Las Vegas—Issuing snap judgments of those who annoy or irritate you adds to the stress you experience, argues Richard Carlson, author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work (Hyperion).
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Administrative Professional Today
Close isn’t good enough when it comes to business communication. The person reading your correspondence or memo might understand your meaning if you use almost-correct words, but you’ll lose respect from those who know the difference. Test your knowledge of these commonly confused words by selecting the right one for each sentence: 1. Our manufacturing [...]
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Check Web-seller’s legitimacy. Before buying from a Web site for the first time, check it for a phone number and physical mailing address. If it has a phone number, test it before buying. If you can’t find either, the site owner may have something to hide.
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Make your instructions more memorable by boiling down your main point to its essence and phrasing it so people can easily recall and repeat it.
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Head off surprise assignments.
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Catch more errors by proofreading the last section of a document first.
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Don’t allow low attendance to destroy the exceptional event you organized.
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In her first year with her current employer, Lancaster, Mass., admin Jocelyn Rodgers received a 36 percent hourly pay increase. The next year, her pay rose another 20 percent.
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