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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

Not all people who plan meetings are “meeting planners,” nor do all meeting planners start out their careers as meeting planners. Not only did I set the meetings up, but I also took notes (in shorthand no less), transcribed the notes and prepared final reports for dissemination. Procurement and Legal.

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

Procedures show you, step-by-step, how to perform a specific task – for example, completing an expense report or submitting a check request. The best way to explain how to document your systems on paper is to show you. Write down how you currently do it step-by-step. Review calendars and compile date and time options.

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Time Is Money: Get More of Both with an Executive Assistant

Worxbee

Experienced EAs know how to get tasks done effectively and proactively – saving you time and money. Let’s examine why and how EAs save you time and money. The meeting ends with everything being discussed. Your EA sends out brief meeting notes from the meeting to review, next steps and even initial suggestions for meeting goals.

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More OneNote Must-Knows: History, Search, and Template Creation

All Things Admin

Here are the ways you can use history in OneNote: Review Recent Edits (today, since yesterday, this week, etc.) procedures, meeting minutes, travel itinerary, meeting planning, project plans) On the INSERT ribbon, click on Page Templates. OneNote allows you to track this with the History feature.

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

Laughing all the Way to Work

I arrange quite a few events and have realized the importance of reading and reviewing the contracts carefully, highlighting key dates. When I reviewed the invoice I noticed there was a guest on our bill who wasnt in our party so that amount got taken off. Once the invoice arrives you should check to make sure everything is accurate.

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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. Actually, my office uses the all day events for the staff calendar- that way we can review the top of the calendar to determine what staff is in/out for the day. I guess he thought I needed the help. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

Ensure that prior to the meeting you have received everything your boss will need, which may require follow up with meeting organizer. Prepare a meeting package for your boss and bring forward prior to the meeting to give them adequate time to review (hardcopy or electronic depending on your boss’s preference).