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Ian's Messy Desk
OCTOBER 14, 2010
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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OCTOBER 29, 2010
While this makes sense, it doesn’t mean you should ignore behind-the-scenes business administration tasks, such as setting policies. Policies that outline how you run various elements of your business, and why you do it that way, set boundaries and create a foundation for the business. When will you answer calls and return calls?
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The Marq
APRIL 29, 2010
TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Why a Single Phone Line is All You Need Technology Review I’m writing today about the use of a single phone line for all business and/or personal phone and SMS communication. You can get a number close to your area code then change later for a $10 fee per phone change.
Ian's Messy Desk
MAY 28, 2010
While forms of technology are making inroads into the communication process, the telephone is still an important source of contact with people. 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. What should you say when answering?
Ian's Messy Desk
JULY 6, 2010
Phone ringing? When I’m doing important work, I also switch off my phone. It really streamlines the process. 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. Otherwise it gets very distracting.
Stephanie LH Calahan
MARCH 11, 2011
Business owners hear it all of the time: document your processes and procedures. Suddenly, the need for processes and procedures becomes obvious. Suddenly, the need for processes and procedures becomes obvious. phone call, send a card, etc.). Then things get busier.
Ian's Messy Desk
MAY 25, 2010
Remove everything else - pens, stapler, toys, gadgets, phone, monitor, etc. Process the paper – take the items you sorted into boxes and put them where they belong: filing, your tickler or reading folder or delegate/refer to a more appropriate person, etc. Dust and polish - give your desktop a cleaning.
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