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Picking up skills along the EA career path

Practically Perfect PA

I worked hard at that job and was rewarded with a promotion to Account Manager in 2006, yay! The Account Manager role was a little side step along my career path but required the same skills I would need in my next role as a PA and Administrative Manager. Getting to grips with calendar and email management.

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How to Avoid Bullet-Hard Emails

Men With Pens

You should hear me when I write an email. Being able to write like you talk – literally – and create a piece that carries all your emphasis, your tone and your feelings so the reader feels you’re right there in the room is an extremely valuable skill. And that’s how it should be. You know what I mean. Not fun at all.

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How to Improve Your Writing Skills by Analyzing Structure

Men With Pens

Upcoming posts will focus on better writing skills, in honor of Damn Fine Words ‘s launch. It’s the only online writing course that teaches you how to improve your writing skills AND get business results. You know that writers need to read to improve their writing skills. Don’t miss it!

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5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses

The Small Business Blog

6 Comments » | Trackback | Share This 6 Responses to “ 5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses &# Dean Soto Said on November 10th, 2009 at 10:32 am I depends on the type of training, but there are two free ways to get free training in presentation skills and sometimes tachnology skills.

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Turbocharge Your Sales

The Small Business Blog

Turbocharge Your Sales by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 03, 2010 With better economic conditions coming soon, there couldn’t be a better time to brush up on your sales skills. We may send you a confirmation email to check you are a real person We are sorry but any violation of the above rules will mean an automatic removal of your comment.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – Sign-Making Service | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Even if you are not creative enough to design your own signs, if you possess the right skills you will be able to manufacture them to order. Skills needed: If you plan on designing signs for others then you will need some skill in graphic design and computer aided design. for wooden signs you will need to know how to carve).

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Women In The Workplace

The Small Business Blog

Yet as soon as these women have a child they are placed on a ‘has-been’ pile with their skills and talents lost. And people claim our country has a skills shortage? I meet these ladies all the time, and often they come from large corporate backgrounds, and have a fantastic skill set. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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