Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook: A Best Practice Guide for all Secretaries, PAs, Office Managers and Executive

Author:   Sue France
Publisher:   Kogan Page Ltd
ISBN:  

9780749453459


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   03 August 2009
Replaced By:   9780749465766
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook is the ultimate guide for all management assistants, PAs, secretaries and executive assistants. Written by a former Times Crème PA of the Year, it deals with every aspect of these vital administrative roles and the necessary skills, including: relationship management, communication and confidence, the secrets of body language, listening and questioning skills, coping with pressure and stress, dealing with difficult people, time management and personal organization. The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook is set to become a bible for all assistants world wide. Comprehensive and accessible, it will help you to maintain a professional image and achieve resounding success. To access all additional resources for this book, visit http://www.koganpage.com/resources/pash

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Author:   Sue France
Publisher:   Kogan Page Ltd
Imprint:   Kogan Page Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.387kg
ISBN:  

9780749453459


ISBN 10:   0749453451
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   03 August 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780749465766
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Chapter - 1: Relationship management Chapter - 2: Communication skills Chapter - 3: Confidence, self-belief and goal setting Chapter - 4: Dealing with difficult people and managing conflict Chapter - 5: Time, organising and stress management Chapter - 6: Organising meetings and events Chapter - 7: Presentations Chapter - 8: Ergomonomics: your health and safety Chapter - 9: Networking Chapter - 10: Social media Chapter - 11: Taking minutes of meetings Chapter - 12: A chapter to share with your boss Chapter - Appendix 1: Personal strength assessment form Chapter - Appendix 2: PDP Chapter - Appendix 3: Preferred thought-processing style Chapter - Appendix 4: Proforma for goal setting Chapter - Appendix 5: Problem-solving master

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i wish that 30 years ago, when i was that traditional secretary and rather green behind the ears, i had the opportunity to reference a book such as this. the definitive personal assistant and secretarial handbook contains a wealth of knowledge, experience and real life learning from the author, sue france. this book should be on every pa's desk. it will help you to achieve exceptional status. leading the way magazine november 2009


"""I wish that 30 years ago, when I was that traditional secretary and rather green behind the ears, I had the opportunity to reference a book such as this. The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook contains a wealth of knowledge, experience and real life learning from the author, Sue France. This book should be on every PA's desk. It will help you to achieve exceptional status."" Leading the Way Magazine November 2009"


I wish that 30 years ago, when I was that traditional secretary and rather green behind the ears, I had the opportunity to reference a book such as this. The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook contains a wealth of knowledge, experience and real life learning from the author, Sue France. This book should be on every PA's desk. It will help you to achieve exceptional status. Leading the Way Magazine November 2009


""I wish that 30 years ago, when I was that traditional secretary and rather green behind the ears, I had the opportunity to reference a book such as this. The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook contains a wealth of knowledge, experience and real life learning from the author, Sue France. This book should be on every PA's desk. It will help you to achieve exceptional status."" Leading the Way Magazine November 2009


Author Information

Sue France has over 30 years experience as a secretary and personal assistant. She is the UK National Training & Development Officer for European Management Assistants (EUMA) and was awarded the prestigious award of The Times Crème PA/DHL PA of the Year 2006. Sue presents at PA conferences throughout the world, and is also involved in training and coaching PAs and secretaries.

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