Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2008

You reminisce about that Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets stuck on the subway and starts talking to herself about how the train isn’t moving and starts to get claustrophobic. You start to feel the same way and wonder when your floor will hit next.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2008

The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. I am going to show you how to record a simple macro function and to implement it.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Telemarketing is my number one annoyance in advertising and as soon as I answer the phone and get that few seconds of dead air, that is my queue to hang up. Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. Oh, I agree.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 21, 2010

  Get Your 7 Day Productivity Video Training Today (F*R*E*E) Now, she's put some of the key processes and techniques she uses into a series of short videos, so that you can become more productive and feel more purposeful in just 7 days!   We have links at the bottom of this post to make it easy to share on your social networks. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

She trains, consults, and publishes handbooks that contain phrases for discussing performance. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! A different take on the to-do list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 1, 2010

The number of beta testers is going to be very limited - if you are interested in testing the new version, simply add your name and email to the Beta list.   If you are an organizer interested in info on upcoming training, tweet me and let me know! Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Success

JANUARY 31, 2023

Fax me a copy of that minute-by-minute breakdown and let’s chat. On their busiest days at the office, they are spending as much as 50% of their day managing email. hours per day checking their emails. hours per day checking their emails. hours—checking their emails. No more long email chains.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 20, 2008

They each took the initiative to get appropriate training and education to better equip them in the areas they were interested in. They each had forward-thinking employers who allowed them to have vision and encouraged them to work towards their goal and made room for that new role within their organization.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox.   And now, without having to pay the thousands of dollars clients have paid me for this training and consulting, you can have it for less than $15, along with some amazing gifts. Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

2 - Stop the "time sucking" activities -- Email and social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Digg, etc.)   Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! A different take on the to-do list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

  The proof is in process Just like you can’t train to run a marathon in one day, it will take some time before you can really learn to master your thoughts.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The short term training investment will pay off in the long term. Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Their reasons are usually not rooted in sound reasoning.  Assume they want to learn.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   So let's look at how you do just that.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 10, 2009

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk We have been training a large number of virtual assistants in all aspects of our service offerings for months and we are very confident we can provide a professional and extremely cost-effective service to all our clients. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  The time it takes for your brain to get back into its original train of thought is costing your company money in unproductive time!  If you have something electronic around you cell phone, radio, tv – anything that is on or could come on anything that could bug you – turn it to the off position.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 24, 2013

Also respect that they are also busy and may not be able to hold your hand past the initial training period. On the outer edges of my desk, I place extra pens, pencils, highlighters, ruler, scissors, tape, tissue, stapler, Post-it notes, staple remover, lotion, hand sanitizer, and an extra phone if possible. You can just write “Thx!”

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Let’s also assume that the customer can identify the mood of a customer service agent by their pace, volume, inflection, intensity, and even attitude whether it is over the phone or in person. Take for instance the example of a title closing company here in South Florida. Maybe it’s time for a bit of attitude adjustment?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

Your co-workers are probably all new to you, you dont know how to use the photocopier or fax machine and more importantly "where is the bathroom?" I basically know how to answer the phones and take messages. I think people forget how overwhelming everything can be when you start a new job. I just started at a law firm this week.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

In my experience I have found that providing administrative support is whatever is needed to support your boss and make the office function efficiently. (for If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time [link]   Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be  [link]       Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? A different take on the to-do list. Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Paul works with individuals, groups and organizations to create more productive working environments and drive individual success via high-content keynote addresses, interactive training seminars, and one-on-one coaching sessions. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? A different take on the to-do list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations/training, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  " -- Melody Beattie Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   As the founder and CEO of Calahan Solutions, Inc.,

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2007

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk She then called TNT, while I was on the phone, told me to talk to the lady she connected me with and hung up!!!!! OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. a 6x9(ish) spiral notebook.

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