Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2017

He was young and shy and setting up home in the big smoke for the first time. I helped her choose outfits for big nights and select and then book restaurants for cosy dinner dates. Third Wheel’ sums up how I felt caught in the middle of a high powered couple. Follow on Twitter @PA_Insiders. Visit the website www.PA-Insiders.com.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

My thinking is definitely along these lines and so I ensure I keep up to date with all the latest developments in the event industry that will help when I need to arrange an event. You can use review websites to select venues, hotels and local restaurants. Keeping them up to date via social media is easy to do and adds value.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 20, 2016

Despite my passion for social media I haven’t always been adept at it and was a twitter virgin until The Assist Conference 2015. Facebook (liking pages) – by liking Facebook business pages you will be able to see what your contacts and connections are up to and see their updates in your newsfeed. Hashtags are not exclusive to twitter.

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Office Dynamics

MAY 11, 2016

Their complaints about the service sounded childish, given the overcrowded conditions at the restaurant.” “The Because she keeps tripping over more Word Trippers (pairs such as “except vs. accept” that get mixed up), she produces Word Tripper of the Week ezine ( www.wordtrippers.com ).

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 24, 2016

So together we came up with the concept of creating a place where PAs could share information with each other, and more to the point understand instantly the requirements – PA to PA recommendations. Do go and have a look – you can download the brochure on the home page before signing up. Follow us on Twitter @PA_Insiders.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Another interesting features is that you can give details on other attendees Twitter or LinkedIn profile so that everyone can keep in touch once the meeting has finished which is great if you have guest speakers. The app also links up their social networking details as well. Teamviewer for meetings: Free. Miscellaneous.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Another interesting features is that you can give details on other attendees Twitter or LinkedIn profile so that everyone can keep in touch once the meeting has finished which is great if you have guest speakers. The app also links up their social networking details as well. Teamviewer for meetings: Free. Miscellaneous.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 3, 2014

A lot of time is taken up with diary planning and liaising with the various companies that Ben works with. Twitter is amazing for recommendations! I finalised show flow and liaised with the restaurant and AV company in Cannes on the final details. Before finally typing up & distributing minutes from the monthly team meeting.

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Tips From T. Marie

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

I re-tweeted a post by a friend on Twitter yesterday. Manicures, pedicures or salon visits, trips to the local fast food restaurant for a quick lunch or dinner, a weekly golf game or pizza delivery are all small expenditures that can add up to big money. Often things we consider small add up in big ways.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

If your manager needs to pick up a souvenir for their kids this app will tell them (or you!) Tipping in restaurants around the world can be very confusing. The app also links up your social networking details with theirs. This app allows me collect the address of all of those great restaurants in one place. ATM UK: Free.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Yes with health being a focus so think office gym equipment, stand up desks etc. Banking apps, maps, stocks, Uber, restaurant apps. Updates on all of our hardware & software, including touch screen telephones with face-view and better communication system. We also have live chat with our IT support desk. Concur for expenses.

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Productivity Bits

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Since the card has no annual fee, it may be worth it for those who use Uber frequently to sign up on that basis alone. As a result, asking an Uber driver to wait a long time or go through a restaurant drive-through is disrespectful and will likely earn you poor passenger reviews. Please grab my free productivity ebook!

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

For the sociable team I organised the following Christmas parties: Cocktail reception at a glamorous bar, dinner in a Moroccan themed restaurant (great for sociable groups as you all sit round small tables and can chat to everyone), after dinner drinks and dancing at a cool night club. Follow me on twitter: @PracticalPA.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 2, 2014

First up is Lorna Cowan, Executive Assistant to the CEO of Visit Belfast. If time permits I like to have a quick breakfast and read a chapter of whatever book I’m reading or I’ll catch up on social media (I’m addicted to Twitter! My alarm goes off at 6.40am and I hit snooze for as long as I possibly can!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

Information Overload is a topic that comes up frequently when I talk with people about what holds their productivity back. Save a restaurant and we'll add contact information, menu pages, reviews, a link to make reservations and we'll even notify you if there's a Groupon or Living Social deal for that restaurant.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2016

Over the last few years there are plenty more online communities and in more recent times we have taken networking to a whole new level with local networks, organised by assistants, springing up all over the place. Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. It is brilliant!

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 14, 2012

We ate at an Italian restaurant called Il Violino on Columbus Avenue which was very nice, although we did have a slight run in with the waiter who thought we had not tipped enough, despite it being 20% of the bill! After the tour we met back up with my brother and his girlfriend to visit the 9/11 Memorial. Raging Bull!

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On The Job

JULY 26, 2011

You can't figure out Twitter. You keep your colleagues waiting at a restaurant for a lunch get-together. If you're involved, it means others will have to cool their heels waiting for you to show up. You can't make up your mind on anything, even if given time to think about a decision. Or LinkedIn. You're too much.

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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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On The Job

MARCH 2, 2009

Recently on Twitter I told Ari Herzog that the photo he posted of a recent job fair reminded me of a herd of wildebeests looking for the last watering hole. I've seen quite a few similar photos: Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people lined up for a limited number of jobs. Anyone can get a job at a fast-food restaurant.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Suck it up. It can be as simple as going to a new restaurant for supper, but more likely to be as terrifying as taking up sky-diving. Follow these four steps and pretty soon you’ll unleash your creative thinking and making others sit up and take notice. Creativity leads to more creativity.

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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. Most organisations now understand the importance of social media and allow (within reason) staff to use their working hours to look at Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. PA Networking. Client entertainment.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 28, 2010

Follow us on Twitter Emergent Research EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy.   Restaurants and others use it to source local food; local farmers use it sell product.  Authors The authors are Steve King and Carolyn Ockels.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 7, 2011

We wheeled TVs into the catering area so on the breaks they could keep up with events and make a judgement call if they needed to leave at any point. We also organised taxis for people to get across London and offered them free use of our restaurant if they needed to stay longer than planned. Follow me on Twitter : @PracticalPA.

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On The Job

JUNE 1, 2009

For me, one of the great things about Twitter is that is allows me to learn more about what people experience at work every day. One of the things I know for sure -- from following people on Twitter and from interviewing them -- is that there is a lot of stress in the workplace. She adds that those seeking work are at all levels. “I

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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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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

A thumbs up or thumbs down icon appears, and if you want to spend a bit more time about your good or bad experience, you can enter a brief comment. Tello comments can be shared on Facebook and Twitter. Where Yelp concentrates on the customer experience and a review of the restaurant, Tello focuses on how the customer was treated.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Mon Motivation - Build up your courage to take action! This topic came back up the other day as I was working with an extremely successful medical professional.  So I asked my "Tweeps" (friends on Twitter ) what they did.  Up now: The Flintstones. Snacks, too.

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Small Business CEO

AUGUST 10, 2010

based restaurant. It cooks up great, creative breakfast dishes like M&M pancakes and offers an array of sandwiches and paninis for lunch. This drives customers to Facebook and Twitter, reviews sites like Yelp, and more, ensuring that wherever the customers are, they’re able to connect with In a Pickle there, too.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 11, 2016

Rich in cultural attractions, it is both liberal bastion and commercial hub with tech-hot Silicon Valley reaching north and embracing the city with global headquarter giants like Twitter, Pinterest, and SalesForce. This is the way to see one of the most world’s famous landmarks up close and personal. You need to plan ahead!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

It works well when it is a co-worker who sits closest to you, but depending on how your office is set up that might not be possible. She had to set up an away voicemail message and fortunately had kept a script of what her away message usually said, She worked for a doctor so it was important that the proper referral numbers were given.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 5, 2010

He will have a quick conversation with a staff member and set up a meeting, but not tell me anything about it. laughs* I had one boss who was absolutely forbidden to schedule his own appointments because he would foul up his calendar so badly. ► August (4) Managing your Boss's Inbox Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Some people in the office were trying to get the remote working as we had a PowerPoint presentation coming up and were calling it things like remote thingy , remote slide clicker, wireless mouse so I finally asked, "Does anyone know what the official name for that thing is?" 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Those were the words the salesperson uttered as she looked up from the customer she was assisting seemingly annoyed; as if I was going to interfere with her lunch break. The fast paced world of Twitter, Facebook, and Yelp combined. Can personal customer service survive in a digital world?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

He takes about 12 steps, squats and rejoices in his accomplishment, then he gets up and walks another 12 steps and squats again to repeat the process. Come up with a plan on how you are going to improve in the areas you identified as needing improvement. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca " Warning!

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 2, 2017

You have little or no time for your own projects and passions because your day is filled up having to respond to so many other urgent issues. You often wake up to your day , rather than waking up for your day. I’d also highly recommend you set up a rainy day fund if you don’t have one already. I love Twitter.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

I take the bus to work and I often see people getting on a busy bus and then going through their backpack or purse looking for their bus tickets and holding up the line. I like to be prepared and I find life just works better for me at home, work and even on the bus, when I am organized and ready for whatever is coming up. no tickets.

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