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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. The agenda is usually lengthy and I always come out with a long list of actions! I’ve recently become involved in setting up the Belfast PA Networking Group with a small group of other PAs. Networking.

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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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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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Arizona Virtual Assistants Retreat

Loosely Speaking

We will use ning.com, a social networking site, to continue brainstorming on how to best serve people who need emergency help. 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. The ideas kept flowing. More ideas.

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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.

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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. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. Where is the meeting being held?

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Your Ideas Suck – A rant on Startups, Investors & Profit

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

A few weeks ago, I spent some time at a networking event for entrepreneurs. First time I had formally “networked” in years - I normally detest networking events, since they’re usually 100% full of consultants looking for clients. In other words, a networking event is the business equivalent of a nightclub filled with men.