Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Worxbee

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

From other executive assistants to business owners, travel agents, corporate event specialists, the IT people, even the person who has connections for hard-to-get tickets or bookings can all be great “tools” in your network. Email Management EAs spend a significant amount of time managing busy inboxes, their own and those of executives.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 21, 2016

Outlook can automatically add public holidays to your calendar and it has nearly 100 different locations to choose from so it is well worth putting these in if you work closely with offices in other locations. To add public holidays go to Options > Calendar > Add Holidays, and choose the countries that you are working with.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

You may want to have weekly or monthly one-on-one time with some of the key executives you support. Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Events and meetings. Meetup Time: £0.69. This is a great app for conference call planning that allows you to schedule calls and meetings from all over the world without having to check all of the various time zones. This is a great app for event registration, reception desks and parties. Zwoor Event HD: Free.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Events and meetings. Meetup Time: £0.69. This is a great app for conference call planning that allows you to schedule calls and meetings from all over the world without having to check all of the various time zones. This is a great app for event registration, reception desks and parties. Zwoor Event HD: Free.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 22, 2009

I am speaking this morning at an administrative event so looking forward to meeting some new assistants. The one good thing about speaking at an event where nobody knows me is, they have no idea whether my hair is supposed to be this dark. Some good advice to pass along: Never colour your hair the night before an event.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I arrange quite a few events and have realized the importance of reading and reviewing the contracts carefully, highlighting key dates. I had an event for November 7th and the contract was signed, sealed and delivered, but then I noticed the hotel had put the wrong date on the contract. What are the dates you can cancel by?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. I have become familiar with time zones, airport codes and international holidays to avoid. I have seen some contracts for event planners and it seems like a lucrative career to get into. Dealing in real time. Minute taking made easier.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

To do this, open up your scheduled meeting in the calendar that you are using and click on “Forward as iCalendar&#. So next time your boss asks you to send something after the fact for a meeting update, make sure to use the “Forward as iCalendar&# function instead.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Great Apps: Events and meetings. Meetup Time Lite: Free. This is a great app for conference call planning that allows you to schedule calls and meetings from all over the world without having to check all of the various time zones. This is a great app for event registration, reception desks and parties.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. What Are the Responsibilities of an Executive/Personal Assistants?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 12, 2010

Lynn has organized strategic events such as the companys internal trade show, all-hands meetings, the annual awards banquet, internal events and leadership off-site meetings. Dealing in real time. ► January (5) Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say tha. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Networking at a conference does little good if you never speak with the person after the event. If you meet someone at an Administrative Assistant conference, for example, make sure to follow up with that contact within a week or two after the event. Dealing in real time. Give, receive and record contact information.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 8, 2009

Have you ever been at an event that isnt well organized? He then proceeded to tell me about a previous event he was at where there was no organization. Dealing in real time. ► January (5) Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say tha. You cannot believe how hectic it is when it isnt." Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

I thought I would pass this tip along in the event you find yourself wishing you could take your words back. Dealing in real time. ► January (5) Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say tha. They said it works with most phone services. Minute taking made easier. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Making a List, Checking it Twice The Board meeting I am preparing for is a two-day event and I dont want to forget anything that I need to do leading up to it, or anything that I need on the day of. Dealing in real time. ► January (5) Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say tha. Minute taking made easier.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

By using the template I was able to accomplish everything with enough time to change, touch up my make up and hair and then off to the next event. Dealing in real time. ► January (5) Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say tha. I also had a reception and dinner to attend that night at 6.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

when there is some function or event at the office, because it is not always assumed. Dealing in real time. ► January (5) Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say tha. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 11, 2009

Dealing in real time. ► January (5) Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say tha. 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. When your voicemail goes awry.

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Office Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

They’ve been scheduled on their calendar as well. 99% of the time these are dismissed as not important. I’ve asked several times to have these 2-5 minute huddles and I was told, ‘I’m too busy – figure it out.’”. I’ve suggested daily, even weekly “huddles” as you suggest.

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Worxbee

APRIL 5, 2021

Doing tasks that require focus during your own best time of day. So a better approach is to match the task to the time on the calendar when you know you’ll have the right kind of energy for it. Hey, if scheduling really were that simple, no one would have any issues with coordinating large meetings or complex events, right?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 16, 2010

The reality of being an EA is that while the phones, calendar, and travel are essentially the same in every office your boss and your team are always unique people with their own work styles and needs. One of my toughest assignments was when I had less than 24 hours to find a new location for an all-day recruiting event.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

Feeling rather confident, I pushed it even further: I added a new table in the adding area (the one you actually see right now in the app, if you have it) in order to choose what type of item is added: a task, a project, an idea or an event. Didn’t add any event yet. I also implemented a new view for adding an event.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Additionally, integration with existing apps is common such as integrating Calendar with Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. Calendar – Integration with Others. It’s not uncommon to keep personal and business life separate and in separate calendar apps. You can then plan events accordingly.

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 11, 2016

Outlook Calendar . Enter all travel details at appropriate times in his/her Outlook calendar, if used. Set a reminder several hours ahead of flights, and be sure to select the correct time zones involved. Destination Management . during their stay. Please do use the contact form below to send over your top tip!

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The Leader Assistant Podcast

JUNE 1, 2025

LEADER ASSISTANT LIVE EVENTS Check out our constantly updated schedule of events for admins and assistants at LeaderAssistantLive.com. Whether something personal or professional comes up on my executive’s calendar, we have an understanding. Like my time. This time is way too valuable for everything.

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