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A day in the life: Lorna Cowan, Visit Belfast

Practically Perfect PA

She has worked at Visit Belfast for the last 5 years and she is a member of the @BelfastPAs networking group. I recently visited Belfast on holiday and I can confirm that tourism is booming which can only mean that Lorna is one busy PA! . The agenda is usually lengthy and I always come out with a long list of actions!

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Whose meeting is it anyway?

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Does it matter if we go to office party?

Laughing all the Way to Work

At our local IAAP chapter dinner we heard a speaker from an etiquette protocol company Savoir-Faire and she suggested that it was very important to go to the office party because it was more about protocol and networking and how you are viewed as a team player than socializing. And by golly, I think she is right!

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The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

Well, if this person is a productivityist — or at least needs to look at becoming more productive — then you should give The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2012 a good look. Macbundler Holiday Bundle. Agenda Calendar. The post The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide appeared first on Productivityist.

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Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Today's.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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Meeting preparation.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home

Laughing all the Way to Work

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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.