Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Your boss calls you up and tells you that you need to add an agenda to this meeting, but you don’t want everyone to get the meeting request again and have to accept/decline it. Trust me, people start to get irritated when this happens over and over again.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2007

Plan out an agenda of all points that will need to be discussed. The Timekeeper would make sure each topic is covered within the amount of time mentioned on the agenda. If the person isnt responsible for any of the items discussed in this meeting, dont invite them. Delegate a person to be a a Facilitator, a Timekeeper and a Scribe.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2008

In my case, I am lucky, since I only have to track calls for myself and use my daily journal or agenda (call it what you will) to make notes. Do you wish that you could be able to track calls and make sure that you have all of the details in place? This happens to everyone from time to time.

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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. Just as you are prepared for meetings, events, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 10, 2012

tags: client, female business owner, coach, speaker, loves dogs, attended X event, connected on Twitter, comments on my blog). All of the contact information that you want is in one place - emails, faxes, appts, tasks, file attachments.  Tag triggered automatic follow-ups with customers or internal tasks. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

When you start the day, you have a plan and can be proactive rather than just reacting to events. " The concept of overwhelm exists because we've allowed external influences to affect our internal peace and despite shocked looks, allowing "overwhelm" is a conscious choice. Stop The Madness!

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