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Teach Your Executive How to Work with You

Office Dynamics

For years I have coached executives and assistants how to implement processes on everything from daily huddles to debrief meetings, managing email, travel planning, and holding quarterly strategic meetings. For example, maybe you can think of a better way to spruce up your executive’s PowerPoint presentation. Show it to him.

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Strategies for Advancing Your Career Outside of Administrative Services

Office Dynamics

For example, here are a few of the most common roles that may be a great fit for assistants, depending on your skills and interests: Project Manager. For example, if you’re interested in graphic design, offer to redesign a PowerPoint presentation for your executive, or create a new cover sheet for reports. Event Planner.

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Some training suggestions for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

We have to be experts at IT, we have to have great people skills and we have to be assertive and confident to be able to handle all of the daily tasks asked of us! Most organisations that I have worked for offer Word, Excel and Powerpoint courses. office management. social media management. Exhibition and trade shows.

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Top Communication Tips for Administrative Assistants

Office Dynamics

Use assertive communication skills to manage these situations. A copy of the PowerPoint presentation outlining all the critical information covered (if applicable). Do you hold grudges? Did someone at work say something that upset you? Or maybe they ignored you and that bothered you. Best of luck! Pacific Time).

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5 Reasons Why Office Admins are the New Power Job

Office Dynamics

Whether it’s finding the right caterer, meeting global counterparts from international office locations or brushing off your creative skills to whip up a spiffy PowerPoint presentation, you love tackling projects outside of your job scope (and even get excited at the opportunity!). In Good Company.

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Links Roundup – August 24, 2010

Administrative Arts

What I’m Reading: Add Transition Sounds to PowerPoint Slides [link]. What I’m Reading: Manage Time in Front of a Computer Screen with Eyes Relax [link]. What I’m Reading: Administrative Assistant Blog, Executive Assistant – Administrative Assistants Assert Themselves… [link].

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

We need to be assertive and show our bosses how much better they can function if the administrative jobs are taken care of by us. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? Confessions of a Micro-Manager ► September (3) The Advertising Game Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles We live in an Acronym Happy World.