Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 4, 2014

For many years I have consulted the guide for restaurant and venue ideas, it has always been my first port of call when managers have asked me to book restaurants for them. All you have to do is tell your boss you want to take a day out of the office to meet with potential suppliers but also attend FREE training sessions.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 14, 2015

We have a dedicated social media session run by assistants who are all social media gurus, including Jacqui Quigley from LinkedIn and Jennifer Corcoran, Finalist for Social Media PA of the Year 2015. Our social media gurus are real examples of how online networking benefits assistants.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 23, 2017

Visitors can meet over 250 amazing venues, restaurants and event suppliers, take part in interactive workshops and masterclasses, and listen to speakers including Raymond Blanc OBE and celebrity party-planner Fran Cutler. A show packed full of workshops, celebrity speakers + top-drawer exhibitors. Watch the 2016 show video here.

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Make or Break Moments

JUNE 14, 2010

I hosted the local meet up in my community and eight people signed up. Tags: Linchpin Meet-ups , Linchpins , Polar Unlimited , Rise Partnerships , Seth Godin Add A Comment home top Site Information © 2010 Make or Break Moments Ministry Free Theme by eGrace Creative. Talk about a make or break moment.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 8, 2014

Throughout 2013 we noticed a huge increase in PA networking with a number of local networking groups springing up across the UK. Joining a local networking group is a fantastic opportunity for assistants to meet other assistants in their area, receive training and support from the local community. Social Media.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 12, 2015

Technology now allows individuals easier access to new opportunities and recruitment agencies are much more adapt at targeting the right candidates through social media and networking websites. It seems there is a huge appetite for training however we still have issues with our organisation’s paying for us to attend events.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 24, 2017

The checklist below is split up into different sections of the trip: booking, planning, packing, and flying! If you haven’t signed up for a program yet, sign up for one now! Use Social Media: Reach out to the incredible network of admins just waiting to help you! Search for your loyalty program before you book.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 1, 2024

But much like with social media, with greater communication and openness comes fears about things like privacy. What we can do in our approach is when you’re in Outlook and you’re looking for space, we directly link up availability. Mobile is one, desktop is another.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 2, 2014

One of the great benefits of running Practically Perfect PA is the chance to meet some extraordinary assistants either face to face or through social media. First up is Lorna Cowan, Executive Assistant to the CEO of Visit Belfast. I’ll also check my emails throughout the evening and deal with anything that comes up.

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 14, 2016

The tagline for the event sets a theme for world famous keynote speakers from the world’s top ad agencies, production houses, global tech and social media giants and the who’s who of world famous brands. Trains from Nice are about 20 minutes away, but you will need to catch a taxi from the airport to the station first.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

How Will You Show Up? , Business owners, executives, sales teams and rev ops teams hire her when they want to boost mental stamina and increase sales through neuroscience-based mindset training. She was born in Chengdu but grew up everywhere. She received the Sojourner Truth Award by the National Congress of Black Women.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

A virtual assistant is someone you may or may not meet personally, but is trained to handle dozens of tasks that can bog down your day like scheduling meetings , posting on social media, getting bids or even scheduling your next vacation. We need help. Human help. Enter the virtual assistant. Who to hire? US or overseas?

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Allwork

OCTOBER 9, 2023

And then the second innovation, if we can call it that, is the changing habits of the new generation that grows up with flexibility and mobility in everything they do. And I think the second to third year cities were not catching up. It can pop up, like you say, in the suburbs, in the rural areas, in town and city centers.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 19, 2010

Both of them are now set up to auto-push to this blog (well, hopefully), and the videos also automatically post to IVAA’s YouTube account at [link]. Often, business owners find themselves so caught up in their paperwork or their day-to-day operations that they forget about… Continue reading the rest of this article.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

OCTOBER 29, 2023

CONNECT WITH NICOLE Nicole on LinkedIn Bosun Solutions Mic’d Up Booking ABOUT NICOLE Nicole Grinnell is the CEO of a multi million dollar company and has a passion for helping other business owners find affordable solutions to help grow their business. EzCater helps assistants like you and me succeed at work and makes our lives easier.

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I ended up quitting the game earlier than I had planned. But eventually, I ended up just sort of deciding, okay, I need to take a little bit of a leap of faith here and do something in the professional or corporate arena. I was ranked as one of the top online tournament poker players in the world for a period of time.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one that gets a little bit apprehensive about attending events, especially large exhibitions that are set up like a gauntlet that you have to navigate through while avoiding overzealous sales people pulling you from one badly designed stand to another. So we need to attend events on a regular basis.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 4, 2010

Starting with the generous sponsors: Avitae, Nickles Bakery , Stancato’s Italian Restaurant and the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center. My session was called Create a Customer-Focused Social Media Strategy. I have the slide presentation at SlideShare and the handouts with audio explanation at PolicyforSocial Media.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 16, 2010

I wanted to go to watch them last night but something came up. I have to be honest, I don’t go for the food. I only go when The Reunion Band is playing. One of the band members, Jim Gray, is a family friend and the band plays all the classic rock songs you love to sing. Did not know you were a Reunion Band fan.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 20, 2010

I’d come early to watch the warm ups and stay for the game. I had been inspired by Bench’s baseball career and read his book Catch You Later which also offered up some pretty encouraging thoughts that helped me through that rough patch. He’s got to ride that nag till it drops.&#

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 2, 2010

Tara and I took this episode’s theme to heart and made sure that portions of it were recorded in numerous locations: her office, my office, a local restaurant, and in Phoenix Arizona. (Scroll down to read more about our sponsor.). While we were out and about we had a terrific time and hope you’ll enjoy the varied locations, too.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

We’ll post the names of the companies offering these goodies and they are firmed up. Carolyn Freeman —FREE SendOutCards retail account (20 cards + postage), including training Valuable coupons and other freebies: IVAA — Join IVAA during the event for the special rate of only $99.00!

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Please do not hang up. The real solution is a customer service representative who is well-trained and intelligent who tells an unhappy customer: “We’re sorry, and we will make this right.” The real payoff happens when we get to the front of the line or the representative answers the phone. How is the customer treated?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 September, 2009 Atlanta, Georgia: The City that Smiles I recently arrived in Atlanta, Georgia to attend OfficeArrow s Lift Summit on Social Media. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? A website teaching readers about the day-to-day training requirements for various sports. A YouTube channel reviewing local restaurants.

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Service Untitled

APRIL 16, 2010

Home About Service Untitled Subscribe for Free Consulting Contact Archives Customer loyalty built on company focus Cheryl April 16, 2010 Customer Service , Proactive 2 Comments I grew up in a very small town where we were mostly limited to one grocery store, one department store, one morning restaurant, and even one book store.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Now's a great time to set a foundation and train your executive (if they are willing and learn to trust you) so a precedent can be set. Try to set up the communication of the office so your boss checks their own emails and responds, but you are in charge of all the mtg coordination, phones, and anything that happens in the office.

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Service Untitled

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Good thing for social media and Twitter however, but will that solve all of the problems we can’t quite condense to 140 characters or less? Instead company policy intended to streamline and reduce costs wind up costing an organization more money. Some organizations seem to have misplaced the concept of customers first.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 20, 2015

Be a ninja Whenever I go into people’s offices, I try to train them to understand that if I need them, I wait in the doorway until they see me or acknowledge me so I can ask them a question. I save “food profiles” of each individual for each restaurant. Here are 10 random tips I’ve culled over the years on how to be a better assistant.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

Telemarketing is my number one annoyance in advertising and as soon as I answer the phone and get that few seconds of dead air, that is my queue to hang up. If I did want it, then they sent me an e-mail reminder asking me if I wanted to sign up. It was easy and I got the benefit of trying the service before signing up.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

For example, the service you expect from McDonald’s is going to be much different from the service you may expect from a five-star restaurant. Oftentimes, you’ll come up with reoccurring problems that need to be addressed. Service expectations are going to vary from company to company. At a local.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 7, 2011

So when she sent me this guest post that outlines some of her learning curve lessons as a new freelancer, I was thrilled – here was someone who’d gone from zero to being a confident writer who could stand up for herself, and for her business. Rule #4: Charge for learning time and training materials. from Lisa – enjoy! This is a given.

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Productivityist

MAY 12, 2016

and what to do with those 75 GB you pick up every 24 hours. You’ll feel a lot better about the things you do learn, because you’re actually backing them up with actions. They’re usually between 20-120 minutes long and are great to listen to in the car or on the train. This article will show you. Why is this important?

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 29, 2008

That means that you can: jump in anywhere, and talk about anything share links to sites and photos and your social media identities elsewhere ask questions directly to others in the conversation What to say? Where to start? Here are some ideas to get us going: 1. How did you get started in this business?

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Digital friends have an avatar and a status Instead of a body and a voice, most of the time you will identify a digital friend by the avatar they use on various social media sites, and by their status. Use social media functions with trust: retweet, like, promote. At this restaurant? Start a dialogue.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 26, 2010

I also began to branch out to speaking and training via workshops. Get up close and personal. There are 1-2 ad channels here and there, a free ebook gets readers to sign up for their feed, 2-3 affiliate products and a bunch of amazon links. I came up with the pricing as it was an affordable pricing for corporate training.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 6, 2010

What’s funny about getting that job is that I never had any specific training for that. In a few days we completed a small training. I wasn’t from their league, I was just a strange guy who gave up a fancy job at a radio just to write stupid documentations in French. I finally discovered what I had to do. Everything was cool.

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