Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. If you’re a VA in the area interested in participating in this FREE event, drop me a line at ktcosmos at LooseEnds dot net and I’ll send you the particulars. Attendance will require a computer as she will be using GoToMeeting to conduct the session. Loose Ends.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 November, 2009 Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home I had a good tip from my boss that I have used to help me prepare him for meetings whether they are away or at home. Follow up with the meeting organizer to request agenda and/or meeting materials, pre-reading, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 27, 2010

  (I learned this the hard way when I was in 6th grade and the adult I was with locked her keys in the car during a terrible snow storm.  Assume they want to learn. If you are an evening person and you plan last thing, make sure you are looking at the next day's agenda!   Don't let this be you!)

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 September, 2009 Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles I recently arrived in Atlanta, Georgia to attend OfficeArrow s Lift Summit on Social Media. Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. Never underestimate what you can learn from other assistants. Learning from each other is a necessity. (New Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 March, 2010 Are you prepared? 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. Lets enjoy our day together.© no tickets. Do I have everything? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 August, 2010 Pass it on. I also drag items from my Inbox if someone sends me an email to advise they will be sending an agenda or some other item by a certain date. Other ways you can learn new things is to: Subscribe to feeds from various admin or business sites. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Anchoring the system in the tickler file: You will find your "Next action" sheets, your project sheets, agendas, documents you need to work with, etc. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! all in your tickler file--and will use that as the way of reminding yourself of what you need to do.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 July, 2009 Psst! She had an agenda and was going to let him have it. 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! Lets enjoy our day together.© Hi, how are you?,"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 September, 2008 Going Checklist Crazy I am organizing a Board meeting and I have checklists and to-do lists coming out of my ears. 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!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. I thought it would be helpful for those just entering the administrative field to know some of the things I have learned over the years. Once you have a handle on that, then you can go about learning your job. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© 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. 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

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The Marq

MAY 9, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Inane Laws Weekly Rant Last week I learned that we may not take our annual camping trip. ATTS is an independent body with no agenda to promote one breed over another. So, my wife, friend and I decided we may go on a road-trip instead. TheMarq.com. All rights reserved.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. At the same time business failure is far less an issue, as the risk associated with these ventures is very small, with the right mental attitude of the entrepreneur towards failure, the learning effect of a failure can be enormous. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 February, 2010 Minute taking made easier. 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. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 6, 2010

If it’s a friendship, see if the person at the end is not having any hidden agendas which will break up the validation process at some point. An Incredibly Fast Homework Now, that you learned a few things about validation, I’m going to propose you a little exercise, using the simple rules above. Did you learned something?

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 18, 2010

As time goes by I’ve learned to look forward for these types of encounters. Most of the time, digital friendships last as long as the underlying hidden agenda’s of both parties last. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 May, 2009 Word and Outlook 2007 tips I use Word 2007 at my new job and have never really had a chance to go through it to find the quick tips and how-tos that I had in Word 2003. 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

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Well, I dont. I think productivity means having a life while still getting things done. Introducing Assess - Decide - Do my life management framework. As simple or as complicated as you see fit. {

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I give them time and attention because I do learn things that I can make valuable for my situation, but I wouldn’t pay (for instance) for advice on being a professional blogger when I have no ambitions in that direction. Experts tell us we learn in spirals, NOT in straight lines. Bengt´s last blog. Powered by frugal

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 9, 2010

If yes, I’d be happy to learn yours either in the comments or in your own blog posts. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. After all, you can’t please everybody and everyone has their own agenda. Well, I dont.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Let’s hope in hundred years from now people will see this era not only as the “Information Age&# , but also the age when we learned to live a better work/life balance, in tune with our emotional and social needs as individuals, families and society as a whole.

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Brilliantly Better

MAY 27, 2010

Am I going to learn something new? I think I started to spend more time doing my homework than actually learning and living. I have appointments in my agenda and tasks to be done. Or you may wake up learning that your partner is not the person you though he/she was. Am I going to finish my homework during the break?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Learn to say "no" sometimes! Saying "NO" Is An Important Time Management Technique Learn to say NO! You could try EFT or the Sedona Method, or a simple, easy to learn and use exercise called.you guessed it: Dissolving Overwhelm. Learn To Say 'No' Decline doing what is not of value to you.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Tip #2: When writing for others, be sure to retain copyright. When I was a graduate student, I was mildly surprised to learn that a thesis statement could expand into an entire thesis. I take my best content and turn it into workshops and allow people to play with and I hope learn from the ideas. I like to take it live!

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