Do you dread going to the welcome reception at a conference? Or the opening night get together? A lot of people do, especially if they attend the conference alone or are a first-timer. However, going to the first night’s event when attending an administrative conference is a great way to start meeting the people with whom you will spend the next 3 or 4 days. It’s also a great opportunity to meet the associates at the company hosting the conference.
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The Best Ways To Use Social Media To Connect Before, During and After Events
We joined up with Donna Gilliland, Lucy Brazier, Julie Perrine to share with you the value of using digital media as a companion to your conference experience. In this video, we teach you ways to use Twitter, Facebook, Periscope and more before, during and after the conference.
5 Best Practices for Boosting Your Resiliency by Julie Perrine
<Guest Post by All Things Admin, Julie Perrine>
Part of an admin’s job is knowing how to handle unexpected, uncomfortable and sometimes downright awful situations. This means being flexible, patient, and expert trouble-shooters. Yet even the best, most experienced, and innovative admins can get flustered or lose their concentration in times of extreme chaos.
We are admins. But we’re human, too. It’s natural to feel overwhelmed when an unforeseen situation comes up. However, there are some best practices that can improve your resilience and help you weather difficulties in a proactive and productive way.
Renowned Administrative Experts Lead Powerhouse Panel
Where else can you have an intimate brunch with powerhouse women who have been visionaries and leaders in the administrative profession? With more than 100 combined years of experience, Peggy Vasquez, Julie Perrine, Lisa Olsen, Debbie Gross, and Joan Burge will host an exciting panel discussion around the Office Dynamics 22nd annual administrative conference theme, The Resilient Assistant. All of these administrative expert women have more than 20 years of experience as executive assistants and are speakers, authors, corporate trainers and consultants.
OFFICE DYNAMICS CONFERENCE RECAP PART III: The Final Day
OFFICE DYNAMICS CONFERENCE RECAP PART III: The Final Day
This article is part 3 of our conference recap . . . click here for Office Dynamics Conference Recap part 1 and part 2.
After another delicious breakfast on the resort veranda overlooking the pool and the striking red rock mountains to the West, the morning plenary session of our final day of the conference opened up with a video montage highlighting some of the extraordinary moments from the Havana Nights Gala, generating laughs and smiles all around.
Next, Joan Burge took the stage with a strong message reminding us all why we’re really here, and how every professional can truly “Expand Your Influence.” As Joan explained, neither her career, nor this signature annual gathering, is about “training” — it’s about making work lives substantially BETTER for administrative professionals in every stage of their careers, and carving out the administrative path as a career of choice for high-performing and high-potential individuals. The training, speaking, coaching and writing Joan devotes herself to, as well as this conference itself, is how she achieves those goals. Ultimately, our progress hinges on the quality relationships and authentic connections we make together, and whether we can implement what we learn.