Office Dynamics
APRIL 18, 2019
Meeting planning is a cognitive task. You must think about your manager’s workload, other commitments, travel, upcoming meetings, past meetings, previous week’s schedule. You must think about the time commitment related to each meeting. Did he/she travel? This week’s schedule How many meetings?
Professional Assistant Blog
MARCH 20, 2008
Administrative Assistants have a list of things they specialize in including business writing, proofreading, minute taking, meeting planning, travel agent, desktop publishing, editing, public relations and client liaison to name a few. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010
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Laughing all the Way to Work
AUGUST 15, 2009
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. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.
Laughing all the Way to Work
DECEMBER 19, 2009
When I receive an initial request for a meeting, I use a meeting form and write down the information I need: who is requesting the meeting, what is the purpose of the meeting, where it will be held and a phone number or an e-mail address and dates that are available. 411 Look Up 411.ca
Laughing all the Way to Work
APRIL 17, 2010
If you have to answer the phone, deal with an email or attend to something for your boss, do so, as that is the nature of the admin job -- multi-tasking, but once you have done it, go right back to your to-do list, re-focus and continue what you were doing. Once I had identifed the problem, I could make a plan on how to deal with it. (for
Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 16, 2010
Check: Are phone calls planned? For each one, write down what you hope to accomplish with the phone call to help you stay focused. It automatically updates when I use an office product, and I can manually enter stop/start times for phone calls, meetings, face to faces, etc. August 16, 2010 Patricia Robb said.
Laughing all the Way to Work
MAY 10, 2009
Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. I chose details and was given the street address and phone number and I still had the option of having my call put through to the store number. You can use google to get similar information.
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