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Conference for Administrative Assistants – How to Get Your Executive’s Approval

Office Dynamics

But often, it’s just lack of knowing how to sell the conference to the executive. Or for example, use visuals from the administrative conference site and pull them into PowerPoint or mini-posters to communicate with your executive. Show your executive how what you will learn will help you in specific areas of your job.

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Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

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 © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Here we were, professional assistants talking about the thingy for the PowerPoint. And guess what?

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How to Nail Your Next Performance Review

On The Job

So strap on your big boy or big girl shoes, and let's learn how to step into these reviews with confidence and emerge a winner. You might as well try to do them well and control the outcome," says Poggi, author of I Am Not Average: How to Succeed in Your Performance Review (Amazon, $19.99). Your goals.

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How to Manage the Rush Jobs

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Manage the Rush Jobs Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 13, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. Thanks for visiting!

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How to Analyze Your Audience

Ian's Messy Desk

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Analyze Your Audience Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 10, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. You don’t fire up PowerPoint and start creating slides. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Thanks for visiting!

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The Art of Subtle Self-Promotion

All Things Admin

It feels rewarding to have accomplished my goal.”. Now that you know why self-promotion is so important, here are a few tips on how to genuinely and authentically share your accomplishments with others. It took a few weeks of studying, learning how to use some different features, and taking practice tests, but it was worth it.

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How to Work For (or With) a Perfectionist

Eat Your Career

Tell the person exactly what you’re seeing and how it’s impacting the goals of the team. For example, if one PowerPoint slide has a slightly fuzzy image, will the audience really even notice? But we slowly figured out how to make it work. Be respectful and professional, and provide an honest assessment.