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OCTOBER 7, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you multi-task too much? This should help your productivity not just at work but at home as well. Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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APRIL 1, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Productivity With Shared Files By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D o you share your files with others in your firm? Do you find that you are being bombarded with updates to the same files time and time again? Leave a comment!

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, October 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity D o you know what a macro is? Do you wish that your life could be a little more productive and be able to use a few shortcuts to get through your tasks?

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FEBRUARY 29, 2008

Want to be More Productive? By The Professional Assistant on Friday, February 29, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity A re you a Virtual/ Professional Assistant or want to become one? Are you just starting out or already have a thriving business? This lessens the time you have to spend on the phone.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2007

Home About Me Advertise A Better Cup of Coffee to be More Productive! By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 29, 2007 Filed Under: Productivity D o you feel like you need a coffee fix every day? People that drink better coffee "feel" that they are becoming more productive and hence work better throughout the day.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Home About Me Advertise How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that some of your co-workers can be extremely annoying, rude or just plain inconsiderate? This happens to the best of us all of the time.

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JULY 7, 2010

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity Y our boss calls you over to their office and asks that you send her a list of something that you’ve created in Microsoft Excel. Home About Me Advertise Need to Change Excel Details from Vertical to Horizontal or Vice Versa?

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Increasing Microsoft Excel 2007s Formula Bar Size By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Productivity D o you find that trying to either write or fix formulas in Microsoft Excel can be a pain?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you receive junk mail, junk faxes and the occasional irritating phone call from telemarketers? Do you even receive voice mails that are left by people trying to sell you something, but you didn’t even hear the phone ring?

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JULY 16, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, July 16, 2009 Filed Under: Productivity A re you a big fan of Windows XP? Home About Me Advertise Windows 7: Will It Be Like XP or Vista? Did you feel that Windows Vista was a big flop? Well, look no further, since Windows 7 will be coming out very shortly.

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JUNE 8, 2010

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Productivity D o you have trouble trying to book several managers’ meetings, yet you have access to their calendars in Microsoft Outlook 2007? Home About Me Advertise Overlapping Calendars In Microsoft Outlook?

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you have too many applications open on your computer? Believe it or not, this can lower productivity. You actually end up thinking that you are working harder, yet you are reducing your productivity by about 30%.

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JULY 17, 2009

Then you finally do reach a live person and you are so fed up with all of the time wasted, that you start fuming towards the person on the other end of the phone. Now put yourself in that persons shoes. Imagine that you were on the receiving end of the conversation. How would you feel?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Most Irritating Habits of Co-Workers By The Professional Assistant on Monday, November 19, 2007 Filed Under: Productivity D o you find yourself among co-workers that are not respectful of your privacy? Do they end up talking loud on the phone while you are trying to do some work?

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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JULY 14, 2009

Home About Me Advertise "Checking In" to a Better Flight By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Filed Under: Meetings , Productivity , Research , Travel Y ou get an urgent e-mail from your boss asking you to book a flight and hotel.

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JULY 10, 2009

Home About Me Advertise "Going Green" With Your Documents By The Professional Assistant on Monday, July 13, 2009 Filed Under: Productivity D o you recycle your unwanted papers at work? Do you try to "go green" by not printing e-mails or other documents that you could be e-mailing to others that you want to share this information with?

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check your details on the go.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check your details on the go.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 19, 2009 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook , MS-PowerPoint , MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D oes your department have an administrative procedures manual?

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JANUARY 18, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Do Not Disturb - Training In Progress By The Professional Assistant on Friday, January 18, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Meetings , Productivity D o you get staff members coming to you for all sorts of questions? When youre on a phone call, do people hover over you?

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

Home About Me Advertise Dealing With Unreasonable Requests By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 08, 2009 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity Y ou receive an e-mail , among the many others that you receive each and every day. You dont want your productivity to start falling.

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JANUARY 21, 2008

Home About Me Advertise How to Cope With Co-Workers Arguing By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 21, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Productivity Y ou’re on the phone with a client and an argument breaks out between two of your colleagues. You try to plug your other ear to drown out the noise.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Filed Under: Ergonomics , Productivity D o you find yourself typing too much? Heres a product that will help you feel better and relieve pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive stress injury. Home About Me Advertise Hands Hurt From Typing? Using the mouse too often?

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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NOVEMBER 15, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Sync Your Hand Held Device By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 15, 2007 Filed Under: Networking , Organize , Productivity , Travel A re you looking for software that can synchronize most of your hand held devices? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

I use my iPhone and iPad every day and I’ve found there are lots of fantastic apps that will really help assistants maximise their productivity. Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check details on the go. Meetup Time Lite: Free. FlightTrack: £2.99 for Pro version.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Filed Under: Prioritize , Productivity D o you need extra help with your workload ? Home About Me Advertise Overworked? Unload Your Workload to a Freelancer! Do you feel overwhelmed by the number of tasks that keep getting piled on your desk like a never ending mountain of files?

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DECEMBER 6, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, December 06, 2007 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity , Travel D o you find yourself getting stuck in traffic each morning and afternoon? Home About Me Advertise Would You Relocate to Avoid Traffic Jams? Do you feel that people should relocate to a closer home or find a new job?

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MARCH 26, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Why People Gossip At The Office By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity D o you gossip at the office? It always leads to negative productivity and sometimes people even get involved on a personal level.

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OCTOBER 27, 2008

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? So next time you want to make a reservation via phone, hang it up and try OpenTable.com instead! Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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APRIL 24, 2008

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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FEBRUARY 21, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, February 21, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Meetings , Productivity Y ou’re walking around the office and someone comes up to you, asking for a pen. This has happened to me quite a few times in the past. Home About Me Advertise Do You Have a Pen? Has this ever happened to you?

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OCTOBER 21, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity A re you the person that purchases stationary and other items for your department? Home About Me Advertise Looking for Great Deals For Your Office? You can even get new items, if you aren’t into used items or feel that they might not work as well.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Categories Client Service (23) Ergonomics (6) Job Seeking (20) Meetings (43) MS-Access (8) MS-Excel (23) MS-Outlook (34) MS-PowerPoint (11) MS-Word (22) Networking (27) Office Gossip (18) Organize (91) Prioritize (42) Productivity (202) Research (7) System Security (16) Travel (20) The Archives The Archives July 2010 (4) June 2010 (4) November 2009 (..)

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OCTOBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Contest: Best Stress Tips - Win $1500 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 02, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you feel stressed at work? Do you feel that you need to relieve yourself of daily stressors whenever you have the time (which Im sure isnt too often)?

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