Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Finding The Best Travel Deals - Online! By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Research , Travel A re you trying to book a flight, hotel or car rental for your manager? Visit Travel Zoo for the most up-to-date best deals you can find on the internet.

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 26, 2021

With the right technology and communication styles, virtual assistants work in remote locations and can successfully take over tasks such as: Calendar management, such as booking meetings with clients Email filtering and management Data entry Client follow-ups Transcription and note-taking Social media management Recruitment tasks.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

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. Here are some ways I have found can help: The web is a wonderful tool for sharing.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

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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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

You hear something while walking down the hall or are copied on an email and know something about the purpose of a meeting coming up. Many times I am so thankful I had that quick chat or read that email that I was copied on as that was the exact information I needed when they were away. (for

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

(for my full disclaimer please scroll down) My Blog List Administrative Arts Ask the Admin: Meeting Minutes Retention admins4admins.com Ten Tips To Strengthen Your People Skills Business Writing Essentials of Emails That Sell Eat Your Career Bad Career Advice: Do What You Love and You’ll Never Work a Day On the Job by Anita Bruzzese 5 Tips for (..)

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 28, 2015

And it is changing again as executives recognize that administrators aren’t just for typing emails or making travel plans. Competencies – Calendaring, travel, task organization, projects. Virtual Support – executives travel internationally and support is virtual. These core competencies are your stronger core foundation.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

If you have to reschedule, send an email apologizing, but advise that your bosss schedule has changed. Depending on the importance of the impromptu meeting, it may need to be changed to another timeslot to accommodate his or her calendar. Usually when I point out the conflict to my boss, he is more than willing to make the change.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

They are responsible for canvassing the participants for dates and determining the date everyone is available and coummunicating that information to the participants by sending out a meeting request to everyone or emailing the date (depending on how you or your organization prefers to send notices of meetings). 23, 1 p.m. (for

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 17, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 April, 2010 Keeping focussed in a busy environment There are so many distractions in the office -- the telephone, your co-workers, email and your boss! Prioritize the tasks you need to do for the day/week/month and then do them one item at a time. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)? Secure the date and time in his or her calendar, taking into consideration travel time if outside the office.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 14, 2009

Home About Me Advertise "Checking In" to a Better Flight By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Productivity , Research , Travel Y ou get an urgent e-mail from your boss asking you to book a flight and hotel. The time finally comes when your boss is flying out to that all important business trip.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

I am now leaving Atlanta to travel to Birmingham and the impression I am left with is I have never been in a city that smiles so much. Click on that and you will find a wealth of templates from a resume, cover letter, minutes, agenda and many others. I believe someone mentioned there were almost 500 to choose from.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. I could see him looking after himself, trying to organise his diary and all his emails etc, and he wasn't sure what to give me. We have these now and he's reliant on me to take these off of him to give him more time to focus on his job. (for

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

No matter if you are crossing over multiple time zones or simply want to be able to go to the park and work outside, creating your freedom is possible. Fun travel apps are Skype (for calling home), SimplyNoise (great for sleeping in noisy places), Sit or Squat (find a bathroom), and CheapGas. Related articles.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 9, 2010

I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. It is important to build relationships with those we work with, but what about assistants we dont work with?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 4, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 15, 2010

I use this all the time on my calendar and my boss's calendar, and it helps us both to know which events are phone calls which he can take in the office or on the road (yellow) or which events will require travel (blue). I put travel in red and action reminders in yellow, but that is our own system and it works for us.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

If you have multiple programs open you can press Alt + tab and you can either arrow over to where you want to go or just keep pressing Alt + tab until you get to where you want to be. (for

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. You will notice on the side bar I have put a lot of the reading sites (My blog list etc.) at the bottom and moved the My Favourites up so it would be convenient for your use.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. I have become familiar with time zones, airport codes and international holidays to avoid. I am sure I could have done well as I have learned nearly everything there is to know about getting someone from point A to point B.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

I run the outlook journal and it logs the time I spend with a given task. It automatically updates when I use an office product, and I can manually enter stop/start times for phone calls, meetings, face to faces, etc. Really great tool for analyzing your productivity. August 16, 2010 Patricia Robb said. 23, 1 p.m. (for

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once the date and location is finalized, if it requires flight and hotel, then I put a travel sheet on top of the meeting sheet and start to go through that checklist to see what I need to do, from getting the passport ready, contacting the travel agent and arranging for a purchase order, etc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 7, 2010

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

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