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APRIL 5, 2010

If you have to reschedule, send an email apologizing, but advise that your bosss schedule has changed. I like this particular article it gives me an additional input in the information a round the world. Usually when I point out the conflict to my boss, he is more than willing to make the change. April 09, 2010 Jakob said.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Posted by Patricia Robb at 6:13 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , etiquette for addressing officials , professional assistant Reactions: 2comments: Carol Bory said. Another helpful site I refer to for protocol on addressing officials is www.formsofaddress.info. (for

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JANUARY 10, 2010

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MARCH 20, 2010

You hear something while walking down the hall or are copied on an email and know something about the purpose of a meeting coming up. Many times I am so thankful I had that quick chat or read that email that I was copied on as that was the exact information I needed when they were away. (for

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DECEMBER 28, 2009

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NOVEMBER 16, 2008

I wrote the article The Art of Minute Taking and I had only taken minutes a few times about 25 years ago. From writing that article I had confidence to take a job that required me taking minutes and it has turned out fine. I have written many articles on my blog on subjects that I knew nothing about. How did I do it?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

That makes sense, but can this system be applied to other information, like monthly bills, tax returns, staff, legal issues, normal company information? You can find more filing tips by reading my article entitled " 7 Steps to Improve Your Filing System ". This way, you can keep track of all files in any way, shape or form. Whats next?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

After reading the article on the "remote clicker", which is what I used to call it, I asked John in the cubicle beside me. Posted by Patricia Robb at 4:03 PM Labels: Administrative Assistant , PowerPoint , professional assistant , what do you call it? Reactions: 2comments: Patty said. Hi Patricia and fellow admins.

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MAY 16, 2010

They are responsible for canvassing the participants for dates and determining the date everyone is available and coummunicating that information to the participants by sending out a meeting request to everyone or emailing the date (depending on how you or your organization prefers to send notices of meetings). 23, 1 p.m. (for

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

I previously wrote an article on Charities in the Workplace and have seen an increase in the participation in charities at offices I have worked in. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 October, 2008 October 15th, Blog Action Day: Poverty I am participating in Blog Action Day and the theme this year is Poverty.

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MAY 31, 2009

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

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APRIL 22, 2009

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Coming from a legal background, we were always taught if you are using an acronym or initialism in writing, on the first use you should spell it out and then put the acronym in brackets, which makes a lot of sense and saves a lot of head scratching and searching the document to figure out what the person is referring to. (for

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JANUARY 23, 2010

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009

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MAY 9, 2010

I breathe a sigh of relief when I get someones assistant on the phone or receive an email from them. It is important to build relationships with those we work with, but what about assistants we dont work with?

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OCTOBER 18, 2008

I hope you enjoy her article. Earlier in this article, I shared three tips to keep in mind while networking. .© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. I am sure she would be pleased if you wandered over to her site for a visit.

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MARCH 1, 2009

I have removed the Google Ads as I thought it took up a lot of space and wasnt very useful and included the index of my articles instead so you could easily scroll through and see a list of the articles that have been posted by date. I hope this will be more user friendly and accessible to everyone.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

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MARCH 13, 2010

Great article! Dates (Writing out dates) Diagnosis or Diagnoses Dictionaries Due to Electronic dictionaries Email Salutations Exclamation marks versus question marks Expressing Currencies Expressing Time Fewer vs. Less Further vs Farther Grammar or Style Hope: the Word?? EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

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JULY 12, 2010

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JULY 9, 2010

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

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NOVEMBER 9, 2008

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AUGUST 22, 2009

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JANUARY 10, 2010

I could see him looking after himself, trying to organise his diary and all his emails etc, and he wasn't sure what to give me. When I first started the job I am in now, my boss had never had administrative support before. It took me only a couple of days to go into his office and say, ok, ground rules!!

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 September, 2008 Using a Bring-Forward System to Help Organize Your Boss Of all the articles I have written, the one I wrote on the bring-forward system by far gets the most views. They are legal-sized folders, because I like a lot of space, but letter size would work just as well.

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JUNE 4, 2010

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

I wrote an article awhile back called On the Outside Looking In. Dates (Writing out dates) Diagnosis or Diagnoses Dictionaries Due to Electronic dictionaries Email Salutations Exclamation marks versus question marks Expressing Currencies Expressing Time Fewer vs. Less Further vs Farther Grammar or Style Hope: the Word??

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JUNE 27, 2009

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JUNE 23, 2009

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NOVEMBER 7, 2009

I love to write, as you have probably noticed in some of my blog articles, so I try to keep that in mind and keep my e-mails short, but sometimes you need a little more information. For example, "Further to our conversation this morning, attached is a template letter that should meet your needs."

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

My purpose in posting this article is to bring this topic up for anyone who is strugging with this problem or knows of someone who is. My father was an alcoholic and I now work for a not-for-profit that does research into substance abuse issues so I hear and read a lot about it, but I am certainly not an expert.

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