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Dec 10, 2013

Top Tips for Running a Conference Call

Let’s face it, conference call are even more of a necessity in many industries today. When managed properly, they are an effective means of communication and a valuable business tool because they decrease travel costs and increase the speed of decisions. Below are some of the key tips on how to run a proper conference call. Click here for our guide on how to improve communication skills E-mail a meeting reminder about a week in advance that includes an agenda with time limits, the call’s objectives and the call-in number. Dial in on time or a few minutes early, if you ...

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Dec 10, 2013

Tips to Keeping Your Office Clean and Professional

It’s all about habits. It’s so easy to get lazy and let things grow untidy. If needed, put a note on your desk or in your digital calendar to remind yourself that you must take 15 minutes to clean up your desk and put everything away. Check out our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more. Organise those wires. Some pieces of velcro wrapped around wires can go a long ways toward cleaning things up. Also make sure that you have wires that are long enough to tuck out of the way. Filing System. Having ...

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Dec 10, 2013

Tips for Planning a Corporate Incentive Travel Program

The destination options are endless, and it can be done as a group or individual trip. A valuable tip to a successful travel program is to plan each trip with great care. Follow a few of these tips below to help plan a suitable travel program for your company: Click here for our guide on how to improve communication skills Incentive Programmes… • Are proven to increase performance • Consistently deliver a high ROI • Change long-term behaviour short term vs. long term Determining how long an incentive travel program will run depends on the needs of your organization. For ...

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Dec 10, 2013

The Best Apps to Help You Boost Concentration

While technology has made it much more possible to get things done quickly and efficiently, it has not necessarily made it easier. In fact, the progress of technology has served as a bit of a double-edged sword. The following is a list of useful apps to help you stay focus and productive. Check out these useful article> 12 tips on how to stay focused at work and get things done Click here if you need advice with personal assistant interview questions or PA interview questions. Concentrate (For Mac, paid) Concentrate is a utility designed to help you focus by getting rid of ...

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Dec 10, 2013

12 Tips on How to Stay Focused at Work and Get Things Done

Modern life is full of distractions. Our lives are constantly being interrupted by notifications, computer screens and social networks, and it is easy to whittle away the hours procrastinating. Staying focused at work isn’t easy; all of us get distracted or feel uninspired at some point during the working day. I found some good apps to improve your focus> http://pa-prive.com/the-best-apps-to-help-you-boost-concentration/ There are lots of ways to stay productive at work and here are my top tips to help you stay focused while at your desk, ensuring you get all your work done on time. Click through to also find out how ...

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Dec 10, 2013

Popular Outlook Tips & Tricks to Improve Productivity

Outlook offers some powerful features for managing your e-mail, meetings, and contacts. The problem is, it offers so much that learning to use it all efficiently can take time. Some options are buried several menus deep. Others just aren’t as intuitive as they should be. Below is an outline of Outlook tips that will assist you in maximising productivity: Click here for our guide on how to improve communication skills Public Holidays. If you don’t want to miss public holidays, Outlook can automatically add them to your calendar and it has nearly 100 different locations to choose from. To enable this, simply ...

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Optimizing your Linkedin Profile

Click through if you need advice with personal assistant interview questions or PA interview questions. Create a custom profile URL/ Vanity URL Usually, your unique LinkedIn URL will contain gibberish letters and numbers. Change it to your full name – if that’s taken, try recognizable iterations of your name. The goal is to get a URL that is immediately identified as yours. Upload profile picture Use a high resolution profile picture with a simple background. Optimize Your Headline Adding keywords to your headline that you want to be associated with can improve your searchability within LinkedIn and beyond. Your Name ...

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Dec 10, 2013

How to Be Optimistic in Through Times

Life certainly has its fair share of ups and downs, but if you tend to focus too much on the negative, it can affect everything you do. A recent Harvard study found that optimists have lower blood pressure levels, heart disease rates and more. If you’re on the look out for a job, check out our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more. Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us. ~Earl Nightingale Always remember the life you have got is the only one and the time which once passed away will never ...

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Dec 10, 2013

Essentials for a Happy and Fulfilling Career

A career is something that you create, rather than a pre-existing role that you step into. Finding a fulfilling career can be one of life’s most important tasks..Some of the benefits can be the feeling that you are not really working, you have more energy, you feel that your time is well spent and that you are contributing to society and your personal development.This can also benefit family and friends who spend time with you. Click here for our guide on how to stay positive through tough times. So how do find out what will make you fulfilled ? ...

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Dec 10, 2013

Best Apps for Organizing and Planning

Thanks to online tools and mobile apps, it has never been easier to organise all aspects of your business life. Here are some of the business apps that can help. And remember, if you’re on the look out for a job, check out our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more. Apps for your to do lists ReQall An easy-to-use organiser with to-do lists, voice input, reminder alerts and automatic filing of notes, using keywords. It also converts voice into text and stores it. For Blackberry, iPhone, Android (beta) Organise your finances ...

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