Step It Up VA Coaching

JUNE 26, 2014

Catch up on your filing. But don’t forget your PC – go through and eliminate unused files. Call those folks you met at your last networking event. Go through the business cards you collected and follow up. Go through the business cards you collected and follow up.

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MAY 17, 2012

Catch up on your filing. But don’t forget your PC – go through and eliminate unused files. Call those folks you met at your last networking event. Go through the business cards you collected and follow up. Go through the business cards you collected and follow up.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Falling Behind on Your Follow-Ups? By The Professional Assistant on Monday, December 03, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you falling behind on your follow-ups? Do you want to improve the efficiency of following up with clients? It was a life saver!

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On The Job

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Job fairs are a great chance to practice your networking skills and develop your personal brand pitch. Once you’ve researched the employers, keep your information in files to be reviewed before each conversation. Carry your things in a professional tote or briefcase, and keep your coat hung up or neatly folded over your arm.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 17, 2008 Filed Under: Travel Y ou’re standing in the elevator and everyone is crammed like a can of sardines. This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

JUNE 16, 2011

Catch up on your filing. But don’t forget your PC – go through and eliminate unused files. Call those folks you met at your last networking event. Call those folks you met at your last networking event. Go through the business cards you collected and follow up.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves? By The Professional Assistant on Monday, February 11, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you find that staff members leave their garbage around the kitchen area? Do you get annoyed that you are always the one that has to clean up after them?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday. Keeping your desk and files clutter–free in a paper–filled environment isn’t easy, but a little planning and a little technology can help. It adds up. DELEGATE IT.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Power Up Your PowerPoint With Templates! By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 10, 2008 Filed Under: MS-PowerPoint D o you want to change the way your Microsoft PowerPoint templates look? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

Instead of filing the PDF on the network, the document was printed and placed in a filing cabinet , where it will sit until doomsday or at least until someone cleans out those files. Despite improvements in document handling technology, despite the convenience of PDF files, we still produce a lot of paper.

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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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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 5, 2011

An entrepreneur is constantly on the go and needs applications on their iPhone that not only keeps up with a busy schedule, but which also helps their business in some way. Fortunately, the iPhone apps cover almost any business need an entrepreneur might want handy.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

 An exchange of business cards Here’s an example from someone who is employed as a sales representative from a company that sells crystal products. Here is my business card. We recently were awarded Business of the Year by Businessweek. Hi, my name is Kim Harwood. Short, sweet, and to the point!

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Cover Your Tracks: E-mail Archiving By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 05, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you back up your e-mails in Microsoft Outlook ? Then a new person comes in, taking over the work and wonders why they cant find the old file.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

You can upload an excel file with your guests names and check them in via your phone or iPad. This is a fabulous app if you or your manager are into networking! By taking a photo of someone’s business card the app allows you to immediately transfer their contact details to your phone or tablet. Check In: Free.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

You can upload an excel file with your guests names and check them in via your phone or iPad. This is a fabulous app if you or your manager are into networking! By taking a photo of someone’s business card the app allows you to immediately transfer their contact details to your phone or tablet. Check In: Free.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Make No Mistakes With Meeting Request Attachments in Outlook 2007 By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 20, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook Y ou sent a meeting request to a bunch of people. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? I'm going to try this.

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JANUARY 10, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, January 10, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Networking , Productivity A re you stuck at home because youre sick? It happens each and every year, even if you end up getting the flu shot. Make sure that you have a faster connection than dial-up, since the speed will be a nightmare.

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On The Job

NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Did you use the event as a chance to network with everyone, or stand alone and drink free coffee? It’s a chance to meet and impress employers, network with the business community and hone your job search skills. Once you’ve researched the employers, keep your information in files to be reviewed before each conversation.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Filed Under: Prioritize , Productivity D o you need extra help with your workload ? Do you feel overwhelmed by the number of tasks that keep getting piled on your desk like a never ending mountain of files? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Increasing Microsoft Excel 2007s Formula Bar Size By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity D o you find that trying to either write or fix formulas in Microsoft Excel can be a pain? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Sync Your Hand Held Device By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 15, 2007 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity , Travel A re you looking for software that can synchronize most of your hand held devices? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

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 sign up and use any or as many services as you wish. This is a networking tool that Ive been using for quite some time now. Keep up the good posting!

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Most Irritating Habits of Co-Workers By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 19, 2007 Filed Under: Productivity D o you find yourself among co-workers that are not respectful of your privacy? Do they end up talking loud on the phone while you are trying to do some work?

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DECEMBER 13, 2007

Home About Me Advertise 4 Easy Steps to Finding Old E-mails By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, December 13, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , System Security D o you have trouble sifting through hundreds or even thousands of e-mails ? If it isnt, click on it and a new toolbar will pop up.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word Y our boss comes up to you and asks you to take a look at an e-mail that he/she just sent you. You notice that there is a picture within the file and your boss asks you to resize it.

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JANUARY 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Copying Pictures To and From Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 28, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity H ave you ever wondered how to copy pictures from and to Microsoft Word ? Do you have a big project coming up and want to show your boss that you can handle this type of task ?

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you have too many applications open on your computer? You actually end up thinking that you are working harder, yet you are reducing your productivity by about 30%. Then I would open up the applications associated with the next task.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Dealing With Unreasonable Requests By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 08, 2009 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail , among the many others that you receive each and every day. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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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? Visit Travel Zoo for the most up-to-date best deals you can find on the internet. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 21, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Meetings , Productivity Y ou’re walking around the office and someone comes up to you, asking for a pen. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Home About Me Advertise Do You Have a Pen?

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween By The Professional Assistant on Friday, October 31, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity H appy Halloween everyone! Then a bunch of co-workers show up in costumes. Do you like to dress up in fancy or scary costumes for this occasion? What are you dressing up as?

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AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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JULY 17, 2009

Then you finally do reach a live person and you are so fed up with all of the time wasted, that you start fuming towards the person on the other end of the phone. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work? Now put yourself in that persons shoes. Imagine that you were on the receiving end of the conversation.

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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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JANUARY 23, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Sorting Tables in Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity H ave you ever wondered or tried to sort a table within Microsoft Word ? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 26, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking A re you worried about online identity theft online? You can post up to 80 different job sites, such as Workopolis , Monster , CareerBuilder and many more, just with one submission. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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