Practically Perfect PA

MAY 8, 2017

Extensive Diary Management, arranging meetings and ensuring meeting clashes don’t occur. Best New Employee and the Manager’s Award – Best and Fairest. Also being accepted into the Institute of Administrative Management at Member level. Also PA Life and Small PDF – This is a great website for converting PDF’s.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday. Start with the 4 D’s of Effective Paper Management : DO IT. It adds up.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2017

With that in mind, I’m going to give you my four top tips when creating presentations and then I will show you some tools that will help you create something a little different. If your presentation contains charts make sure every chart is on a separate slide and is up on the screen when your manager refers to it. Speaker deck.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2017

With that in mind, I’m going to give you my four top tips when creating presentations and then I will show you some tools that will help you create something a little different. If your presentation contains charts make sure every chart is on a separate slide and is up on the screen when your manager refers to it. Speaker deck.

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PowerPoint Social Media PDF USPS 189

Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

When the HVAC system was installed, someone thought we might want the user manual for the system: a 400 page PDF document. Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday or at least until someone cleans out those files. Manage your “to read” pile.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 8, 2017

Extensive Diary Management, arranging meetings and ensuring meeting clashes don’t occur. Best New Employee and the Manager’s Award – Best and Fairest. Also being accepted into the Institute of Administrative Management at Member level. Also PA Life and Small PDF – This is a great website for converting PDF’s.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 20, 2017

Putting in the time up front and investing in the right tools is absolutely essential to creating an efficient paperless home office. Tools To start, gather your paperless tools. With the addition of multiple cables, it is a good idea to purchase cable management solutions to avoid a tangled mess.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

There are many tools at our fingertips that help to increase how productive we are. Apps are just one of these tools available (and often free). I love this tool on my desktop or on my phone because it helps me update every social media platform from one place, at one time. This really applies to all roles. Call Please.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Think about how Microsoft Outlook has revolutionised diary and email management , we are so reliant on Outlook (and its equivalients) these days and we will be for a long time to come yet. We all use the same tools to create presentations. It is also important because technology really does enable us to be better at our jobs.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

I also use it as a reminder tool for important things. The PDF reader is also great. Update: My Nokia E71 Smart Phone has been upgraded to BlackBerry Bold 9780 which is doing a better job specially on Task Management and Alerts. See what are my Top 3 BlackBerry Productivity Tools here. Olympus Voice Recorder.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The NOW Year: A Practical Guide to Calendar Management has just been released and is available at the Productivityist Store. The initial release is in PDF format only, with future updates to include EPUB and Kindle formats. NOW is the time. Those who pre-ordered will have received their download links already (or will be shortly).

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Finding the right tools to manage your business can be time consuming. Virtual Assistant Manager is a website that I recently stumbled upon which helps you and/or your organization thrive in this type of environment. No need to access multiple tools to access your information. All communication history is saved.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Does the business provide all necessary tools or equipment or does the worker provide their own tools? Some expenses may be included on independent contractor invoices, but the basic tools or programs required to complete the work are often provided by the contractor. You may e-file or submit the forms on paper via the mail.

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

It is a full featured money management app to track where and how you are spending your pennies. They do have an upgrade to a pro version for around $20 a year, which allows multiple users, exporting into popular MS Office formats and PDF. Utilize the iPhone app craze and freely manage your money. moneyStrands.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? This has become a great tool for me, since I have to make reservations on a regular basis for my managers.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Ebooks The easiest way to create an ebook is to convert your printed book to a PDF document. Book formats on Smashwords include PDF documents and formats that can be read by ebook readers and devices like Kindle, Sony Reader, iPod, and Palm. Below are some ideas for earning money from products and services other than print books.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Ebooks The easiest way to create an ebook is to convert your printed book to a PDF document. Book formats on Smashwords include PDF documents and formats that can be read by ebook readers and devices like Kindle, Sony Reader, iPod, and Palm. Below are some ideas for earning money from products and services other than print books.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

AUGUST 2, 2012

If you have Microsoft Word, an information product can be created as a PDF file. ” It’s basically like creating another marketing tool for yourself, while increasing your credibility. You can do some research or take what you know now and put together a basic downloadable product in as little as a few hours.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Productivity D o you have trouble trying to book several managers’ meetings, yet you have access to their calendars in Microsoft Outlook 2007? Home About Me Advertise Overlapping Calendars In Microsoft Outlook?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Research , Travel A re you trying to book a flight, hotel or car rental for your manager? Home About Me Advertise Finding The Best Travel Deals - Online! Do you feel like you are going to lots of websites to find the best deal?

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Productivityist

AUGUST 14, 2015

I have my tools in place and they are working for me. As for my task management system, I’m spending more time working in Asana with team-based stuff and I’m keeping a close eye on OmniFocus as it still holds some of my longer-term individual projects. So I generally don’t work out as much as I used to.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

  In fact, most of us have more paper to manage today than ever before.   Eliminate a lot of paper by having your statements sent to you electronically in PDF format.    If you are one that does not read them, go to your management website and elect to either stop the mailings or change them to email. 

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Step It Up VA Coaching

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

If you have Microsoft Word, an information product can be created as a PDF file. It’s basically like creating another marketing tool for yourself, while increasing your credibility. You can do some research or take what you know now and put together a basic downloadable product in as little as a few hours.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

  I like to share various tools that help to make you more productive. We started by asking this question: What tech tools (office machine, gadget, hardware, software or online tools) could you not live without, why and where can we find it?  I am just thrilled at the ways this tool has streamlined our operations!

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

About 90% of my work comes in the form of e-mails, since I want to be able to track anything and everything that managers and fellow staff members send me. Here are 9 steps to creating an e-mail template in Microsoft Outlook : On the Tools menu, click Options , then click the Mail Format tab. On the File menu, click Save As.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

To add your countrys or any religious holidays that you follow into your Outlook calendar, follow these 3 simple steps: Click Tools, Options, and then Calendar Options. This should help your manager as well. Of course, the rest of us had to follow this schedule and would have to take time off during these periods.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2009

One piece of advise that I give myself on a regular basis so that I dont feel overwhelmed is to break your tasks down into manageable chunks. Then I would open up the applications associated with the next task. Whats next? Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2008

as your client relationship manager (CRM)? Home About Me Advertise Free ACT! CRM) Video Tutorials By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you using ACT! If you’re looking to purchase ACT! I am sure that this will beef up your productivity with the system. Whats next?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Excel"ing to Create Subtotal Row Totals By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity Y our manager sends you an e-mail with a spreadsheet attached. I recently ran into this problem as well.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 26, 2008

To combat these problems, here are some tips you can follow: Boredom: Ask your manager or fellow colleagues to see if they need help with anything. Youre there to get paid and get that promotion or raise, so make yourself and your manager proud. People generally gossip at work due to boredom, insecurity, wanting to belong.

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Get Organized!

APRIL 8, 2009

Each sheet includes 8 - 10 labels and is in PDF format, which makes for easy printing. If you need a quick way to create tags for your next organizing project, look no further than the Free Label Templates from Home Organization Online. Sign up below or go here for more info.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

Then, you need to assign tasks to each goal, where you break the goal down into manageable chunks. Narrow them down to the amount that you can manage (usually 3 - 5), but some people can do more or less. Having a to-do list can be very helpful in accomplishing your tasks, but also setting goals. Next, add a time frame to each task.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2007

If they prompt you to get it done right away (if this is not your immediate supervisor), make sure to let your manager know. They are there to help, since they are managing you. If you feel that your manager thinks of you this way, talk to them about it, but in a professional manner. Dont feel that you are not doing your job.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2007

Hotel managers and catering companies are also getting rave reviews about good branding quality. Some even drink way too much - 2 cups of regular strength coffee is enough. This is actually good for your heart and has many health benefits as well. Upscale coffee brands are becoming the norm in many offices across the world.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 29, 2008

Since I help out a staff of 30, which includes 6 managers, I constantly am away from my desk doing different tasks such as going to the printer on the other side of the office or bringing rush items to the mail room. Are you the type of person that needs to run between your desk and other places on a regular basis? I am one of these people.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

  Some say the traditional paper planner is the best, while others swear by their smart-phone or on line tool.  "   They provide tips to help you decide as well as some recommended tools. If paper works for you (as it does for me and so many others), we can be happy that we have a tool that works!

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