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Routine Procedure – Thursday

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Spend time reading through some of the emails I’ve filed over the last week, including LinkedIn updates and other networking emails. I also have some answers following the requests I sent out earlier this morning, some of the replies are easy for me to deal with, for example adding meetings to my directors diaries. .

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Oh where or where is my password?

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I logged onto my computer last week and put in my network password, then to open my Outlook account I had to put another password in for that. I keep mine in an encrypted Word file on my computer. I also have an encrypted file with various other important numbers like my and my husbands social security numbers and the like.

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Routine Procedure – Friday

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Before I start my work, I help get a few bits sorted for the Directors before they head into the meeting. As I have more time this morning I look through some networking and other emails I have received over the last few days. Filed under: Uncategorized. 0900 – Grab a cup of tea and set up my computer and open the post.

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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

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Try to anticipate the need so you can have the file or the answer your boss needs, before he or she even knows they need it. A good assistant knows just where to find the document or file needed, or they won’t stop looking till they do. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct.

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How to Hold Effective Meetings

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Home About Me Advertise How to Hold Effective Meetings By The Professional Assistant on Friday, September 07, 2007 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity H ave you ever wondered why you have so many meetings to attend and most of the time, you feel that you dont have a need to be there?

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Grrr! moments

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At one office I worked in we had a mail cart with slots for everyones mail, but it was filed First name, Last name. the phone book, standard filing practices etc.) This goes for filing and also how your contacts are ordered in Outlook. If you open the contact card you will see in the first section File As.

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Working for the Disorganized.

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Remind them verbally as well when you meet with them. Keep an organized filing system and file list. If your boss tends to misplace things when they get it, make an extra copy for your file before giving it to them. EST Taking Effective Meeting Minutes Join me for a Webinar Oct. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.