Remove Books Remove Email Remove Etiquette Remove How To
article thumbnail

If Sending Christmas Cards Feels Like a Chore, Here’s How to Politely Opt Out

Success

Many of us go further, paying extra for custom-designed photo cards and even booking private photography sessions in the hopes of capturing that perfect shot. Letting the tradition go: How to stop sending Christmas cards For different reasons, some of us are opting out of the holiday card tradition.

Holidays 310
article thumbnail

‘Nice to Meet You’: The Art of Being Introduced

Success

If you are fortunate enough to be introduced to someone who can help you progress professionally , you’ll want to know how to make that exchange more successful and likely to happen again. 10 rules of introduction etiquette So, do you want to nail that next introduction? Follow up—quickly—to show good introduction etiquette.

Etiquette 279
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Accepting Feedback (The positive kind!)

Office Dynamics

<Guest Post by Judi Moreo> How are you accepting feedback? It’s amazing how few people know how to handle positive feedback. And, how you handle it will determine how much more of it you receive. Positive feedback, that is. Actually, it’s as much of an art as handling criticism. Say instead, “Thank you.

Etiquette 100
article thumbnail

6 Communication Tips for Executives and their Virtual Executive Assistants

Worxbee

Email messaging. Once you have a preferred set of tools, it’s important to agree to some sort of system for how to use them. Any more detailed messages that require a lot of background context or a lot of different to-dos go via email. Video communication is often only used for team meetings that have been booked.

article thumbnail

Books & How to be a Better Assistant Through Suggested Readings

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

They write: “Greetings, I hope this email finds you well. My apologies, for not using a first/last name, but I didn’t want to assume anything based on email addresses or handles and address you by an incorrect name. I would like to start some books this week, to give myself those refreshers. It inspired me to dig deeper.

Email 40
article thumbnail

Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

article thumbnail

Answering Reader Mail: 7 Tips on Attire, Scheduling & Etiquette

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I sat at my kitchen table watching my phone blow up while people were emailing and IM’ing me all at the same time wanting to know why they couldn’t get on the call. I am copied on highly confidential information and I read emails that seem to be written in a new language – sales speak. I’m going to keep reading your blog regularly.

Attire 40