This site provides information on issues that affect Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants, Virtual Assistants, Administrators, Office Managers, and anyone considering a career in this field. The advice is aimed at junior PAs and mature secretaries alike.

Planning and Minuting Meetings

Personal Assistants are constantly planning meetings. The "Meetings" section provides advice on compiling an agenda, writing minutes, boosting your staff meetings, etc. The article on effective meetings gives some pointers on how to make meetings more time and cost effective.

How to Organise Your Boss

Organising your boss is one of the most popular topics on this site, and that makes perfect sense. It's natural for PA's to look for fresh ideas that they can implement in the business. Less experienced PA's who are looking for ways to organise the boss, will find managing your boss very useful.

PA Mentoring

There are many reasons why a PA would opt for PA mentoring. If you are new to the PA profession, or have been recently promoted to work for Directors, you will benefit from the guiding hand of a PA mentor. There's no such thing as too much information; every PA develops there own systems and approach to tasks, but two heads are better than one, so I'm happy to look over your shoulder and give you the benefit of my experience. Call me on +44 (0)7771 648521 to discuss.

PA Tools & Advice

The PA Tools and Advice page contains an exhaustive list of links to help you plan local travel, international travel and other activities. It includes links to information on worldwide visas, inoculations, embassies, world holidays, and much more. You will also find links to restaurant and pub guides, corporate gifts and PA Professional organisations. Bookmark the PA Tools & Links page for ease of reference and recommend it to colleagues, using the social bookmarking buttons at the bottom of the PA Tools & Links page.

Bring Your Know-How Up To Speed with "How To" Advice

The "How To" section provides concise instructions on a number of topics, covering issues like how to write, organise, plan, market, and perform research. Topics include how to write minutes, newsletters, press releases, business apologies and sales copy.

Advice for Virtual Assistants

The "Virtual Assistants" section covers issues that affect VA's, such as setting up a home office, gaining VA certification, and time management. If you are thinking of becoming a VA you will find the Business Startup Checklist useful. The article on free internet marketing is a goldmine of information that will help you to drive internet traffic to your website.

Checklists - For All Your Planning Needs

I love planning checklists - they're great aids for organising all manner of things, such as meetings, corporate travel, and corporate events. You will find a number of downloadable checklists in the Checklists section.

Today's Office Technology

Check out the "Office Technology" section for a summary of must-have technology for the corporate environment, such as the SoundStation IP 7000 which is a breakthrough in conference phone technology. It delivers outstanding performance and VoIP options - perfect kit for the board room.

Building a Website

If you don't already have a website, see the section on building a website. Particularly my review of "Site Build It"; the comprehensive website-building, brainstorming, traffic-building solution to all your e-commerce needs.

Free e-Commerce Courses

The internet is here to stay, so it's essential that Personal Assistants become internet savvy to stay at the top of their game. The boss will appreciate your knowledge of e-commerce and internet marketing, and it will assist you in your internet research efforts. You will find the free downloadable Service Sellers Course useful for general knowledge, or if you are planning to start your own virtual assistant business, or a business providing services.

The free downloadable Netwriting Course is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to improve their sales copy and netwriting skills. It may even give you one or two ideas for starting your own business.

RSS our Personal Assistant Blog

Our Personal Assistant Blog is packed with snippets of useful advice, tips and ideas to help you improve your skills and attributes, to be an effective Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant and Virtual Assistant. Click on the orange RSS feed button (under the navigation bar) to subscribe to the blog. Also, sign up to receive our newsletter by entering your email address in the box provided at the bottom of each page.

I hope you will find this site a useful resource.

Marguerita King, BSc (Hons) Psych FAPA DipPA
Owner
Personal-Assistant-Tips.com

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