Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? This is an important thing to know. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared? ► February (5) We did it Canada!

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Interviewing Holidays 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

Make sure that tasks directly associated with clients come first, consider the financial impact of a project and its completion date on the company, don’t let deadlines control the priority list (expense reports can wait when there are more important tasks), and consider cause and effect (do A to enable B, which accomplishes C).

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Administrative Arts

AUGUST 16, 2010

This can also include creating and modifying PowerPoint presentations and Excel spreadsheets. Making Travel Arrangements and Compiling Expense Reports. I have occasionally made personal reservations, booked personal travel, and even picked up dry cleaning for my boss, but these were exceptions rather than the rule.

Fax 40

Fax PowerPoint Filing Meeting Minutes 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

He wrote in one sentence that he had " expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? He relied totally on spell check so you can imagine what typos were missed. Good thing I checked. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP Holidays 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

I printed his e-ticket and had everything prepared for his travel. Linda (our travel agent) was obviously having a bad day. He wrote in one sentence that he had "expensive experience" instead of "extensive" and in another wrote "tits" instead of "its." Where's the remote thingy for the PowerPoint?

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

C-Suite Assistants

JULY 31, 2023

This could involve setting up a document system in the Cloud, a CRM system, scanning physical documents, organizing financials and expenses, contacts, etc. Many EAs also assist with or produce PowerPoint decks for presentations for projects. Event management is also often taken on by the EA.

Calendars 86

Calendars Travel International PowerPoint 86

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. It also costs a lot to hire someone else because finding the time to find the right person and training them is expensive in energy, manpower, resources, and money. It’s because they trust you.

Agencies 40

Agencies Temping Skills Management 40

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

I have a 60 slide PowerPoint presentation to “juice” by adding three dimensional effects, color images, and catchy transitions. Several travel expense accounts are waiting to be processed. Many days I need to hear that message over and over! Take today for instance.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics PowerPoint Equipment Travel 100

Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

I have a 60 slide PowerPoint presentation to “juice” by adding three dimensional effects, color images, and catchy transitions. Several travel expense accounts are waiting to be processed. Many days I need to hear that message over and over! Take today for instance.

Ergonomics 100

Ergonomics PowerPoint Equipment Travel 100

Virtual Moxie

JUNE 25, 2012

And what I've noticed in listening to them is that there’s more than a fair chance that, at the end of the day, their doing it—start to finish—wouldn’t have been more expensive for the client, and would have been less nerve-plucking for them. Maybe you do, too. And she might save the day in the process. And the client?

PowerPoint 100

PowerPoint Expenses Travel International 100