Administrative Professional Training - Self Study Course and Resources for Administrative Assistants, Executive Assistants, Executive Secretaries and Other Admins

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►Each tip sheet contains multiple sections of bite-size information that you can quickly and easily comprehend.

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►Learn new skills. Refresh current skills. Both hard skills and soft skills are covered.

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Today, my new manager gave my tasks in the morning, and before the day ends, he asks me if I have some feedback. To his surprise (and mine as well!) I have done all the tasks he had asked me except one because the person I was calling did not pick up his phone the whole day!

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Northwest, U.S.

"I read the Guide to Email Management and Email Etiquette immediately and think it is great. I love how you break it up into sections so if I need to take a break I can easily remember where I left off.

I particularly appreciated tip 14 regarding .... This is something that I did all the time and got out of the habit because no one seemed to include these so I thought I was in the wrong. I am happy to know that this is a good practice and I am definitely going to get back in the habit. Emails seem so cold without them."

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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"I purchased Effective Admin VIP because it seemed like a good source of material all in one location. The information is very helpful with lots of good tips. I printed it and put it in a binder for future reference. As I get the newsletters, I add those as well. I have purchased many of the books recommended and now have a wealth of information.

Executive Assistants often feel that nobody understands their isolation. We work closely with Executives and are privy to so much confidential information, yet we are not members of the Executive. Knowing as much as we do also means we cannot join in the conversations with other administrative staff as we are often asked to reveal things we cannot. I also must remain loyal to the Company while others discuss their frustrations.

Your publications and suggested readings have helped me to understand that this is all part of the job and that feeling this way is normal. If I did not feel this way, I would not be doing my job properly! I have learned to put things into perspective and I now feel like I am a part of a large organization of professionals all with the same concerns."

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Executive Assistant to the Department Head
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Canada

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YOU GET EVERY issue of The Effective Admin e-zine published during your 12 month subscription membership. This subscription-based electronic newsletter made its debut in January 2008 for 8 issues per year. It's packed with practical advice and tips related to your administrative professional job duties and your career. Plus you'll receive access to the archives of this e-zine for as long as you're a VIP (so no matter when you become An Effective Admin VIP you won't miss an issue). (Read more description.)

YOU GET EVERY instantly downloadable digital product listed below on this page as a single bundle purchase at once. That's currently 15 Tip Sheets (plus 1 downloadable audio version with a workbook), a 128-page eBook The Gold and the 86-page supplement to The Gold. So you get:

Tip Sheet #1: What Do Managers Want From You - (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #2: How to Handle Unrealistic Deadlines, Fit it All in, & Find Hidden Hours--Really! (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #3: How to Get More Respect at the Office as an Administrative Professional Starting Today! (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #4: Office Organization...Real Solutions for Administrative Professionals Like You (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #5: The Basic Guide to Goal Setting for Administrative Professionals (includes an audio narrated version and workbook too) (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #6: The Administrative Professional's Guide to Doing Research on the Internet (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #7: The Administrative Professional's Guide to Email Management & Email Etiquette (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #8: How to Plan, Schedule & Set-Up Meetings Involving Your Manager, Yourself Or Others (Plus Meeting Attendance Tips) (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #9: What Administrative Professionals Need to Know to Plan and Set-up Large Meetings or Special Events (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #10: An Overview of Web Conferences, Audio Conferences and Video Conferences (Including When to use Them) (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #11: How to Plan & Implement Web Conferences (Plus Participation Tips Too) (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #12: How to Plan & Implement Audio Conferences (Plus Participation Tips Too) (Read more description.)

Tip Sheet #13: How to Plan & Implement Video Conferences (Plus Participation Tips Too) (Read more description.)
Tip Sheet #14: How to Plan and Coordinate Domestic Travel Arrangements --- A Guide With Tips for Administrative Professionals to Use on the Job (Read more description.)
Tip Sheet #15: The Ultimate Guide for How to Take Minutes and Notes at Meetings (for Administrative Professionals or Anyone Taking Minutes at Meetings) (Read more description.)
PLUS the 128-page eBook The Gold and its 86-page supplement present dozens of articles and interviews from the original The Effective Admin newsletter archives. Topics range from how to get a raise and how to resolve a negative conflict to how to be more assertive and much more. It's all PRACTICAL information you can easily understand and use starting today. For instance you'll learn or read about:
- Better Workload Management - Same Hours, Less Stress (Overworked? Overwhelmed? Learn tips to manage your workload.). Page 40.
- What Employers Want From Administrative Professionals Today Page 49.
- What's Keeping You at the Office (9 Tips to get home quicker). Page 12.
- Are People Looking at You? (Why your image matters at work plus 9 tips to evaluate your image). Page 45.
- What Employees Wish for Most (and how to get it) Hint: It pays your bills! Page 9.
- We Can All Get Along--Conflict Resolution Techniques. Page 65.
- Assertiveness is a Learned Skill. Learn about it here! Page 53.
- Your Most Important Customer at Work. Page 78.
- Being The Indispensable Admin Assistant. Page 101.
- Are You Working on What Matters? Read "what matters" here. Page 111.
- 7 Meeting Room Designs Every Administrative Professional Should Know. Page 120.
- Time to Get Organized. Page 82.
- How to Be the Best Presenter in Your Company (Create good office buzz about you and create learners with these train the trainer tips). Page 36.
- An Interview Secret That Could Land You That Dream Admin Job. Page 132.
- How You Can Prioritize Your Workload for Multiple Bosses and Best Support Them. Page 57.
- Buying Holiday gifts for Coworkers and/or Bosses (especially at Christmas). Page 85.
- Admins Who Have Professional Certifications (What, why and how it has or hasn't helped them). Page 104.
- Methods Administrative Professionals use for Scheduling Meetings That Should Include Multiple People? Page 125.
- How Admins Prefer to be Recognized on Administrative Professionals Day (and how they have been recognized in the past.) Page 32; Also Supplement Page 79-91.
- How Goals Help You Get a Raise. Page 130.
- Which Administrative Professionals Screen Phone Calls and How They do it Professionally. Supplement Page 3.
- Admins Who Proactively Sought a Salary Increase or Promotion (What they said and how they got it!). Supplement Page 47.
- And Many More Topics...Covered in 214 pages in The Gold (Read more description.) and its supplement eBook (Read more description.).

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5 Traits Every Admin Today Needs to Excel on the Job - Do you have them?

How to Truly be the Indispensable Assistant - Truth Vs. Fallacy

Rising From Admin To Manager - Can you do it? Should you?

Why Some People Get The Jobs, Promotions and Bonuses. And how you can be "some people" too.

5 BIG Mistakes Administrative Professionals Make - Do you make them?

Finish Projects Faster (15 Steps to Complete any Project on Time Plus 8 Practical Tips to Minimize Interruptions), a 24-page straight-forward how-to guide with helpful tips too.

What Do Administrative Professionals Make, a 17-page compilation of results from a 2006 (non-scientific) survey of subscribers to The Effective Admin ezine.

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Partnering Better With Your Manager or Executive

Telephone Skills and Tips Specifically for Administrative Professionals and Related Positions

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