Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

As we all know writing minutes is an essential skill for Assistants and this ultimate guide to effective minute-taking we will break-down everything Assistants need to know to create minutes that will be read and actioned.

Skills 271

Skills Meeting Minutes Forms 271

Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 28, 2015

As any PA knows, taking minutes is a challenging and essential skill. Our PAs have suggested that the toughest aspect of taking minutes is understanding what is being discussed – summarising information you don’t understand is particularly tough when you’re having to summarise it rapidly. Do your research.

Meeting Minutes 100

Meeting Minutes Skills Environment Management 100

Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Put your delegating skills to work. Do the meeting minutes need to be prepared, printed, collated, staples and distributed to committee members? Can the minutes be handled by an e-mail attachment or better yet, posted to some form of groupware? Does the process need to be improved ?

Management 100

Management Staples 2014 Meeting Minutes 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2013

Put your delegating skills to work. Do the meeting minutes need to be prepared, printed, collated, staples and distributed to committee members? Can the minutes be handled by an e-mail attachment or better yet, posted to some form of groupware? Does the process need to be improved ?

Management 100

Management Staples Meeting Minutes Forms 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 28, 2016

It is the bag of skills, competencies, qualifications and hard earned knowledge that you carry with you every day. Within your tool kit are the skills you need to successfully carry out your duties as an assistant. Let’s take a minute and look at what is inside an assistant tool kit. Minute Taking. Managing staff.

Skills 100

Skills Confidence 2017 Meeting Minutes 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 3, 2012

As we all know writing minutes is a basic skill for assistants and we have probably written more over the years than Stephen King has writing novels. I had a job a few years back that provided support for twelve Committees who had four meetings a year, which meant I was writing a set of minutes practically every week.

Agenda 100

Agenda Assertiveness Skills Stress 100

Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 3, 2012

As we all know writing minutes is a basic skill for assistants and we have probably written more over the years than Stephen King has writing novels. I had a job a few years back that provided support for twelve Committees who had four meetings a year, which meant I was writing a set of minutes practically every week.

Agenda 100

Agenda Assertiveness Skills Stress 100