Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Since Outlook only allows for one time zone to be added to the persons calendar , this makes it a little difficult. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 I am currently in the process of doing this for one of my managers. I need to book meetings for him to travel to firms all over Canada.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

That makes it difficult when I am supposed to be organizing his calendar, but since I am responsible to organize his time and in spite of my frustration, I have to make it work. So what can you do when your boss is ruining your perfectly scheduled calendar? Internal meetings can usually be changed more easily so start there.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office. State the purpose of the meeting in the calendar appointment as well as who will be at the meeting (i.e. Enter it in calendar. Meeting with Mr. Brown and Ms. If it is an internal meeting, has a meeting space been booked?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

In addition to the name, phone numbers, company, and e-mail, include where and when you met the person, who introduced you, and why you might want to contact him/her in the future. I enter data from business cards into a cloud based Customer Relationship Management system that can sync with the contacts, calendar and tasks in my mobile.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. It is simply using an on-line calendar with space on each day to enter what needs to be done. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner). No surprises!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Why do we not use their full name?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. Knowing assistants and having a working relationship with them is very important and can make the difference when you need to set up a meeting or if your boss needs to have a quick phone call with their boss. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

CountryCode.org is a comprehensive guide to make phone calls from anywhere to any country in the world. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I chose details and was given the street address and phone number and I still had the option of having my call put through to the store number. You can use google to get similar information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Check: Are phone calls planned? For each one, write down what you hope to accomplish with the phone call to help you stay focused. It automatically updates when I use an office product, and I can manually enter stop/start times for phone calls, meetings, face to faces, etc. Doing too many things can actually waste time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

They said it works with most phone services. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

My boss likes me to print his weekly calendar on Monday so he can see at a glance what he has for the week so I clip that to the front of the folder. I then print his daily calendar and slip that in the left pocket of the folder and on the right side I put everything he will need for the day. I do this for each day of the week.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

If that is not happening, schedule yourself in their calendar. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

Did I phone to get my electricity turned on? I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

I then put the items in a two-fold file folder with his calendar printed out on the one side and the items he will need for the day on the other side. When you drag and drop an e-mail from your e-mail account (or your bosss) into Tasks, it does not remove it, it just copies the e-mail contents into the Task Comments Section.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? GET TO KNOW YOUR CO-WORKERS. We are not an island. Dealing in real time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

The last online course I took was under $70 and was interactive using both the computer and a speaker phone for audio. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I have found them to be really helpful. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

The Reminders box is the same box where your calendar items pop up when they are due, so should be familiar to everyone. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? So how can we know what we dont know? Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I am not responsible for the content on any sites I have linked to as a resource or linked to in my articles. Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry.

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