Latest Articles for PAs and Secretaries
Missing the important points when taking minutes?
https://youtu.be/YVrGudGTbgk Have you ever been asked to take the minutes of a meeting and then started to worry about missing the important points when taking minutes. Don't worry, this is always the first question I get when I start to run my Minute Taking Training...
How to change the size of a signature image in Outlook 2016
Do you want to change the signature image in Outlook 2016 to make your emails look professional, elegant and smart? With more and more options in MS Office and outlook, sometimes we just need a few hints along the way. To make sure your signature image in...
small claims for personal assistants
Small Claims for Personal Assistants: What Every PA Should Know As a PA or EA, you’re often the one expected to deal with the messy jobs no one else wants. Chasing late payments is one of them. A director might casually tell you, “Can you sort this out? They owe us...
What is Computer Ransomware?
At PA Tips and Secretarial Support, we want to give you all the information you need to keep ahead of your boss and those around you. To help you stay ahead, we have created a number of posts that will help you understand some of the technical terminologies that are...
What does your email signature say about you?
I am a great believer in having an email signature on all my emails. I am also a great believer in keeping up with modern work techniques and changes that take place. Which is why I started this blog giving PA Tips and Secretarial Support. When I started school...
What is a Firewall and why should I care?
What is a Firewall? The term firewall is thrown about by those in the know about computer security, but what is it? In the most general of terms, a firewall is a defence measure that your computer uses in an effort to protect itself from unwanted programmes and...
Being Proactive for a PA and Secretary
When you think of a PA or a Secretary, you immediately think of someone organised, who is ultra-efficient and has their hand on the heartbeat of the department or their Boss’s Day. In effect, being proactive. Being Proactive is management speech stating that ‘a person...
Your Net Worth? Have you ever considered what you are worth?
Have you ever wondered what your net worth is, as a human being? What your experience from birth to right now, this very moment has made you worth? It is one of those questions we can often think about, but as women never answer or avoid at all costs. There...
SMART Objectives for PA and Secretary
During your appraisal or work performance interview, you may be asked to set some SMART Objectives or goals for your future development within the company or department. Goal setting is of particular importance for a PA and Secretary if you want a promotion to become...