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When Using Your Cell Phone can be Bad Manners

Laughing all the Way to Work

Our technology is moving ahead full speed, but it seems our etiquette is lagging behind. Every time we turn around there's another article on etiquette. Why does all our good etiquette sense go out the window just because we are a cell phone? Do we need it? Silence the phone or turn the phone off in public places.

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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. For example, addressing the Minister of (insert govt agency here) is it Honourable so and so or Mr. or Ms. Everyone up here calls him Obama and our Prime Minister is called Harper.

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Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary

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You would be surprised how many misspelled words get in there by mistake; for example, instead of pressing Change you press Add to Dictionary when you are going through your SpellCheck.

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10 Tips to be a Better Executive Assistant - Part 1

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

For example, if my boss was invited to a movie premiere, I would take a post-it note and write: You are free this evening. If asked for restaurants, choose one seafood/sushi, one steak, and one general/American cuisine. Money/gifts contributions etiquette. This is where the Yes, No Boxes come in handy.

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Too much information.

Laughing all the Way to Work

For example, "Further to our conversation this morning, attached is a template letter that should meet your needs." For example, "Please send me the following information: - A photocopy of Ms. What do you want? Next, state the purpose of your e-mail. What are you e-mailing them about? Point being.

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Are you meeting your customers.

Service Untitled

For example, the service you expect from McDonald’s is going to be much different from the service you may expect from a five-star restaurant. For example, where I work our customers are businesses rather than consumer. Service expectations are going to vary from company to company.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

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The art of saying thank you can sometimes get lost in our busyness, but here are some examples of times it would be nice to send a card from work: To thank presenters who speak at your workplace. It is an American based company and I am in Canada, but the cards I sent were all received within a week. What a neat idea for businesses too.