Calendars Filing Keyboards Phones 
Stephanie LH Calahan
DECEMBER 2, 2009
Try This Instead | Main | Be Smart About Using the Telephone » The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In We are in the home stretch of 2009 -- bring on 2010!! One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year.
Practically Perfect PA
JUNE 19, 2012
Calendar – For quick reference I have a one sheet per day calendar block on my desk. Files – see my previous blog on my filing system. The phone should be on the desk as near to your keyboard and computer screen as possible. I use the small post-it index flags all the time as well. . Other bits and bobs.
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Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 10, 2014
Similarly I have a large A4 desk pad next to my keyboard for any quick notes I need to make, things to remember (like phone numbers for instance), and tasks people give me at my desk. Calendars are not just for appointments. Archive and search rather than file. I will then transfer all of these notes on to my task list.
Virtual Moxie
MAY 31, 2011
said that I live and die by my calendar, and that if something isn’t on it, it doesn’t exist in my world. I seriously count on my calendar to keep track of what I’m supposed to do, and when, and it’s my first-used tool in just about everything I do. I calendar (in Outlook) everything during my work day (generally 8a-6p, M-R).
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 30, 2008
As a secretary I typed letters, answered the phone and did the filing. New executives are computer savvy and are comfortable on a keyboard. An assistant would often be the professional gatekeeper as to who gets in to see the boss and how quickly they get to speak to them on the phone. Why hire an assistant?
Stephanie LH Calahan
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
Our organization uses Google Apps for our e-mail, calendar and cloud solution. By using labels in combination with filters, I am able to automatically sort and label (file) most of my e-mail before it arrives in my in-box. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file. These Keys Are Your Best Friends.
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. When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file.
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