Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

If you request to attend a Training Day and they say that time away from the office is the main issue, then you need to make the conference seem as undisruptive as possible. You need to reinforce that your work is under control and manage expectations. Internal & External Training. Magazine Subscriptions.

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Business Cards International Training Networking 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 4, 2014

For many years I have consulted the guide for restaurant and venue ideas, it has always been my first port of call when managers have asked me to book restaurants for them. I have also used both the website and the Square Meal guide for numerous events, from small external meetings to week long residential conferences.

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Restaurants Suppliers 2014 Social Media 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 20, 2016

When Nicky approached me to speak about my top tips for beginners at The Assist Conference I was truly honored. Despite my passion for social media I haven’t always been adept at it and was a twitter virgin until The Assist Conference 2015. You can get free headshots at PA/EA conferences such as Office Show.

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Social Media Twitter Suppliers 2015 100

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 5, 2016

We ran our first conference and exhibition for business travel booking assistants last September and I’m very excited to announce that we will be running Assist Travel again this year. At the end of this conference attendees will have the knowledge and the connections to greatly improve their business travel processes and procedures.

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2016 Travel Suppliers 2015 100

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 19, 2015

Following the success of the Assist Conference I have decided to organise a few more events throughout the year. Choosing a supplier for your office is not easy, particuarly when it comes to business travel. Here are the key themes for Assist Travel: The importance of seamless travel management. Travel best practice.

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Travel Suppliers 2015 Budget 100

Practically Perfect PA

MAY 10, 2017

Recently, the OpenMeet team had the pleasure of participating in the annual Practically Perfect PA Assist Conference 2017 , where we ran a few workshops. If you haven’t already, read our first blog on what to look for in an event supplier , and our second, on common issues PAs face with career development. Greater training for PAs.

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Suppliers 2017 Networking International 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 23, 2017

Do you organise meetings, away days, conferences, private dinners, summer parties, teambuilding or other events? Venues + Events Live is the award-winning exhibition from SquareMeal, and helps PAs, EAs and event organisers find venues, suppliers and inspiration for their next 12 months’ worth of events. The events show from SquareMeal.

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Suppliers 2017 2016 Social Media 154

Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 17, 2014

There were a number of Executives in attendance supporting their assistants including a senior Managing Director who spoke about his commitment to training and improving skills for assistants within BlackRock. Visit the website for more information. Peer to peer networking is more important than ever.

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Networking Suppliers Confidence Training 100

Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 7, 2017

Another crucial task is meeting organisation, including finding a venue, arranging refreshments and VC-conferences. Apart from that, I am also responsible for business continuity management and data protection in our department – there is always a task to do! I also organise his business travel. I read mine and my boss’s.

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Restaurants Travel Suppliers Interviewing 180

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. She was fabulous!

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Negotiating Suppliers Skills Agencies 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. Well I didn’t, I hired a fantastic events co-ordinator to do all of the negotiating with the venue and suppliers on my behalf. She was fabulous!

Negotiating 100

Negotiating Suppliers Skills Agencies 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. There are hundreds and hundreds of exhibitions and the same number of training sessions taking place over the three days. I also attend a lot of events for my work itself particularly when I am asked to source venues and meet new suppliers.

Suppliers 100

Suppliers Calendars Training Travel 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. There are hundreds and hundreds of exhibitions and the same number of training sessions taking place over the three days. I also attend a lot of events for my work itself particularly when I am asked to source venues and meet new suppliers.

Suppliers 100

Suppliers Calendars Training Travel 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It is a huge exhibition and conference for the events industry. There are hundreds and hundreds of exhibitions and the same number of training sessions taking place over the three days. I also attend a lot of events for my work itself particularly when I am asked to source venues and meet new suppliers.

Suppliers 100

Suppliers Calendars Training Travel 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 10, 2017

Cressida recently spoke at the Assist Conference. At my last job, over the course of a year, I led the company’s move across to Office 365; I delivered training, developed an intranet on SharePoint, converted paper-based processes to digital workflows, and transformed the way we tracked costs and income forecasting.

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Confidence Suppliers Training Expenses 203

Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Conferences, training and networking events can be equally as daunting especially when you are attending on your own and have to join in group activities and network with strangers.As I’ve said in the past training, networking and meeting suppliers should be an integral part of our career. The details can be found here.

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Networking Suppliers Training Social Media 100

Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

At the Assist Conference last year we had a session on personal branding and the speaker asked each of us ‘what are you good at?’ There has just been the big Office Dynamics conference in the States on this very subject and EUMA are about to hold a training session in Manchester called From Stressed to Strategic. Networking.

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Skills Suppliers Confidence Networking 100

Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 15, 2016

The venue has been confirmed and we have some brilliant suppliers attending the exhibition. . It can be easy for assistants to justify training on tasks such as Excel or PowerPoint, but you probably spend much more time organising business trips. This year’s conference will take place at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London.

Travel 100

Travel PowerPoint Suppliers 2016 100

Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

I attended the Assist Conference earlier this year. However – if we are not willing to speak up and actively list our duties how can we expect colleagues and managers to be aware of this change in office dynamics? We lighten the load for executives and are vital members of any executive management team. Risk Management.

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Social Media Fax Skills Suppliers 100

Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The suppliers at the exhibition are tailored for assistants, the seminars are run by some of the most prestigious training companies and as always there are a lot of free goodies! Today I am off to The Office Show 2012 at London Olympia. It is a great event and gives us a chance to meet with other assistants and like-minded people.

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2012 Suppliers Skills AT&T 100

Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

The only upside in my example is that I was the client, so I haven’t lost business, just a good supplier. I think in general I’ve managed to keep it from going far beyond what I actually intend, but I definitely have written posts purely because I’m pissed off. It continues to bother me that I may have over reacted.

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2010 Email AT&T Phones 40