Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

I am planning a local fundraiser to help the family with the costs on November 15th, but of course it will be in Ottawa, Canada and I know most of you are elsewhere. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Of course we know that people like this are not the Queen and their self-importance is only from themselves, but they can sure make your life miserable while you are in their kingdom. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

Of course there will come a time when questions about certain things will not have to be asked as it is hoped the new hire will catch on to the office procedures and their initiative will kick in and they will take on these tasks on their own, but in the beginning please ask. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

HA HA This assignment of course is a result of "Just say yes". EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. My friend said it didnt seem to faze her and she quickly pulled up her skirt and kept talking like nothing happened.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 28, 2016

We have so much to do and juggle over the course of one day that you don’t even think about the skills you use for all of the different tasks. Email and Diary Management. Meeting Management including Board and Committee Meetings. Minute Taking. It can be really easy for assistants to neglect their tool kit.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

The switchboard can get so busy at times that its just not possible to introduce every call that comes through (except, of course, for those calling for the big bosses). I have a love/hate relationship with the email autofill. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. I shut it off! to myself).

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

I of course ignored him and went about providing the best service I could. I could see him looking after himself, trying to organise his diary and all his emails etc, and he wasn't sure what to give me. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

Of course there is a down side to being able to do that. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. You have to be respectful of your neighbours. If you have ever worked in a cube you will know what I mean. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 3, 2009

If you have to P.S. this far you have missed the point of the P.S. * POSTSCRIPT TO MY POSTSCRIPT ARTICLE My boss read my blogpost and pointed out to me that he thought the correct way to write the post script is: PS or PPS Of course, he sent me a link to prove his point. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Of course if you are not licensed to do a particular job, or qualified, then you should not do it. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. February 22, 2009 Patricia Robb said. Good point Sabrina. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 10, 2009

Of course what works for me will probably not apply to you so you need to set up folders that apply to your working situation, but the fewer the better. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. But what about my boss?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. It uses voice recognition and is fantastic.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 8, 2009

Of course you have to be prepared and know your stuff, but knowing you look good when you walk in the door will do wonders on how you present yourself. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. What about your work space?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Take for instance on my first day in my new job, these were the acronyms that were being tossed about in conversations at a meeting where I was taking minutes: DOCAS, DRE, LHINS, NAGWD, OCRI and DAC to name a few and these of course are all pronounced as words. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

They seemed surprised that I didnt know she had an alcohol problem because they told me you could smell the booze off her every day, but of course I hadnt noticed. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Superb commentary.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

If you keep telling yourself you cant do it, then of course you wont be able to, but if you say I dont know if I can, but I am going to try anyway, or I know I can do that because it was what I was trained for and then go ahead and do it, it will open all kinds of doors for you. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

Each meeting has some differences, but usually the basics are the same so your checklist can be pre-populated with those things so you can re-use it for each meeting. Of course that usually doesnt happen at work so I take about an hour of my home time, but it is well worth it the next day. Great article! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Years ago, when I worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), I took a training course on a Telex machine. Again, when I worked at the RCMP, I went on a training course for a machine to do criminal record checks. Of course I had to tell everyone at the office. * Needless to say -- it worked! See you soon!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

It used to be the secretary did everything for the boss, now the executives do a lot of their own administrative work, such as email management, so a background as an admin assistant can certainly help. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 28, 2023

Of course, the more information you give it, the better the outcome. Please help me write a professional email to my boss, the senior managing partner, to ask for funds to attend the Project Management Learning Lab in September. You can ask it to do anything—teach, write, edit, outline, you name it. system will be made public.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 18, 2009

routine, but finally dragged myself out of the apartment and went to work because I had an all-day meeting to attend that I really needed to be at. The members of my team of course didnt want to even be near me because of the germs I was spreading and I not only felt sick, but understandably rejected by my co-workers. Or so I thought.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

Of course there were four Karens and three Bobs. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Each time I went to get my mail I would find my mail in the other Patricias slot or vice versa. See what I mean? 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

Of course these are only a portion of the shortcut keys that are out there, but unless they are easy you wont remember them. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ▼ August (3) Pass it on. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m. Oh where or where is my password?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

Of course my comments are limited because the subject matter is not my expertise, but he relies on my input and corrections to make the document look good. Some emails are obviously junk. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Sit down dinners Of course if it is a sit down dinner you have to order for the number of guests you have. There is value in getting to know people, even if it is just over email or the phone. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

The first day of each month, I go through the monthly folder and sort the items into the appropriate numbered file to be processed through the course of the new month. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. Taking Effective Meeting Minutes ► August (3) Pass it on. Thats great!

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Melissa Peoples

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Use Centralized Collaboration Tools Managing meeting agendas, invites, content, decks, meeting minutes and tracking actionable items can overwhelm the most seasoned professional. This causes unnecessary email traffic that can cause mistakes to happen and is inefficient.

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Productivityist

MARCH 31, 2016

I use it in conjunction with Todoist all the time, and I even used it to build my CreativeLive course. And I also use Evernote for meetings. Now I know there are plenty of services out there that you can use for meeting organization. You can use a meeting tool alongside Evernote if you want (or need) to.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

Some things I have on this list is a memory stick with the minute templates, tentcards, meals ordered, meeting packages, pen, notebook, highlighter, calculator (I hate math so just in case they ask something that requires mathematical skills) and attendance records to establish quorum for each meeting. It is interesting work.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

It is usually a business I am interested in and I want to know when new courses or products are offered. I still get some flyers by regular mail and I do still appreciate them when it is a menu from a fast-food restaurant, money-back coupons or notices of courses in my area, but otherwise I throw them in the recycle bin.

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