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About 10 years ago I used to manage 12 Committees as part of my role at the time. These minutes were just from the main Committee meetings – I also had to attend and minute other meetings throughout the year. This was before we had apps or smart phones or the rise in technology that we have seen over the years.
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.
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.
I provide extensive diary management including global travel arrangements, compile reports, agendas and for Committee and Board meetings. I also get a lot of phone calls from an array of people about all sorts of things. I support both the Artistic Director and Director of Marketing, Communications and Membership.
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. I use the website all the time, not just for planning travel but also for expenses, so it is helpful having the app on my phone. The current calendar app on the iPhone and iPad doesn’t allow for a week-to-view setting.
I didn’t have a blackberry… actually I didn’t have a mobile phone that accepted emails or had the internet so it wasn’t easy to stay connected. I looked after Committees made up of the association’s members so I didn’t need to be in the office because they were not.
I was in back-to-back Committee meetings and I decided to use two different colours of folders, a blue one for the Committee members, with an attendance sheet stapled to the inside cover for my purposes, along with their meeting packages, and a red one for the Chair with everything the Chair was going to need. Dealing in real time.
On Day 1 we have Committee meetings so there is a list of things I need for those. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Minute taking made easier. Dealing in real time. When your voicemail goes awry. 411 Look Up 411.ca
Answering Phones and Screening Calls. Managing Calendars. This can include anything from a last minute bank run to working on a company-wide committee to making sure everyone filled out an updated W-4. However, regardless of the specifics, most duties fall within certain general guidelines for Administrative Assistants.
So, you know, at the end of the day, in an executive support role, the more that you’re putting yourself, kind of in front of your boss and getting in front of the information or getting in ahead of the calendar, or making you’re making their life easier. I know that there were people I put together committees as well.
To-do lists I have to-do lists for the Board and Committee meetings and a to-do list for the Board Reception and Dinner. My favourite to-do list is a calendar timeline so I can see at a glance where I am at and what I need to do to get there. To generate a calendar in Word 2007, click on the Office Button (in the top left-hand corner).
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