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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

Success

According to Paul Osincup , corporate trainer, humor strategist and author of the forthcoming book, The Humor Habit , we are all suffering from a condition he refers to as “chronic seriousness.” Finally, adding comedy to otherwise mundane presentations can really make a difference. Insert funny memes and videos into the presentation.

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Choosing the Best Administrative Assistant or Executive Assistant Conference

Office Dynamics

The flow of the agenda – is there time for networking? So attendees have to take a bunch of photos of the PowerPoint slides as the speaker presents. Will you be able to use the conference as a reference guide after the conference? Speakers – are they polished professionals? Do they walk their talk? Hallway conversations?

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How to Track Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Maintain Professional Certifications

Eat Your Career

For example, the content of the learning needs to be directly related to the body of knowledge used for the certification and cannot be a sales-oriented presentation. I can earn CEUs (or PDUs as they’re referred to) in many ways. It must be a learning activity, though the cost of the activity is not necessarily relevant.

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Make Educated Decisions When Choosing an Administrative Conference (Part 1 of 6)

Office Dynamics

Will you be able to use them as a reference guide after the training? The flow of the agenda – is there time for networking? Talked to or involved and be able to do activities with other attendees when a speaker is presenting. Inquire about the quality of the workshop materials? Do they provide robust information?

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Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

If you don’t have everything (or anything at all) documented, there’s no time like the present to get started! This not only aids in creating a comprehensive procedural document for future use, but also provides a reference for the new hire to revisit as needed while they’re learning the ropes.

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Effective Committee meeting management

Practically Perfect PA

The agenda. The Committee chair will normally finalise the meeting’s agenda but you can certainly help by drafting the initial version. Every agenda should have the following details: The name of the Committee meeting. If you do write the minutes at Committee meetings refer back to my previous blog for handy hints and tips.

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Effective Committee meeting management

Practically Perfect PA

The agenda. The Committee chair will normally finalise the meeting’s agenda but you can certainly help by drafting the initial version. Every agenda should have the following details: The name of the Committee meeting. If you do write the minutes at Committee meetings refer back to my previous blog for handy hints and tips.