All Things Admin

JANUARY 18, 2024

Before we dive into the specifics, let’s talk about why Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote) and Google Workspace (Docs and Slides) are ideal choices for procedures documentation: Accessibility : These suites are the office standards in the business world, making them accessible to most professionals.

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Admin Awards

APRIL 24, 2020

What are their administrative skills? Here are five administrative assistant skills that can help you get hired, succeed on the job and drive your career. They look for individuals who proactively update their administrative assistant skills through training. Industry knowledge. Expertise in software and social media.

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Success

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Researchers have found that women tend to have an expectation of having less influence, which can translate into a resistance to insert themselves even in situations where their skills are valuable. Women also can be more likely to avoid confrontation in the workplace because conflict tends to affect them more negatively than men.

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Success

MAY 23, 2022

Great teams with excellent communication skills can break down because they miss this simple step. Ditch the 35-page PowerPoint deck and explain why your project really matters. Don’t use email as a way to communicate bad news, or as a way to escalate over a peer’s head by copying their boss. Failure to write down decisions.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2017

The skills you gain as an administrative professional can easily transfer to other roles. For example, here are a few of the most common roles that may be a great fit for assistants, depending on your skills and interests: Project Manager. As an assistant, you have many opportunities to stretch your skills and try on different “roles.”

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Office Dynamics

MAY 21, 2019

In today’s competitive marketplace and at the pace this profession is changing, if you do not continually enhance your skills, build new ones, and have a strategy for your career, you will get left in the dust. Points to Consider 1. You need to continually learn and grow. Get your executive to see the long-term payoff. Why shouldn’t you?

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Office Dynamics

MAY 14, 2019

Education wise: What skills do you need to grow? What new skills do you need to learn/develop? So attendees have to take a bunch of photos of the PowerPoint slides as the speaker presents. There are numerous factors to take into consideration when deciding which administrative conference to attend. Start with the end in mind.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

This is a huge benefit to you because you grow your skill set. For example, maybe you can think of a better way to spruce up your executive’s PowerPoint presentation. Or often they are thinking about the time they will have to spend to teach you. It also keeps you from getting bored at work, which is the worst thing to happen!

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

The great thing is that networking is a “soft skill” that can be learned by anyone. Networking comes under the heading of a life-long skill builder. We are all somewhere on the continuum of networking skill strength. And no matter how good you grow at this, you can always set a stretch goal to grow a bit more in this area.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

The great thing is that networking is a “soft skill” that can be learned by anyone. Networking comes under the heading of a life-long skill builder. We are all somewhere on the continuum of networking skill strength. And no matter how good you grow at this, you can always set a stretch goal to grow a bit more in this area.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 12, 2017

Possessing it demonstrates expert-level mastery of the skills required to leverage systems like Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. However, what they are really paying for is not the certificate itself—it’s the value a person can bring to the organization when they have these skills. What really matters is how you use those skills.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 19, 2017

So we asked our attendees what they thought about their career paths, skills development, performance reviews , and any other developmental aspects of their jobs. Look out for and take advantage of networking events and skills development wherever possible. There is no specific PA skills development.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 5, 2017

No PowerPoint . Death by PowerPoint is real peeps! During your team meetings do you need people to present on PowerPoint? There is a lot of evidence to suggest that people need white space to help process their thoughts so regular breaks during long meetings will help with productivity.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2017

As most assistants are advanced users of PowerPoint the temptation to use all of the features can be high. If your organisation does not have standard themes there are lots that you can use online and via PowerPoint. Images are much more visually interesting and can be used to emphasise a point just as well as text.

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PowerPoint Social Media PDF USPS 189

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 16, 2017

As most assistants are advanced users of PowerPoint the temptation to use all of the features can be high. If your organisation does not have standard themes there are lots that you can use online and via PowerPoint. Images are much more visually interesting and can be used to emphasise a point just as well as text.

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PowerPoint Social Media PDF USPS 189

Bonnie Low Kramen

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Clearly, he has skills that we have just begun to tap.” Offer them an opportunity to work on a project that will highlight their PowerPoint design skills or event planning abilities. Give a shout-out in a meeting about a colleague who is not present. “I I think we ought to involve him in leading other XYZ projects.

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All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2021

Whether it’s creating effective systems for minute taking, follow-up on action items, travel planning, procedures documentation, or developing communication systems that are easy for your executives to scan for information, organization is a vital skill for success-minded admins. Using OneNote with PowerPoint (e.g. Printing to OneNote.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 12, 2015

They are the ones who help an organization cope with change -- and you're certainly never going to have the time to do that if you're organizing a PowerPoint for someone else. Will making a Starbucks run really help you learn a new skill or make important alliances? Let me stress that there's nothing wrong with helping.

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Admins4Admins

APRIL 30, 2010

If you’ve thought that people skills could not be much of an issue in determining your own success on the job, think again. Without flexibility, people skills suffer! The Choice is Yours… It’s no secret successful companies seek highly-skilled, self-motivated workers with strong interpersonal skills and communication abilities.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 30, 2016

Best practice guides to support your team needs, this can be anything from minute taking to PowerPoint guides, business development support; 4. Utilising the skills of the wider team. In delegating the drafting of the handbook, it is a great idea to utilise the different strengths and skills of your team. Outcomes for you.

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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. Example: A webinar prep checklist for presenters , listing critical tasks and system checks before speaking. With a Powerful Professional Portfolio.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 20, 2016

Whether it’s finding the right caterer, meeting global counterparts from international office locations or brushing off your creative skills to whip up a spiffy PowerPoint presentation, you love tackling projects outside of your job scope (and even get excited at the opportunity!). Final Thoughts.

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All Things Admin

MAY 18, 2022

Next up, my PowerPoint certification.” At heart, a professional portfolio is all about self-promotion for all of the right reasons – proving your skills in an interview, highlighting your accomplishments at review time, and educating your executive on how to leverage your strengths.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 10, 2015

While everyone must competently use today’s information technology tools, too many of us are ignoring the proven importance and effectiveness of interpersonal communication skills. Use assertive communication skills to manage these situations. Did someone at work say something that upset you? Best of luck! Pacific Time).

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2012

I’ve been glued to my TV screen watching all the different sports and cheering on Team GB, the skills these athletes have are incredible and it is a pleasure watching them compete at the highest level. It got me to thinking about the skills we as assistants have… if we were competing in the office Olympics what events would we excel at?

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 1, 2012

I’ve been glued to my TV screen watching all the different sports and cheering up Team GB, the skills these athletes have are incredible and it is a pleasure watching them compete at the highest level. It got me to thinking about the skills we as assistants have… if we were competing in the office Olympics what events would we excel at?

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PowerPoint 2012 Skills Management 100

Office Dynamics

MARCH 25, 2015

Basically throughout the workshop day, my participants are working in groups, brainstorming, practicing newly-learned skills, giving feedback to each other, writing scripts, role playing, doing creative activities and given feedback by me or our trainers. You need to read your handouts and PowerPoint slides after you attend the webinar.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

The Portfolio captures current-and-building skill levels, recognition, career enhancements, development activities and accomplishments. You and another administrative assistant can both be skilled at PowerPoint but one of you is more advanced; use of video and imagery. What new skills have you gained?

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Once you have put the presentation together you can export the slides to Powerpoint, Keynote, PDF or straight to social media. Featured Key Skills admin administrators assistants EA Executive Assistant Office manager PA Personal Assistant technology Virtual Assistant' Why is it Practically Perfect PA’s technology of the week?

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

As most assistants are advanced users of PowerPoint the temptation to use all of the features can be high. If your organisation does not have standard themes there are lots that you can use online and via PowerPoint. Creative slides will make your boss’s presentation more memorable and this will reflect well on you.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 21, 2015

Canva has many fantastic and easy to use templates which look brilliant compared to standard boring PowerPoint presentations. Assistants are often asked to put together marketing material and presentations. The search function is great and the filters make a standard image really funky.

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 1, 2020

While Executive Assistant responsibilities can vary greatly from one employer to another, the common thread is that a great Executive Assistant must be able to handle anything that is thrown at them with grace and skill. Strong technical skills are an absolute must in this position.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 15, 2013

Remember to link your answer back to the job description but also add other skills you have that the other candidates might not. “I do think that I would be a great asset to the company as I have the skill set that I know you are looking for in the right candidate. Why do you want to work at this company? .

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2016

I am the only person teaching, we go very deep into the material and there is ample time for skill practice. Skill practice for attendees. Do they align with the skills you need to develop or enhance? Video or PowerPoint Presentation? Our World Class Assistant™ Certificate course is limited to 20 attendees.

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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. IT training.

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Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 6, 2018

I’m guessing if you’re reading this you’re seeking ways to build your skills and therefore, your confidence as a public speaker. One Slide for Every Two Minutes : Death by Powerpoint is real. Public speaking is truly a skill honed over time. Don’t worry – you’re not alone. Seriously.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 12, 2012

As a child, you probably heard your parents say more than once that practice makes perfect — especially when it came time to work on your trombone skills or free throws. Ask to observe as the person goes about preparing a PowerPoint, doing research, practicing with notes, warming up, etc. • Use practice to get creative. Push yourself.

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