Office Dynamics

MAY 21, 2019

Don’t give up. If not, it will be a harder sell but don’t give up; be persistent. Or for example, use visuals from the administrative conference site and pull them into PowerPoint or mini-posters to communicate with your executive. Does your executive believe in personal development and growth? Is your executive a visual person?

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

Collaborating with your internal team or engaging a specialized recruiting firm for C-Suite level Executive/Personal Assistants can be immensely beneficial in defining job priorities and understanding what expectations are realistic within the current talent market. Event management is also often taken on by the EA.

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On The Job

AUGUST 19, 2019

Have you ever walked up to a cash register to pay for your Yoo-Hoo and there are two clerks bad-mouthing a manager or another worker? Our team will not thrive because we're not willing to do the internal work that only we can do. Take an internal temperature check. Are you mad because Bryan messed up the PowerPoint?

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All Things Admin

MAY 18, 2022

It’s instrumental in being considered for opportunities – both internally and externally. Next up, my PowerPoint certification.” And it’s all backed up by work samples that provide proof of your statements! . © 2022 Julie Perrine International, LLC. HOW TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR WEBSITE.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Falling Behind on Your Follow-Ups? By The Professional Assistant on Monday, December 03, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you falling behind on your follow-ups? Do you want to improve the efficiency of following up with clients? It was a life saver!

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 19, 2017

See also if internal and external PA networks have evening seminars and other networking opportunities available. For instance, PAs could sign up for courses that would allow them to give internal training on software such as PowerPoint. Organisations may not be aware of the benefits of developing assistants.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 23, 2023

As the CEO or executive of a start-up, whether pre-IPO or Series A, B, C, or Seed, the current economic market may have you concerned. Founders and CEOs may be concerned that this appears fiscally extravagant or not in keeping with the lean, flat and non-traditional start-up culture. It is one of the most important hires you can make.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up? This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights. If you end up standing right near the buttons, people expect you to be the conductor. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves? Do you get annoyed that you are always the one that has to clean up after them? Do you know of any other ways to get your staff members to clean up after themselves? Do you start wondering if they treat their own house the same way? right away. right away.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 8, 2024

Example: A presentation template in Microsoft PowerPoint with pre-set slide layouts, fonts, and colors, which can be used for creating consistent presentations. Keep your procedures up to date. Need help powering up your procedures project? Template – A pre-designed document or format that can be customized for various purposes.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? All e-mail distribution lists are bolded.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 28, 2023

On the other hand, is the ability to create PowerPoint presentations critical or is it only necessary to be able to “edit” them. Develop these questions and situations up front and ensure that all candidates are consistently asked the same questions as part of the interview process. What level of expertise is needed?

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When creating this procedure, I included advanced documentation techniques such as screenshots and video walk-throughs to make sure that anyone who followed the procedure would be set up for success, even if it was their very first time performing the task. Word, OneNote, or PowerPoint : For audio recording tools.

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Allwork

APRIL 22, 2024

I end up managing you and nagging you. Hands don’t go up. And what ends up happening in management is we have to try to provide this extrinsic motivation. And, yeah, they may stay in the organization and go up five levels, right? And we have people that are interns that haven’t yet finished college.

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Tips From T. Marie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

I debated applying internally. Could I really give up the work I loved to work for someone else? One day creating PowerPoint slides, the next managing a small guest blogging project, could I leave that flexibility? I should have felt like I didn’t measure up. I should have felt like I didn’t measure up.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

Either way, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind and sometimes, you need a reminder of all the loveable parts of your job. It’s no secret that admin professionals rack up tons of knowledge on dozens of office topics and that no two days are ever the same.

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Virtual Moxie

JUNE 25, 2012

I have several coaching clients who run up against it with some frequency. Even if the client isn’t aware of it, that’s a nod to an internal realization that the outsourcer did the work with decidedly incomplete information, and that the work needs to be looked at by someone with more information (the VA). Maybe you do, too.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

He will have a quick conversation with a staff member and set up a meeting, but not tell me anything about it. Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there. laughs* I had one boss who was absolutely forbidden to schedule his own appointments because he would foul up his calendar so badly. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Your boss calls you up and tells you that you need to add an agenda to this meeting, but you don’t want everyone to get the meeting request again and have to accept/decline it. To do this, open up your scheduled meeting in the calendar that you are using and click on “Forward as iCalendar&#. I'm going to try this.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. She had to set up an away voicemail message and fortunately had kept a script of what her away message usually said, She worked for a doctor so it was important that the proper referral numbers were given.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. We have a shed load of skills that have to be kept up to date so that we can do our job effectively. Networking Groups.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Do they end up talking loud on the phone while you are trying to do some work? Are you being bombarded with people walking up to your cubicle and dont have the decency to see that you are busy? Heres an article I found on this issue, which shows quite a few peoples e-mails about some of these very problems.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Your colleague or boss calls or comes up to you exactly 2 minutes later and asks if youve read it. You think to yourself, "What?!? Is this person crazy?!?" Has this ever happened to you? I am sure most of you are nodding your heads as you are reading this. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2008

Then a bunch of co-workers show up in costumes. Do you like to dress up in fancy or scary costumes for this occasion? Do you want to dress up at the office, but not sure what to wear or if you even can? You dont want to end up at work and be the only one wearing a costume. What are you dressing up as? What a sight!

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2009

You actually end up thinking that you are working harder, yet you are reducing your productivity by about 30%. Thats quite a bit of work that you could be catching up on throughout your day, each and every day. Then I would open up the applications associated with the next task. Believe it or not, this can lower productivity.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Because they aren’t distracted by their internal anxieties. One Slide for Every Two Minutes : Death by Powerpoint is real. However… More Images, Less Words : Don’t load up slides with a bunch of facts, figures, text. Sign up for my monthly newsletter by clicking here. . Be Effective. Be Effective.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Do you follow particular religious holidays, but arent showing up in your calendar? In this case, I dont have to worry about taking extra days off, since I dont really follow the religious holidays that I was brought up with, which in turn, are part of the regular holidays that come up each year.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 21, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Meetings , Productivity Y ou’re walking around the office and someone comes up to you, asking for a pen. Home About Me Advertise Do You Have a Pen? You search your pockets and realize that you don’t have one. Has this ever happened to you?

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 15, 2016

We have been busy, busy, busy finalising the programme and speakers – I am so excited about this year’s line-up. It can be easy for assistants to justify training on tasks such as Excel or PowerPoint, but you probably spend much more time organising business trips. And a whole load of helpful hints.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

As for the DST, it really does mess things up. Do you have trouble trying to figure out the time zone for each meeting in Microsoft Outlook ? I am currently in the process of doing this for one of my managers. I need to book meetings for him to travel to firms all over Canada. Dont know how thrilled my wife would be though.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. Come up with a plan on how you are going to improve in the areas you identified as needing improvement. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

Ctrl + Home moves the cursor to the beginning of the open file or document and Ctrl + End moves the cursor to the end of the open file or document, but if you are in the middle of a document and want to select everything from there down, press Ctrl + Shift + End or if you want to select everything from there up, press Ctrl + Shift + Home.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Visit Travel Zoo for the most up-to-date best deals you can find on the internet. I originally wrote a post on this entitled " Travel Plans " explaining that you can use Travelocity and Expedia to find the best deals. Theres even a better site that helps you find the best deals on these and other airlines, hotels and car rental agencies.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

I take the bus to work and I often see people getting on a busy bus and then going through their backpack or purse looking for their bus tickets and holding up the line. I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. no tickets.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2007

You can find instructions to setting up this software here and the software download page here. Heres a free piece of software that was recently released that can do just that. In the near future, Blackberries, Apple iCals and many different types of phones will be supported on this software as well.

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