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Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Introducing Goog/411 I was introduced to Google when I went back to work as an assistant in a law firm in Ottawa. I was happy just to know how to use the computer. It was then she introduced me to Google. Will Google ever stop amazing me?

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How to get Office fat fast.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 March, 2009 How to get Office fat fast. How to gain weight in six easy steps: Do not eat breakfast before going to work. How to get Office fat fast. 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 the next day!

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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Administrative Assistants have a list of things they specialize in including business writing, proofreading, minute taking, meeting planning, travel agent, desktop publishing, editing, public relations and client liaison to name a few. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

Laughing all the Way to Work

Thank goodness for Google , I use it all the time to get answers. This time I came up with a site called Karens Linguistics Issues. It gives the proper spelling for British, Canadian and American words and is very user friendly. (for If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Keeping focussed in a busy environment

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you have to answer the phone, deal with an email or attend to something for your boss, do so, as that is the nature of the admin job -- multi-tasking, but once you have done it, go right back to your to-do list, re-focus and continue what you were doing. Once I had identifed the problem, I could make a plan on how to deal with it.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

The topic was on personal branding and they were making recommendations to executives on how to polish up their image. Posted by Patricia Robb at 1:33 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , calendar , Outlook , professional assistant , scheduling meetings Reactions: 4comments: BettyAnn said. I guess he thought I needed the help.

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