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The Materials Offered on This Page Help You Maintain and Increase Your Success as an Administrative Professional by Assisting You With Job Performance and Career Management

If you're an administrative assistant, executive assistant, executive secretary or an administrative professional of any job title or job level, you will find these self-study training, professional development, and educational resources produced by The Effective Admin helpful.

Practical, relevant tips, strategies and advice you can use now in your daily administrative professional job duties, job performance and overall career management

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Self-study, self-paced informal eLearning -- no travel involved; most products downloadable instantly; learn at your own pace.


THE EFFECTIVE ADMIN PRODUCT LIST

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Unless otherwise noted beside an item, All Prices are Per Person. For the right to distribute these publications to multiple people in your company, change the quantity in your online shopping cart to the number of people on your distribution list. Then click the recalculate button if needed and check out. That gives you the legal right to distribute the publications to the amount of people you purchase them for. All products are under copyright and may not be shared with your co-workers unless copies are purchased for them too; that includes the newsletter and VAAP membership materials listed below.

 

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Item 1. $15.75 USD Per Person The Effective Admin Newsletter Subscription (6 issues) Or if you prefer, you can order by mail with USD check: print order form

Item 2. $134.00 USD Per Company The Effective Admin Newsletter Subscription (6 issues) Or if you prefer, you can order by mail with USD check: print order form

Item 3. $180 USD Per Person  The Effective Admin Tips Series

This includes:

√ #1: What Do Managers Want From You -- Initiating Problem Solving (4 pages)
√ #2:  How to Handle Unrealistic Deadlines, Fit it All in, and Find Hidden Hours -- Really! Time Management Tips for Administrative Professionals (6 pages)
√ #3:  How to Get More Respect at the Office as an Administrative Professional Starting Today! Your Professional Image (9 pages)
√ #4:  Office Organization...Real Solutions for Administrative Professionals Like You (9 pages)
√ #5:  The Basic Guide to Goal Setting for Administrative Professionals (12 pages)
√ #6:  The Administrative Professional's Guide to Doing Research on the Internet (16 pages)
√ #7:  The Administrative Professional's Guide to E-mail Management and E-mail Etiquette (14 pages)
√ #8:  How to Plan, Schedule and Set up Meetings Involving Your Manager, Yourself Or Others (Plus Meeting Attendance Tips) (18 pages)
√ #9:  What Administrative Professionals Need to Know to Plan and Set up Large Meetings or Special Events (18 pages)
√ #10:  An Overview of Web Conferences, Audio Conferences and Video Conferences (Including When to use Them) (10 pages)
√ #11:  How to Plan and Implement Web Conferences (Plus Participation Tips Too) (13 pages)
√ #12:  How to Plan and Implement Audio Conferences (Plus Participation Tips Too) (16 pages)
√ #13:  How to Plan and Implement Video Conferences (Plus Participation Tips Too) (16 pages)
√ #14:  How to Plan and Coordinate Domestic Travel Arrangements -- A Guide With Tips for Administrative Professionals to Use on the Job (19 pages)
√ #15:  The Ultimate Guide for How to Take Minutes and Notes at Meetings (for Administrative Professionals or Anyone Taking Minutes at Meetings) (23 pages)
√ #16:  Office Ergonomics -- Learn How to Prevent Pain and Protect Your Health at Work (18 pages)
√ #17:  A Business Partnership Plan for Administrative Professionals and Their Managers or Executives (20 pages)
√ #18: Tips, Techniques, and Strategies for Prioritizing Your Workload – Especially for Administrative Professionals (12 pages)
√ #19:  How to Plan and Coordinate International Business Travel Arrangements -- Tips for Administrative Professionals Supporting Globe-trotting Executives, Managers, and Other Staff (52 pages)
√ #20:  Practical Advice Administrative Professionals Can Use When Supporting Multiple Managers, Executives, and Other Staff (24 pages)
√ #21: Top Telephone Tips, Techniques and Skills for Administrative Assistants and Executive Assistants (30 pages)
√ #22: How and Why to be More Assertive in Your Administrative Professional Role (16 pages)

Item 4. $29.99 USD Per Person  Goal Setting Guide Packet for Admins

This includes:

12-page GUIDE: The Basic Guide to Goal Setting for Administrative Professionals (from The Effective Admin Tips Series)
34-page WORKBOOK: contains work sheets related to the material in The Basic Guide to Goal Setting for Administrative Professionals
√ 4 Must-Read ARTICLES from The Effective Admin about goal setting for administrative assistants and executive assistants

√ 1 fill-in-the-blank Goal Form to help you develop and keep track of each goal and its action plan

Item 5. $29.97 USD Per Person  Minute Taking Guide Packet for Admins

This includes:

Item 1. PUBLICATION: The Ultimate Guide for How to Take Minutes and Notes at Meetings --for Administrative Professionals or Anyone Taking Minutes at Meetings  (from The Effective Admin Tips Series)
Item 2. HANDOUT and AUDIO: Seven Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make During Minute Taking
Item 3. HANDOUT: Quicker Note Taking -- Creative Note Taking Tips for Use During Minute Taking
Item 4. HANDOUT: Recording Discussion in Minutes -- How much of the discussion should you include in the minutes? What's important to record?
Item 5. CHECKLIST: Pre-Meeting Checklist for the Minute Taker
Item 6. CHECKLIST: Post-Meeting Checklist for the Minute Taker
Item 7. CHECKLIST: Minutes Quality Checklist -- Final Check of Your Minutes Before Submission to the Approver

 

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If you already own Item 1. PUBLICATION: The Ultimate Guide for How to Take Minutes and Notes at Meetings --for Administrative Professionals or Anyone Taking Minutes at Meetings  (from The Effective Admin Tips Series), use  this "add to cart" button to get just the supplemental items listed from item 2 onward. This is NOT recommended if you don't own the main publication item 1 above because that is the publication that teaches you how to take minutes or improve your minute taking skills. You will NOT  learn how to take minutes by only purchasing the supplemental items.

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PRICE: $11.00 USD per person price If you are buying for multiple people, change the quantity in your shopping cart at checkout to reflect that number and click the "recalculate" button in the cart if needed.

SAVE $$$ -- HERE'S MY BEST VALUE OFFER FOR YOU (THE PRICE INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED ABOVE AND LOTS MORE ):

Item 6. $197 USD Per Person  VAAP membership for individual administrative professionals This purchase includes The Effective Admin Tips Series, The Effective Admin In-Depth Special Report Series, single subscription to The Effective Admin newsletter, Goal Setting Guide Packet for Admins, and Minute Taking Guide Packet for Admins. So, basically this membership includes all of the items listed above and through this row on this page for individuals plus more stuff (but not the items listed below this row). This is an individual membership price (per person). For complete details of what's included, click through the link above.

Add it up...YOUR VAAP COST amounts to  just 54 Cents per day

SAVE $$$ - HERE'S MY BEST VALUE OFFER FOR COMPANIES (THE PRICE INCLUDES EVERYTHING LISTED ABOVE AND LOTS MORE):

Item 9. $995 USD Per Company   VAAP membership for companies This purchase  includes The Effective Admin Tips Series, The Effective Admin In-Depth Special Report Series, company subscription to The Effective Admin newsletter, Goal Setting Guide Packet for Admins, and Minute Taking Guide Packet for Admins; rights for your company to distribute these products to all of your employees at no further charge. This is a company membership price (per company). So, basically this membership includes all of the items listed above and through this row on this page plus more stuff (but not the items listed below this row). For complete details of what's included, click through the link above.

Item 10. $9.95 USD Per Person  Report with Checklist: Desk Reference Manual for Administrative Professionals
Item 11. $5.00 USD Per Person  ►Job Aid: Creative Communication -- How to Create, Choose and Use Icebreakers (Plus Several Examples of Icebreakers You Can Use as is or Modify)
Item 12. $37.50 USD Per Person or Company  ►Tips for Managers and Executives of Admins: Special Report -- Revealing Research That Helps You Motivate and Retain Your Administrative Professional Staff
Item 13. $37.50 USD Per Person or Company ►Tips for Managers and Executives of Admins: Tips Report -- 87 Ways You Can Work More Effectively With Your Administrative Support Professional
Item 14. The Effective Admin Quick Reference Series: Each item in this series is created in the format of a three-panel folded pamphlet. Each is a single 8 1/2" x 11" page that you print in landscape view on both sides of the paper and then fold in thirds. These are PDF files -- digital downloads.

Quantity Discounts Available: If you purchase 2 to 25 of a single title, it's 50% off ($1.00) that publication; if you purchase 26 or more of a single title, it's 75% off ($0.50) that publication. You'll be able to see the discounts applied in your shopping cart.

Buy these for yourself (at $2.00 each) or use the quantity discounts to buy these in bulk for distribution to your employees (or students or clients/customers). That includes if you're teaching a class on site at your company such as by employers' training, learning and development departments or individual administrative professionals leading classes for your employer. These will make great handouts or supplementary resources for classes. I also can work with companies placing large bulk orders that want to co-brand the back panel of the pamphlets for company customization purposes prior to distributing to your employees, students, clients or customers.

Samples: There are no free samples of the publications below. If you want to see one before you buy many, then buy just one pamphlet for yourself (at $2.00 each). 

Here's what's available so far:

TELEPHONE SKILLS

$2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Telephone Skills: 27 Phrases You Can Use When Answering Phones in the Workplace

BUSINESS WRITING SKILLS (This section includes writing style, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, and spelling)

 $2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Writing Skills: How and Why to Create a Positive Tone in Business Writing

 $2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Writing Skills: Using Active Voice to Avoid Doubt, Disorder and Dullness in Your Business Writing

 $2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Writing Skills: How to Write About Stuffy Business Matters in a Conversational Tone

  $2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Writing Skills: How to Use Active Verbs to Strengthen Your Communication

 $2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Writing Skills: Organizing Your Business Writing for Clarity

 $2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Writing Skills: Learn to Say it Better by Saying Less

 $2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Writing Skills: Nine Proper Ways to Use a Comma

 $2.00 USD Per Person  ►Quick Reference Series Writing Skills: 10 Guidelines for Capitalization Common to Business Writing

MORE TO COME in this Quick Reference Series -- Check back ongoing.

 

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THANK YOU FOR VISITING

Karen Porter, The Administrative Professional Job Performance and Career Success Coach™,

and Founder and President of The Effective Admin™ (TEA) and the Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals™ (VAAP) ►If you need to contact me with any questions regarding your prospective purchase email me here. Expect a response by email within 24-48 hours, usually sooner.


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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDER.

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I'm passionate about for the administrative profession.

Warmest Regards,

Karen Porter

The Administrative Professional
Job Performance and Career
Success Coach

and Founder and President
of The Effective Admin

and the Virtual Association

for Administrative Professionals


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