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Career development for Assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them

Practically Perfect PA

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops on career development for assistants: 5 common problems and how to solve them. Organisations may not be aware of the benefits of developing assistants.

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Do Not Disturb - Training In Progress

Professional Assistant Blog

If you are on a training course via your computer (WebEx) and listening in to the presenter, you want your full attention on the seminar or workshop that you are attending at your cubicle. Its inevitable, but its part of your job description. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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College May Not be for Everyone, but Education is

The Office Professionals Place

Register for a professional development workshop or seminar. I am sure you have received a brochure advertising a workshop in your area and you filed it in the “rectangular file.&# Microsoft Office is great for providing FREE tutorials online such as in computer software programs Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. Get certified.

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I look like that!!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in a workshop today on presentation skills and one of the things they had us do was present something to the group while they filmed us. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Lets enjoy our day together.© © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 July, 2009 I look like that!! ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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A funny thing happened on the way to the office.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I went to a writing workshop and the woman who was presenting said that comedians are only as funny as their writers. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? How do you plan to be funny in December? With me it is a hit and miss sort of thing and sometimes I am funny, sometimes I am melancholy. How do comedians do it?

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Master the Art of Re-purposing Your Work and You'll Save Multiple Hours - 50 Ideas To Get You Started

Stephanie LH Calahan

I take my best content and turn it into workshops and allow people to play with and I hope learn from the ideas. Reformat into multiple mediums: From an existing article, recreate as a PowerPoint, make a video, hire an illustrator to sketch it out, create a top 10 list from key points. I like to take it live! Monetizing Your Content.