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UPDATE
Administrative Assistant's
UPDATE
Coming events
Edmonton AAA meeting
September 14, 2015: The Edmonton branch of the
Association of Administrative Assistants will meet at
the Chateau Louis Hotel. Registration at 5:30, dinner
at 6:00.
Danny Burrell, The Performance Group OE Inc.,
will explain how to focus on the most important
element in a crisis, your state of mind. His topic:
"Relax, It's Just a Crisis."
Tickets are $30 for members, $35 for non-mem-
bers. For advance registration and information:
meetings-edmonton@aaa.ca.
A cruise for virtual assistants: Global Alliance
of Virtual Assistants Inc. is offering workshops
and training on a Caribbean cruise April 9-16,
2016, departing Miami with stops in Cozumel,
Mexico, Belize, Isla Roatan and Grand Cayman. For
price and other details see www.vacruise.com.
Tell us about your upcoming event. We do need
information two months in advance to include it in
our listing. Send to info@adminupdate.ca.
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Seminars and webinars
SEPTEMBER 2015
Seminar and webinar providers change
their dates quite often. If you plan to
attend an event, be sure to verify dates,
times and locations. Also, ask them about
group discounts.
Canadian Management Centre | www.cmcoutperform.com | (877) 262-2519
Project Management for Administrative Professionals ($2,195) – Toronto, Oct. 7-9
Developing a Mindset for Success: A Powerful Course for Women ($1,995 ) – Toronto, Sep. 17-18
Communication Excellence for Front Line Staff ($1,895) – Toronto, Oct. 22-23
Job Design Concepts Inc. | www.jobdesignconcepts.com | (416) 447-8832
• Sell Yourself First ($399) – Toronto, Sep. 30
• Project Management ($399) – Toronto, Oct. 1
• Supervise, Motivate and Lead Others ($399) – Toronto, Nov. 5
• Communication Skills ($399) – Toronto, Nov. 19
• Emotional Intelligence ($399) – Toronto, Nov. 25
• Speed Reading ($399) – Toronto, Nov. 27
Bonnie Low-Kramen | www.bonnielowkramen.com | (908) 469-4204
• Be the Ultimate Assistant ($999 U.S; $899 for members of admin professional assn.) – Toronto, Oct. 3-4
A productivity tip:
Try 'timeboxing'
To be more productive, you might try "timeboxing," an
idea suggested by Sarah Pavey and the Mind Tools team
(see www.mindtools.com).
To employ timeboxing, allocate a certain number of
hours or days to each of your discrete tasks, and then
use only that amount of time to complete the task.
Focusing on completing the task within an allotted time
(set a timer on your computer or smartphone) can push
you to ignore distractions and sharpen your focus.
Limiting yourself to the task at hand will move
you away from multi-tasking, which tends to cost
time and concentration. Timeboxing can also prod
you to schedule your high-priority work to your peak
productive period, the time of day when you are most
alert.
There are drawbacks to timeboxing, say Pavey and
her team. You may find it hard to interrupt your train
of thought and switch to another task. Also, some jobs
require a high level of quality output, no matter how
long they take.
