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For Beginners: Keyboarding

Administrative Arts

For those just starting out in the clerical field, I cannot stress enough working on your keyboarding skills. Here’s a few sites on-line where you can get some keyboarding practice: Peter’s On-line Typing Course – this is the best one, in my opinion. Keyboard Lessons – 10 lessons for keyboarding.

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5 Scientifically Proven Tips to Boost Your Productivity

Productivity Bits

Here are a few ways to supercharge your productivity and get everything done with minimal stress. Ideally, get up from your desk and get some air before resuming. Regardless of how busy your day is perhaps the biggest impediment to productivity is stress. Eat Right A healthy diet is important for so many aspects of life.

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When working isn't fun: Ho hum, ho hum, it's off to work I go.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Polish up the ol resume It is all right to send your resume out and see what kind of response you get. In this new age of not doing anything more than a quick spell check on documents, make sure you do not have any spelling mistakes in your resume. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Taking stock

Laughing all the Way to Work

Before I left I went over my checklists a few times to make sure I had everything and it was stress free each day as I reviewed the lists and checked off the items to bring. The meetings were stress free and I was able to depend on my checklists and templates. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I sent another assistant a comical card about being stressed out at work. We work in a very busy office so it was a nice surprise for her to receive it and helped put the stress of the office in perspective. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. She loved it! Oh where or where is my password?

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Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Good time management skills can help reduce confusion, stress, and even workload levels, so there are many benefits to making sure that time is well spent. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Check: How much time is spent on e-mail? Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Admin Buddies

Laughing all the Way to Work

Having a buddy can take some of the stress off and give you assurance that you have someone you can depend on. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 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.