Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 24, 2017

Check out my post here for tips on how to listen for the message. Ensure you turn up to the meeting having read the agenda, any background papers, the minutes of the previous meeting and with all the tools you need to take the minutes whether that be pen, highlighter, paper, recording device, laptop or iPad. Assertiveness.

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All Things Admin

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the book How to Keep House While Drowning , KC Davis has a chapter on rhythms, not routines. For example, you may allocate specific time periods throughout the day to check email or send out meeting agendas and reminders. We must learn to work with our brains instead of against them.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2016

Coming together is better than fighting for your own agenda. When you are trying to create change, whether in a process or for the administrative community in your organization, it is much easier to be persuasive when there is a group. Learn simplification techniques from each other. I learned a great shortcut in Outlook.

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Who's the Real Boss?

AUGUST 31, 2020

So in short, there is no hard and fast instruction on how to take the perfect minutes – as what works well for one EA in one business, may not suit another, as what’s expected by one Executive Chair will always be different to another. I started frantically googling, ‘how to write minutes?’ So, start reading!

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Plus it is embarrassing to the leader or the administrative person who set the schedule. Many administrators are now handling their leader’s pre-read meeting materials by printing, reviewing and flagging them as appropriate. Gone are the days when administrators simply reserved a conference room and readied it for the meeting!).

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

We sat down with an extraordinary group of Admin panelists who spoke on the Power of the Strategic Partnership: – Major difference between serving as an Administrative Professional and one who also serves as a Strategic Partner. – How do you prepare yourself to become a Strategic Partner? – ” BE READY TO LEARN.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Professional organization membership offers a range of benefits, including webinars, resources, and community. Below are a few administrative professional organizations to consider. International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 12, 2015

It’s been a long, hard, fascinating journey and I am forever grateful to the thousands of assistants and administrators I have met and served; the hundreds of companies who believed in me and investing in their administrative professionals’ development; the hundreds of executives I have met who have been champions for the profession.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

To prepare a minute template simply use your agenda and put it in minute format. Under each agenda heading you can then record the appropriate information when you are in the meeting. I use the meeting agenda as an index with each item as a tab number. My battery power died half way through the meeting. Great blog, Patricia.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

If you become timid when it comes to speaking in a group meeting, provided you know what the agenda items are prior to the meeting, put them in writing in proposal form and give them to the Chair before the meeting or slide them to him during the meeting. So, how do you maintain a cordial working relationship with this ‘thought thief?’

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Below are a few tips so the task is not as daunting: Filling in the blanks I take minutes on a laptop so it is easy to make a template ahead of time which is based on the agenda. I put the items from the agenda on the template in the same order and with a space to put the discussion and decisions/actions from the meeting.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. From the young cadet who waited while I got my subway pass and directed me to the downtown core, to the man who recommended the High Museum and Atlanta Aquarium and gave me directions on how to get there. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc. Depending on how formal the meeting is, you may need to draft an agenda for your boss’s review and forward to meeting participants in advance of the meeting. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. Where is the meeting being held?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

I tend to keep my scheduling sheets in chronological order and each morning I go through them to see if there is any action I need to take, i.e. follow up to ask for an agenda or see if I can start scheduling. Never underestimate what you can learn from other assistants. Learning from each other is a necessity. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

The night before I go to a Board meeting, I review all my templates, agendas, binder, attendance sheets and everything I am going to need or might need. Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:45 PM Labels: adminisrative assistant , administrative professional , being organized , being prepared Reactions: 1 comments: Anonymoussaid.

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The Office Professionals Place

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

How to deal with it: If you work with someone who does not like to share information or it seems as you are left in the dark, ask questions. How to deal with it: These types of managers believe in facts and statistics. How to deal with it: Provide written materials and information about the training or workshop you wish to attend.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

Under Leader, click the leader option that suits your needs i.e. ……1 or --1 Click OK Type text you want i.e. Agenda as in example below. If you want to turn off the Check Grammar with Spelling and only enable the Check Spelling, here is how to do it. How to set Out-of-Office Assistant Tools, Out-of-Office Assistant.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

Hi, how are you?," She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. Posted by Patricia Robb at 11:29 AM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , bad moods at the office , crankogram Reactions: 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Join me for a Webinar, Sept.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

I mentioned this to our team of admins at one of our meetings so when one of my co-workers found out how to do something they thought to share it with the team. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. So how can we know what we dont know? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 8:41 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , administrative professional , being professional , professional assistant , working smart Reactions: 4comments: Evesaid. Patricia, I am continually impressed by how helpful your wonderful blog is. Thanks for sharing. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:16 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , agenda , checklist , executive assistant , minutes , motions , professional assistant , to-do list , voting Reactions: Newer Post Older Post Home Join me for a Webinar, Sept. Being organized helps de-clutter any task and makes it more manageable and doable.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

It is actually the same bring-forward system that I learned in high school, back in the 1970s, but in all my career had never needed to use until now. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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