Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 1, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 2 July, 2010 We dont know what we dont know We really dont know what we dont know do we? I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 November, 2008 Contest! Just before my book was published I promised I would have a contest on my blog and someone could win a copy of my book. Here is how you can win: The tenth person to e-mail me at pattyannrobb@rogers.com will receive a free copy of my book. I am remiss.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 November, 2009 Preparing your boss for meetings away from the office or at home I had a good tip from my boss that I have used to help me prepare him for meetings whether they are away or at home. What dates and times does he or she have available (keeping in mind time zones for away meetings)?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 November, 2008 We have a winner! The 10th person was someone by the first name of Tammy and once I get her address I will be sending her a copy of the book. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© Well that didnt take long.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 March, 2010 Admin Buddies I like to have someone at work that I can buddy with. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 October, 2009 A twelve step program to survive as an Admin My grandson has started walking. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 February, 2010 Dealing in real time. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2010 Wheres the remote thingy for the PowerPoint? About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 16, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 May, 2010 Whose meeting is it anyway? Do you ever get a meeting request and an agenda has not been provided, or if it is a teleconference the call-in details have not been given or the boardroom hasnt been booked for an internal meeting? Is the boardroom booked? Lets enjoy our day together.©

Agenda

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 March, 2010 Are you prepared? About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2010 Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 November, 2009 Too much information. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Some people like to talk.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 February, 2009 Different spellings: British, Canadian and American I was proofing a document the other day, but since Ive been reading documents from the United States and Canada, I couldnt remember if behaviorial was the American or the Canadian spelling. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 April, 2009 Happy Administrative Professionals Day! About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book.

Administrative Professionals

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 May, 2009 Go with your gut feeling! About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 January, 2010 Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog I started a new blog called The Administrative Bloopers Blog When you have a moment come and visit me over there. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 September, 2010 Whats all the fuss about reading contracts? They had booked the space for November 8th. One time we had to cancel at the last minute, but we were a few days past the cancellation date. Lets enjoy our day together.© It is always worth asking. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 17, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 April, 2010 Keeping focussed in a busy environment There are so many distractions in the office -- the telephone, your co-workers, email and your boss! I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 September, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Hello Readers, My great nephew Owen has recently been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. In the meantime, I have decided to donate the royalties on any sales of my book to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. My book is currently available on Amazon.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. Lets enjoy our day together.© Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 14, 2008

© 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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Lets enjoy our day together.©

2009

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 Training On-line Recently someone asked me a question about training on-line so I thought I would share the answer in a post. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2009 Housecleaning in Word 2007: Customizing your Dictionary Something you should do every once in awhile is to clean up your dictionary in Word. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© Excellent material! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 February, 2009 Protocol for addressing Canadian and foreign dignitaries A reader asked if I would post on the proper protocol to address Canadian dignitaries such as the Prime Minister or other Ministers in the government. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 March, 2009 Spring cleaning on the blog It is a very sunny day today with a promise of spring in the air so I thought it was a good time to spring clean the blog. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 March, 2009 How to get Office fat fast. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. I like working with someone who has initiative, wants to do a good job and is keen to contribute to the team, but is there a time when initiative is not a good thing? I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 23, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 June, 2009 Colour Coding Works. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 June, 2009 A funny thing happened on the way to the office. About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 August, 2009 Nice ways to say, "Hurry up!" About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. I hate waiting!

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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. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.© It was an amazing conference.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 23, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 January, 2010 I gave at the office Years ago when I was a child, I would canvass door to door with my sister for a charity for cancer research. Many times we would hear, `My husband gave at the office`as a reason for not donating. Lets enjoy our day together.© Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 February, 2010 We did it Canada! About Me Ottawa, Canada View my complete profile Click on the image to order my book Laughing All The Way to Work from Amazon All royalties go to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation What some people are saying about the book. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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