Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Organize With Social Bookmarking! By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 03, 2008 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity D o you find articles on this site intriguing? You can also use these services to organize yourself by adding "tags" or keywords to the articles that youve saved.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 14, 2019

Normally for these individuals or organizations, they are hosting an administrative conference just to make money. It is better to choose an administrative conference where the host or hosting organization is on a real mission to help assistants. What is the value of the program? What are you getting for your money?

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Admins4Admins

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Select Sound from Clip Organizer. In the task pane on the right side of the PowerPoint 2007 screen, enter one or more keywords to search for sound clips. H ow to hide the sound icon in PowerPoint 2007 (PDF) As always, let us know if there are things you need help with. There is no need to capitalize the search word(s).

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 12, 2017

First, MS Office is a very heavily used software suite and people in the administrative field are deeply reliant on it in many organizations. Possessing it demonstrates expert-level mastery of the skills required to leverage systems like Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Sometimes, it’s not about the organization at all.

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 21, 2020

Several former assistants at Ernst & Young say they had an inkling their roles might be in jeopardy when the firm required them to pass a series of tests on PowerPoint and Excel. Being an excellent assistant is not just about PowerPoint and Excel. This is a huge misconception that society has embraced and projected.

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All Things Admin

MAY 5, 2021

Whether it’s creating effective systems for minute taking, follow-up on action items, travel planning, procedures documentation, or developing communication systems that are easy for your executives to scan for information, organization is a vital skill for success-minded admins. Organizing notebooks – pages, sub-pages, tabs, color coding.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 21, 2019

Or for example, use visuals from the administrative conference site and pull them into PowerPoint or mini-posters to communicate with your executive. It always helps to let your executive know that you will share what you have learned with other assistants in your organization. Is your executive a visual person?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 23, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Organize Tasks Effectively By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 23, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize A task here, a task there! The question is, “How do I prioritize and organize my tasks? When does it ever end? Well, you are not alone.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

MAY 5, 2022

They are the tech whizzes who make your PowerPoint deck shine and organize your all-hands meeting flawlessly on Zoom. They see around corners and know what intel you need before you know you need it. They remember your favorite hotel in every city.

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 23, 2023

Time Management : manage your calendar as well as coordinate your work and personal calendars, schedule meetings, and most importantly help you set scheduling priorities on your calendar Organization : Help you set up standard operating procedures and improve business processes including “electronic organization.

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All Things Admin

JANUARY 8, 2024

Example: An organization’s email usage policy that outlines rules for sending and receiving emails, including data protection and confidentiality guidelines. Example: A presentation template in Microsoft PowerPoint with pre-set slide layouts, fonts, and colors, which can be used for creating consistent presentations.

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On The Job

OCTOBER 12, 2015

They are the ones who help an organization cope with change -- and you're certainly never going to have the time to do that if you're organizing a PowerPoint for someone else. As John Kotter in the Harvard Business Review wrote about more than a decade ago, leaders are a different breed.

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All Things Admin

MAY 18, 2022

Next up, my PowerPoint certification.” It took a few weeks of studying, learning how to use some different features, and taking practice tests, but it was worth it. And I’m already using the things I learned to better leverage Outlook for daily task management!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 12, 2016

Some things the more experienced admins could teach would be minute-taking, travel arrangements, meeting scheduling, event planning and organizing your boss. If you are at a meeting and have a PowerPoint presentation on screen (in Slideshow mode), but are not ready to show it yet, press B and the screen will go black, or W to make it white.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2017

For example, if you’re interested in graphic design, offer to redesign a PowerPoint presentation for your executive, or create a new cover sheet for reports. But remember you still have to “sell” the idea to your executive, so always identify the value the work offers to the organization. Get creative! Note Your Accomplishments.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 28, 2023

On the other hand, is the ability to create PowerPoint presentations critical or is it only necessary to be able to “edit” them. Other important criteria to determine are: Do you want someone who is going to stay in the role for a long time, or someone who has the growth potential to move higher in the organization?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

My three favourites: Don’t abuse your visuals – Usually your visuals are posters, charts, or even a PowerPoint presentation. There’s nothing worse than fighting the nervous butterflies in your stomach and seeing the glazed-eyes look of your audience as you slowly bore them to tears. Learn to tell stories.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

With organizations working meaner and leaner, every employee must consider that they are working every day to keep their job. On the other hand, you may be at that time of your career where you want to move into another department, obtain a more challenging position within your organization, or gain recognition for your work.

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On The Job

JUNE 12, 2012

One strategy Poggi suggests: A PowerPoint presentation that "makes sure your message is heard," he says. "If List areas where you could contribute more to the organization or department. Poggi says each subject on the PowerPoint should be short and sweet, each topic no more than a page long. Your goals.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 19, 2009 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D oes your department have an administrative procedures manual? One of my readers asks: The organization I work for has no administrative procedure manual.

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www.officearrow.com

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Software such as PowerPoint, Visio or SmartDraw can aid in the development. You can add audio, convert PowerPoint slides to video (including exact slide timing, animations, sound effects, narration, webcam video, and any web pages or applications displayed onscreen during the presentation), and you can record podcasts.

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With endless storage capacity and search functions, we aren’t as discerning about what we’re saving and how it’s organized. Organize folders by how you will RETRIEVE files. For example, while running a large offsite meeting, I needed to save the individual Powerpoint slide decks in a share folder.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

Fifteen minutes later another manager comes by looking for last-minute help with a PowerPoint presentation. For example: typing a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation: two hours, provided all the material is complete. When urgent requests come in from various sources and you’re already pressed for time, how do you handle them?

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

PowerPoint template for presenting meeting materials ? Systems help you stay organized, both in and out of the office. They’re documentable, repeatable, proven processes that provide consistency and demonstrate the value you bring to your organization. Meeting Catering ? Catering order form ? Meeting Materials ?

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Admin Awards

APRIL 24, 2020

Administrative professionals provide real benefits to the people they support and the organization at large. They add value to the job in ways that make them critical to an organization’s success. They add value to the job in ways that make them critical to an organization’s success.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 7, 2010

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 9, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Opening Microsoft Office 2007 Files in Microsoft Office XP By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Productivity I recently had a vendor send us an Excel spreadsheet that he created in Microsoft Word 2007 format.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you have too many applications open on your computer? Home About Me Advertise Too Many Applications Driving You Crazy? Have you passed by a co-workers desk and noticed that they have 20 different things running all at once?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 16, 2009

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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C-Suite Assistants

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Clearly, an Executive Assistant needs to not only be organized and detail oriented, but also feel comfortable leading others, following their boss’s lead, and working independently. How the Role Differs by Employer. So, how does a C-level Executive Assistant role vary from employer to employer? There are also differences across industries.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2009

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Dealing With Unreasonable Requests By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 08, 2009 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail , among the many others that you receive each and every day. Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 17, 2009

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 14, 2009

How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One? Retrieve Your Files with Ease Is You Boss Not Giving You Enough Work?

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