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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

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Home About Me Advertise Thinking Outside the Job Description Box By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog.

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Happy New Year! Now don't forget to put the correct year on your.

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As we head into the New Year it will be easy to forget and put 2008 instead of 2009. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! Now dont forget to put the correct year on your documents. After all, weve been doing it for a whole year now.

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Pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I had no idea this could be done, but I was thrilled when I got her email, but it just proved to me once again that we are all holding on to things we take for granted that others know about. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. Close out of the email and you will be asked to Save the changes.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

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i.e. My boss will send an email with a cc to me and on the last line or buried in the message he will write something like “I have copied Patricia to set up a teleconference at a mutually convenient time.&# Some organizations like you to list the attachments, i.e. Enclosure: 2008 Annual Report. There could be a message for you.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? The importance of having someone to talk to Psst! I'm in a bad mood, pass it on.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. September 19, 2008 Patricia Robb said. September 20, 2008 Anonymoussaid. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Keeping focussed in a busy environment

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 April, 2010 Keeping focussed in a busy environment There are so many distractions in the office -- the telephone, your co-workers, email and your boss! Lets enjoy our day together.© How can you keep focussed when there is just so much going on? Having a to-do list can be a life saver.