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For Beginners: Keyboarding

Administrative Arts

Helpful tips and what to learn to progress in an administrative career. For those just starting out in the clerical field, I cannot stress enough working on your keyboarding skills. Overall, though, this seems to be a very complete keyboarding tutorial. Keyboard Lessons – 10 lessons for keyboarding.

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5 Scientifically Proven Tips to Boost Your Productivity

Productivity Bits

Learn to Touch Type Although millennials who have grown up with keyboards as an extension of their fingers may feel that they are competent typists, there is a correct way to do it. Touch typing involves muscle memory, the same skill involved in learning to play a musical instrument. Just imagine how much more you could get done!

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100 words that will making minute taking a breeze

Practically Perfect PA

You can find more of my tips here. I printed these off and had them next to my keyboard whenever I was working through another set of meeting notes. I used to write hundreds of minutes every year and I really did find some amazing hacks that would make the task easier, quicker and less boring!

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

Q: As a business owner and busy executive what top skills can an assistant bring that support you the most? A: You are going to be very surprised by my answers because they are not going to be the typical administrative skills most people would mention. This is not an easy skill as some people’s brains prefer to think details.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. Next week I would like to talk about meeting planning and give you some scheduling tips that have worked well for me.

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Writing Tips from Blackbeard the Pirate

Men With Pens

Give every writing client your best effort – meet that keyboard in battle with your pistols ready and your matches lit. This frees up your time and energy to focus on growing your business and finding writing assignments that better match your skills. That’s dedication to the piratical craft. Strive to be notorious in your niche.

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Dancing With Purple Polar Bears

On The Job

The cast is off and the fingers of both hands are back on the keyboard. Water Cooler Wisdom makes a terrific point about improving your writing skills. Water Cooler Wisdom makes a terrific point about improving your writing skills. Slacker Manager has a funny bit about success tips for a manager's first day.

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