Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Organize With Social Bookmarking! By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 03, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity D o you find articles on this site intriguing? You can also use these services to organize yourself by adding "tags" or keywords to the articles that youve saved.

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Tips From T. Marie

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Bookcase filled with industry appropriate books, an executive desk (or depending on your position a utilitarian desk), phone, computer, desk chair and perhaps one or two chairs for clients to sit in. Look for fun desktop organization pieces at places like Target , The Container Store or Poppin. A small one holds my monitor on top.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MAY 17, 2012

Here are some ideas for utilizing this upcoming slow time productively: Organize and clean your office. Create more efficient organizing systems for your office. Organize your folders. Go through the business cards you collected and follow up. Reconnect with business associates and former clients.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 8, 2022

Once you’re confident that everything is in order, then you can include the website address on your resume, business cards, social media profiles (especially LinkedIn), and professional association profiles. Make sure to add it to your email signature and reference lists, too.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 17, 2012

Today our excerpt is from the book, Who Took My Pen … Again? Building your network is about more than just shaking hands and collecting business cards. Networking will help you obtain a new position, help your organization gain or keep customers! Outside Your Organization. on the chapter titled Networking.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

JUNE 16, 2011

Here are some ideas for utilizing this slow time productively: Organize and clean your office. Create more efficient organizing systems for your office. Organize your folders. Go through the business cards you collected and follow up. Reconnect with business associates and former clients.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2013

Administrative professionals play a critical role within companies – one that demands a great deal of organization and skill across a wide range of areas. Booking travel – Concur helps ensure that corporate travel is booked within policy before the trip is taken and reconciles expenses after travel is completed.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

One: Develop an organized way to maintain your new contact info. Contact Keeper makes great products to save business cards and keep notes and other important info on new contacts. Thanks to Jonda Beattie of Time Space Organization.   What is your most effective technique? Keep It Going! Make Time, Take Action.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Get out all those business cards that are collecting dust in your desk drawer, or reach out to past colleagues or clients, and personally invite them to register for your teleclass. With a little bit of thought and forward-planning you can ensure your teleclass is a success and generates a ton of new leads for you.

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Clutter Coach

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

You don’t generally pick up one book or one coaster and realize, yes, this is the thing that’s causing clutter in my house! For me, the trigger to declutter is when I have trouble finding something in there because a mass of receipts, tissues, gum wrappers, business cards and whatnot has built up. That’s okay.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2011

If you’re not familiar with Evernote, it’s an application that helps you get organized and remember everything. If you organize and tag your notes as you go, they will be easier to find, using Evernote’s powerful search. See a book you want to read? What is Evernote? Evernote can clean your office.

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 5, 2011

It saves embarrassment after running out of business cards and avoids the loss of data due to losing a small piece of paper. Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite: The iPhone application, Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite, is an online service that allows a busy entrepreneur to access their Microsoft Office Productivity Suite.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients.   It's also kinda fun to use. 

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 3, 2008

A VA can help you here by designing custom cards, calendars, flyers, postcards, brochures, or any other promotional item. #2 2 Organizing and maintaining your mailing list. Or is it on bits of paper and business cards that you’ve collected over several months, or even years? Do you even have a mailing list?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   This is the back of my card as a sample of what I mean: Creating Your Online Business Card An online business card is one site that lists all of your connection points online.  Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

The GAINS model (which Leslie contributed to the best-selling book, Business by Referral ) is truly one of the most powerful and effective methods I’ve encountered for building relationships. N-Networks —What groups or organizations are they a member of? Thank you Leslie! What skills are they looking to develop?

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

The GAINS model (which Leslie contributed to the best-selling book, Business by Referral ) is truly one of the most powerful and effective methods I’ve encountered for building relationships. N-Networks —What groups or organizations are they a member of? Thank you Leslie! What skills are they looking to develop?

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MARCH 27, 2014

I think welcome packages are a wonderful way to show a new client that your company is organized, professional, thoughtful, and ready to work with them. Other items you can include in your welcome package are your W-9 form, business cards and company brochures.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 14, 2009

Home About Me Advertise "Checking In" to a Better Flight By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Productivity , Research , Travel Y ou get an urgent e-mail from your boss asking you to book a flight and hotel. The time finally comes when your boss is flying out to that all important business trip.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MAY 16, 2013

I think welcome packages are a wonderful way to show a new client that your company is organized, professional, thoughtful, and ready to work with them. Other items you can include in your welcome package are your W-9 form, business cards and company brochures.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Productivity D o you have trouble trying to book several managers’ meetings, yet you have access to their calendars in Microsoft Outlook 2007? Home About Me Advertise Overlapping Calendars In Microsoft Outlook?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

Working at an organizations’ head office, we see a lot of paper. Business cards can be filed in a book, or scanned to keep electronic copies of the cards, which can later be searched by name or keyword. Organize your office heart. Once your office is organized, keep it that way! Keep it clean.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Research , Travel A re you trying to book a flight, hotel or car rental for your manager? Home About Me Advertise Finding The Best Travel Deals - Online! Do you feel like you are going to lots of websites to find the best deal?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

Business cards can be filed in a book, or scanned to keep electronic copies of the cards, which can later be searched by name or keyword. Organize your office heart. You may have business documents items which have more of a sentimental or morale value: photos, letters from clients, awards, etc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Using Microsoft Outlook Calendar Properly By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you trying to book a meeting with someone or a group of people?

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? Do you need to have some sort of written confirmation to make sure that the reservation has been booked? Do you feel that you could be doing this faster?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? All e-mail distribution lists are bolded.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 16, 2011

.  If your business is about selling cute bunny outfits, the picture might be appropriate!      Keep all your business letterhead, logos contacts, etc. in an organized system where you can readily reach them even at 3:00 AM when you barely have one eye open. This means putting away old files too.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 10, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by James of Organize IT. How many blogs, online tools, software and books are there nowadays providing the latest, fashionable way to hit the peak of productivity?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Work With Stephanie « Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result @QuietSpacing | Main | Organize Your Ideas and Watch Them Unfold » Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Yellow Post-It Notes By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you looking for some innovative ways on using your yellow Post-It notes? Heres an article I found on a fellow Administrative Assistants website for some great uses.

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On The Job

JANUARY 4, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, January 4, 2010 Eat your salad first, and other career strategies Every year I get loads of candy over the holidays, and every year I feel compelled to eat it as fast as possible.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

It also helped me write my two books! So, recycle those papers you have written and turn them into your next blog or book! I've recently launched my own blog and those articles will reappear there, and one day they may be re-purposed again into a book. Don't Write Your Book. Talk Your Book.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2007

Take classes, read a book, read current events about new trends that are happening in your field. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Expand your mind.

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MARCH 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 03, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Brian McCullough of TheJobBored.com. But even if you don’t go to such lengths, the key to surviving downtimes is to make sure you have copied your address book over to all your email accounts.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. I will explain this later. I am going to show you how to record a simple macro function and to implement it.

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