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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

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Other times we will be talking and I notice his eyes moving to his BlackBerry and I will see he is no longer paying attention to me, but reading emails instead. Here is some common-sense etiquette: Screen your calls: Subscribe to call display. There is a good purpose for them and they are definitely useful in a business setting.

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Welcome to Canada, Mr. President.

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What is the proper etiquette when addressing or writing to a President? Here is a video link on the proper etiquette to address a President. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper. Why do we not use their full name? Or it is that we just dont know how to address them so revert to last names?

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Dealing in real time.

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If I am told that I should have it in the next few weeks, or can expect to receive it in a couple of months, that doesn’t really help me with my follow up as it is not a definite date. Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? I can only guess when I might get it.

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Different spellings: British, Canadian and American

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It will definitely be added to My Favourites on the side bar of the blog under Spelling. Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings? This time I came up with a site called Karens Linguistics Issues. By the way, behaviourial is spelled this way in Canada. 23, 1 p.m. (for

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Pass it on.

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I had no idea this could be done, but I was thrilled when I got her email, but it just proved to me once again that we are all holding on to things we take for granted that others know about. The tip she sent me was how to edit an email that you have received. Close out of the email and you will be asked to Save the changes.

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We don't know what we don't know

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One person can be great at software programs and know all sorts of tricks to get things done quickly and another might be excellent at organizing and managing their email account. Quotations Marks Rules for numbers Saying thank you in an email Seasons greetings or Seasons greetings?

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

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I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. Like you, I list the new assistant as not only a contact but a definite resource for future references. It is important to build relationships with those we work with, but what about assistants we dont work with? 23, 1 p.m. (for