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10 reasons to attend Assist 2016

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few months I have been busy behind the scenes working on the programme for Assist 2016. There will be a number of specific skills based sessions for assistants, including an interactive workshop from Heather White , founder of Smarter Networking, on that all important question ‘what are you good at?’

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. There are definite skills required to be a good minute taker and I’ve listed some of them below: Listening. Check out my post here for tips on how to listen for the message.

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News from Assist 2016

Practically Perfect PA

I am absolutely delighted to announce the Assist Conference 2016 programme. During the course of the conference we will look at all manner of things that will help assistants improve their skill sets and remain relevant as the industry changes. The post News from Assist 2016 appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

Practically Perfect PA

Those people who write the minutes probably use their own version of shorthand (tips on how to do this are covered in this post ), text language or EasyScript. It was a very handy skill to have! … They would’ve thought that this would be a must have skill to be able to take minutes. Shorthand a necessity then… .

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After Nearly Two Decades of Nonstop Adventuring, One Family Shares Tips For a Successful Life on the Go

Success

in 2016, Ali and Patrick told their children they’d be meeting friends once they got to the campground. In the Schultes’ case, Patrick’s trading skills proved essential to their long-term travels. As the Schultes drove in their motor home across the U.S. The only life Ouest had ever known was on the road or in the water.

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After Nearly Two Years of Nonstop Adventuring, One Family Shares Tips For a Successful Life on the Go

Success

in 2016, Ali and Patrick told their children they’d be meeting friends once they got to the campground. In the Schultes’ case, Patrick’s trading skills proved essential to their long-term travels. The post After Nearly Two Years of Nonstop Adventuring, One Family Shares Tips For a Successful Life on the Go appeared first on SUCCESS.

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9 Ways to Be a Better Communicator

Success

But good communication skills don’t grow overnight; good communication takes planning, preparation and consistent practice. So, we asked the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) for their 9 best tips to be better at communicating. This article was published in September 2016 and has been updated. Which one will you try first?

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