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The Assistant Toolkit

Practically Perfect PA

Meeting Management including Board and Committee Meetings. Minute Taking. When do we look online to see what the latest product is that will help with presentation design, or a few shortcuts that will make it easier to produce reports? Email and Diary Management. Social Media Management. Events Management. Managing staff.

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5 Things Every Meeting Management Guru Does

Melissa Peoples

Also, take time to share your own "pain points" concerning meeting management and get a clear understanding of what kind of structure and tools they use to ensure successful meetings. When you are required to juggle a lot of moving pieces, it is essential to avoid gathering agenda topics, content, deck versions, and minutes via email.

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Acting the part.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I act calm when presented with the problem and ask my boss to leave it with me to come back with a solution and give a short timeframe that I will get back to him. It's a bit of an act isn't it? Inside you may not have a clue what the answer is, but usually there is someone who does so I always base my answer on that.

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

Be confident. To be able to network, you must have confidence. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you are the presenter you have to study and know your subject well which helps you to be more confident in what you know and you also gain experience in making presentations which can help you in your career. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. hope you had a wonderful Canada day.

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Go with your gut feeling!

Laughing all the Way to Work

I read something that made me pause, but because I was in a big hurry and felt confident that the other person was covering that base, I let it go. I am not sure if it would have changed the outcome, but at least I would feel confident that I flagged it for my boss. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Confessions of a Micro-Manager

Laughing all the Way to Work

A manager has to have confidence that you know how to do your job. I just did not have confidence that this person was going to be able to assist me. I always have more confidence something will get done when I see it being written down. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.