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Help Desk

Practically Perfect PA

Stapler and staples – Always always get the best stapler your company can afford and use the same brand staples as the stapler. Internal envelops – I go through dozens of these a week. Calendar – For quick reference I have a one sheet per day calendar block on my desk. Eraser – for correcting mistakes.

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So you’ve been asked to organise an event… now what?

Practically Perfect PA

Considering this task is not the staple part of our profession I can still imagine your answer to be ‘quite often’. A clear and concise statement about the purpose of the event should be written down so that you can refer back to it during the organisational process. How often do you organise events? Why are you holding an event?

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Looking for Great Deals For Your Office?

Professional Assistant Blog

Do you feel that you could find better buys, not just by going to the different stores such as Staples or Grand & Toy , but online as well? By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you the person that purchases stationary and other items for your department?

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Colour Coding Works.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Answering Reader Mail: Creating a Good Relationship with Other Assistants

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

So just wanted to say hello to all my international readers too! :) This is her question: “ I am located internationally and I've been reading your articles. Having the extra set of supplies for them makes it so much easier for them to do any final stapling or leaving notes for my executive.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

          Dr. Shannon Reece Reece International LLC. Evernote allows me to upload, add, bookmark, etc anything that I would like to store as a "note" for future reference. Shred All Your Papers At Once, Credit Cards And Even Staples, Instead Of Spending Hours Feeding In Each Item.

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How to take meeting minutes like a professional

BMT Office Administration

Meeting minutes are a staple of all Board meetings, and many internal company meetings, as they serve as an official written record of a meeting to aid in future decision-making and fill in employees who couldn’t attend. For future reference. To remind employees/team members of specific tasks assigned to them.