meetings surrounding this particular meeting; seeing the big picture.

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Art+Science=Success

Office Dynamics

For example, meeting planning requires that we take an art side (soft/intuitive) and science side (hard/logical approach). It means we use a check list throughout the pre-meeting phase to make sure we cover every step. It is looking at the meetings surrounding this particular meeting; seeing the big picture.

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Administrative Assistants Broaden Your Skillset

Office Dynamics

I wanted to know the areas the assistants were interested in growing and learning about. When it comes to figuring out your soft skills, enlarge your vision; don’t just look at the tasks such as meeting planning or calendaring. For example, what are the skills you need to be excellent at meeting planning?

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Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary

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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. Its and Its Learned vs. Learnt Lets versus lets Listing job responsibilities May,Should, Must may/might and can/could Me or Myself?

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Too much information.

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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. Its and Its Learned vs. Learnt Lets versus lets Listing job responsibilities May,Should, Must may/might and can/could Me or Myself?

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

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One thing Ive learned over the years is that an arsenal of compelling stories and anecdotes related to my career can be extremely useful. I choose to tell stories that I know others can relate to and maybe even learn from listening. I choose to tell stories that I know others can relate to and maybe even learn from listening.