September 2013
Administrative Assistant's UPDATE
Seminars and webinars
Seminar providers change their dates quite often. If you
plan to attend an event, be sure to verify dates, times
and places. Also, ask them about group discounts.
C A L E N D A R
Job Design Concepts Inc.
http://jobdesignconcepts.com/workshops.html
(416) 447-8832
• Time management ($399) – Toronto Sept. 19
• Mindfulness ($399) – Toronto Sept. 25
• Business writing skills ($399) – Toronto Oct. 3
• Developing emotional intelligence ($399) –
Toronto Nov. 6
• Project management ($399) – Toronto Nov. 14
• Speed reading ($399) – Toronto Nov. 29
• Supervise, motivate and lead others ($399) –
Toronto Dec. 5
• Meeting minutes made easy ($399) – Toronto
Jan. 30, 2014
• Communication skills ($399) – Toronto Feb. 13, 2014
• Assertiveness skills ($399) – Toronto Mar. 27, 2014
Want your event listed here? E-mail the following
information to joycegrant@sympatico.ca: Your
organization's name, website and phone number, the
name of the event, the price, the date and city. Listings
require three months' notice and are listed according to
space availability.
Eli Mina Consulting
www.elimina.com (604) 730-0377
• Minute taking standards and related issues – Vancouver
Jan. 20, Edmonton May 20, Calgary May 22, 2014
• Robert's Rules of Order demystified – Vancouver Jan. 21,
Edmonton May 21, Calgary May 23, 2014
• Shared decision making ($399) – Vancouver Sept. 16
• Meetings and rules of order ($399) – Vancouver Sept. 17
On-The-Right-Track Training and Consulting
www.on-the-right-track.com (877) 213-8608
• Outlook: making it work for you (not against you) ($99)
– Webinar, Sept. 12, 2 p.m.
• Robert's rules made simple ($99) – Webinar,
Sept. 19, 2 p.m.
• The amazing assistant ($99) – Webinar, Sept. 26, 2 p.m.
• Survive and thrive as a new supervisor ($99) – Webinar,
Oct. 24, 2 p.m
Admin associations
Time management tip
There are a number of professional associations
for administrative assistants in Canada. They offer
networking opportunities, courses and speakers.
You should take a look at them all to see which one
is the right fit for you.
Do you sometimes feel as though your time slips
away? Here's a strategy you can use to reclaim your
time: document your day.
Dieters know that writing down everything you
eat during the day can help you stay on track. Likewise, writing down every little thing you do during
the day can help you with your time management.
Make sure you include those "lost" moments
when you're staring at the ceiling or waiting for
your manager to show up. And be sure to include
the time you spend on Facebook or Pinterest.
At the end of the day, you'll be able to see where
you need to cut back and when you were most
productive.
Here are two major admin associations in
Canada:
Association of Administrative Assistants (AAA)
www.aaa.ca
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), Canada division
www.iaap-hq.org
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