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10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Write it down on a piece of paper, preferably a phone-message pad. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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3 principles to building — and keeping — a great relationship with a mentor

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Within minutes, my phone rang. Since that day, I have written more than 10,000 handwritten notes — from thank-you notes to holiday cards to happy birthday notes and more. Copyright © 2021 by Robert Reffkin. I also did some of my learning the hard way by getting direct feedback from mentors on how to become better.

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The 12 Privacy Tips of Christmas

Ian's Messy Desk

With increased commercial activity during the holiday season of the year, it is a good idea to be extra careful to guard againstidentity theft. name, address, phone number) will be used. Six of the tips are for consumers and the other six for merchants. Six points for consumers : Ask how personal information (eg.

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A Telephone Etiquette Test

Ian's Messy Desk

Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Answers Answer a ringing phone by the third ring. If your phone system shows internal vs. external calls, alter your greeting appropriately. What should you say when answering? When is the best time to call someone? and 9:00 p.m.

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20 Tips for Better Time Management

Ian's Messy Desk

Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. Or defer it to a later period. 12 – Block out distractions. What’s distracting you in your work? Instant messages? Text messages popping in? I hardly ever use chat nowadays. The only times when I log on is when I’m not intending to do any work.

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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 August, 2009 Warning! 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. Incoming text message.

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Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and.

Stephanie LH Calahan

» Link Lineup: Time Management, Org Tools, Focus Concentration and Top Mobil Phone Apps February is Time Management Month, so today I'll share some great articles to help you make the most of the time you have.    This is a quick scan article that highlights a short list of highly productive smart phone tools.