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Warning! Warning! Incoming text message.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. A person I know does this all the time.

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

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Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

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Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca Between Amount vs number And and commas And and commas Part 2 Another Apostrophes with place names As of or As at As per Assume vs. Presume At vs. In Bad vs Badly Between you and.

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Keeping focussed in a busy environment

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Prioritize the tasks you need to do for the day/week/month and then do them one item at a time. But I did it by keeping a notepad by the phone and each time I started a task I would write it down. In a very short time I started to see what the problem was -- telephone calls. Having a to-do list can be a life saver.

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We did it Canada!

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CountryCode.org is a comprehensive guide to make phone calls from anywhere to any country in the world. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Hello Patricia, You have some great resources at [link] Given your interest in country codes, I wanted to make you aware of my site, [link] for possible inclusion as well.

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When your voicemail goes awry.

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They said it works with most phone services. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? I have never used this escape route, but was reminded about it at a webinar I participated in recently and will keep these instructions close at hand. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list.

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Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time

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I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. If I hear from the assistant I know I am going to get answers and the process of setting up a meeting will go smoothly, but should I try to develop a working relationship with them? They are a valuable resource and I appreciate them.