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PERSONAL ASSISTANT TIPS & ADVICE

Welcome to Personal-Assistant-Tips.com! Your Personal Assistant resources centre for tips, advice, PA duties and planning checklists.

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.

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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
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Personal Assistant Tips and Advice
This Personal Assistant blog provides advice for PA's, Executive Assistants and secretaries. This blog provides tips on minuting, and planning checklists for corporate events, meetings, travel.

Personal Assistant Mentor / Coach
Personal Assistant mentoring and coaching is an invaluable resource for PAs who are new to the profession, or secretaries that would like to move up the career ladder into a senior PA role.

PA TOOLS, USEFUL LINKS & RESOURCES
PA tools, links and useful resources for busy Personal Assistants. Everything you need for planning international travel, such as links to embassies, inoculations, visas, world holidays, WiFi locator

PLANNING CHECKLIST FOR CORPORATE EVENTS, MEETINGS, CORPORATE EXECUTIVE TRAVEL
A great Planning Checklist - corporate international travel checklist, corporate event planning template checklist, meeting planning checklist, business startup checklist, product research checklist

PERSONAL ASSISTANT DUTIES AND ATTRIBUTES
The Personal Assistant needs to have many skills and attributes to deal with the varied duties of the PA role.

VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS NEED LOOK NO FURTHER FOR HOLISTIC ADVICE
Know-how for Virtual Assistants. Tips, checklists and advice on issues affecting VA's to keep you at the top of your game.

Organise Your Boss - 18 Practical Tips
18 tips to organise your boss - when you organise your boss you will automatically organise yourself. Visit Personal-Assistant-Tips.com for the best tips and advice.

PLANNING CORPORATE MEETINGS
Planning corporate meetings and managing them requires skills for minuting meetings, writing minutes of meetings and compiling an agenda.

WRITING MINUTES OF MEETINGS - TIPS AND ADVICE
Writing minutes need not be a chore if you are properly prepared. Understand the basic requirements of writing minutes.

CORPORATE TRAVEL ADVICE
Travel planning advice and travel planning checklist for Personal Assistants who plan international travel with an eye on the travel budget.

ORGANISING A CORPORATE EVENT? USE THIS PLANNING CHECKLIST
Do you organise corporate events? Need advice on booking speakers and booking bands.

"HOW TO" ADVICE & TIPS FOR PERSONAL ASSISTANTS
How to advice for Personal Assistants on how to write minutes, how to organise travel, how to plan events, how to write a press release, how to write a business apology, etc.

Office Technology and Equipment
Office technology is constantly evolving, so it's important for Executive Personal Assistants and Office Managers to keep abreast of the latest office technology.

WEB CRAWLERS EXPLAINED
Web crawlers are an important factor in search engine ranking.

INTERNET MARKETING OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES FOR FREE WEB MARKETING
Need free internet marketing optimization strategies? Here are 12 ideas for free web marketing, to increase website traffic using viral marketing.

SITE BUILD IT REVIEW
Site Build It rocks! I wandered down a few blind alleys looking for a website building package, but this one is it!

PRESS RELEASE GUIDANCE
Does your press release educate and inform? Follow these tips to make your press release newsworthy and attract journalists and

CAREER OPTIONS FOR PERSONAL ASSISTANTS
Natural career options for Personal Assistants includes a career change to a Virtual Assistant, an Event Planner or a Life Coach.

JOB SEARCH ENGINES ARE GREAT ONLINE JOBS SEARCH TOOLS
Job search engines provide an online jobs and career search tool for finding a job on the internet. It is now the prefered medium of employment agencies, who also post jobs on their own websites.

OFFICE SUPPLIES
Finding the right office supplies and equipment company can be a challenge, with so many companies vying for your

HOME OFFICE DESIGN TIPS FOR
HOME BASED BUSINESSES

A good home office design is vital for your work at home office. Home office furniture should be safe enough for your home based business.

LIFESTYLE
Lifestyle issues for today's busy women.

Interview Clothes For Successful Interview
The right interview clothes can nail that first impression in a job interview. Here are some tips to help you understand the dos and donts of dressing for an interview.

MATURE JOBSEEKERS CV TIPS
Mature jobseekers need all the help they can get to make their CV stand out. Here are some tips and tricks to help you optimise your job search.

Behavioural Style Interviews
Behavioural style interviews are becoming increasingly popular as a tool to determine a candidate's past behaviour; therefore, candidates should always prepare for such an interview just in case.

Dell Latitude E6400 XFR - Bullet-proof Laptop?
You won't find a tougher laptop on the market than the impact-resistant, bullet proof Dell Latitude E6400 XFR. It's the ultimate outdoor computer; well adapted to extreme environments.

Job Interview Mistakes
Job interview mistakes usually occur because of inadequate company research, a limited understanding of the job role and not listening to the interviewer, in addition to the following mistakes.

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