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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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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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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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Free Webinar Teaches You How to Develop Your Persuasion Skills

Office Dynamics

As we celebrate 25 years in business we’re offering a free webinar each month for administrative professionals to continue their skill development and learn more about who we are and what we offer the administrative profession. How to get training at work. • How to sell your ideas. • How to negotiate. • How to be a sales person.

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Choosing Administrative Training That’s Right for You

Office Dynamics

As 2016 comes to an end, I hope you are working on your goals for your 2017 development. The challenge may come when you realize there are a plethora of training programs, conferences, webinars and other learning events for administrative assistants and executive assistants. We limit our on-site training classes to 25.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

Assertion is a skill that can be learned like any other. Some tips to get you started: Start small. Paterson has people who take his assertiveness training make reservations at a restaurant, then call back a couple of hours later and cancel. While Joy is skilled in assertiveness, she sometimes reaches her limit.

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3 Tips to Organize Your Executive & Team Members

Office Dynamics

3 Tips for Organizing Your Executive & Team Members. But if you’re willing to learn a person’s preferences, and not foist your own on him or her, you can help this person develop systems to stay organized by following these tips. © 2016 Julie Perrine International, LLC. Time Management Tips to Keep You Moving Forward.

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