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10 Tips for a Killer Presentation

Ian's Messy Desk

My three favourites: Don’t abuse your visuals – Usually your visuals are posters, charts, or even a PowerPoint presentation. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software gift ideas shipping furniture - is easy with ShipSmart because we provide fast on-line estimates. Learn to tell stories.

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How to Manage the Rush Jobs

Ian's Messy Desk

Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. For example: typing a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation: two hours, provided all the material is complete. When urgent requests come in from various sources and you’re already pressed for time, how do you handle them?

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How to Analyze Your Audience

Ian's Messy Desk

You don’t fire up PowerPoint and start creating slides. When Preparing for Public Speaking The boss e-mails and says you are going to be training employees on the features of the new software roll-out. What’s the first thing you do? You don’t build an outline of your presentation.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Start brushing up and training on weak areas with PowerPoint, Photoshop, business writing, or anything you can think of. Where will you get flowers, baby gifts, birthday cakes, catered lunch, a venue for the holiday party, wine, a list of all the hot restaurants in town? Get your boss' personal information now.

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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."