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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

Q: As a business owner and busy executive what top skills can an assistant bring that support you the most? A: You are going to be very surprised by my answers because they are not going to be the typical administrative skills most people would mention. This is not an easy skill as some people’s brains prefer to think details.

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Technology to help with minute taking

Practically Perfect PA

The user can type their notes using the iPad keyboard, add photos, import and annotate PDFs, organise pages and tag each notebook. Following the meeting, the notes and action points can again be emailed to the participants and synced with their task lists. Beesy - £3.99. Less Meeting – Free.

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How to remember those random requests

Practically Perfect PA

Similarly I have a large A4 desk pad next to my keyboard for any quick notes I need to make, things to remember (like phone numbers for instance), and tasks people give me at my desk. I know this goes against everything that ‘email gurus’ tell us but I keep everything. Ask for confirmation. ” 8.

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To Produce, Consume, or Just Leave My Phone in My Pocket

Productivityist

Even if you aren’t a fan of Ferriss’s approach and presentation, his interviewing skills are some of the best in the digital world of podcasting. In an interview with Tim, Kevin Kelly said that he can go a week without checking his email in the states and weeks if he’s abroad and internet access is spotty to being with.

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Pass it on.

Laughing all the Way to Work

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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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

Productivityist

To receive a free copy of the Career Advancement Toolkit, join the Project Management Hacks email newsletter. This skill has expedited the growth of my audience from under a hundred to over two thousand email subscribers in eight months. Books remain one of the best ways to learn a skill. But where can you start?

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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