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Message from Our Chapter President
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS
Joan Wentworth CAP
Sonya Marshall CAP
Heidi Sikorskii CAP
Karen Kalber CAP
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IAAP Members,
I hope you are enjoying the summer and finding ways to stay cool! We are well into starting our 2011-2012 IAAP year and I wanted to take this moment to update you on several important items.
June 17-19, Marlene Wilson (chapter alternate) and I (chapter delegate) attended the VA/WV Division Meeting in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The new Division Board is as follows:
President: Shirley Fuller, CPS/CAP (Lynchburg Chapter); President-Elect: Tammy Treich, CPS/CAP (Colonial Chapter); Secretary: Beth Hoss, CPS/CAP (Peninsula Chapter); Treasurer: Amber Cary (Charleston Chapter).
The meeting started with the opening ceremony and keynote speaker Donna Tyson where she spoke of “Dealing with Change.” The business session was then called to order. That evening was the Installation and Awards Banquet where the new officers were installed. It was a great experience to be there. I encourage more of you to attend in the future. Next year’s Division meeting will be in Lynchburg, VA (June 28-30).
July 23-25, Vicki Day (chapter alternate) and I (chapter delegate) attended the Education Forum and Annual
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Meeting (EFAM) in Montréal, Canada. Other attendees included Marlene Wilson, Marie Qualo, Liann Hill, Cynthia Taylor, and Linda K. Johnson (who actually volunteered at the event).
The new International Board is as follows:
President: Tamra Goodall, CPS/CAP (Charleston Chapter, VA/WV Division, Southeast District); President-Elect: Karlena Rannals, CPS/CAP (Palomar/N San Diego County Chapter, California Division, Southwest District); Vice President: Judith Yannarelli, CPS/CAP (Grand Strand Chapter, South Carolina Division, Southeast District);
Secretary: Antoinette Smith, CPS/CAP (St. Louis Chapter, Missouri Division, Southwest District); Treasurer: Wendy Melby, CPS/CAP (Waukesha Chapter, Wisconsin Division, Southwest District).
As was mentioned in our chapter meeting, there were several changes to the International bylaws. The one amendment that garnered the most debate was Proposed Amendment 1. To summarize, the International Board wanted to set a minimum number of members that a chapter had to maintain, in order to remain an active, recognized chapter. The Board proposed 15 as the minimum, but a motion to change that number to 10 was passed.
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The vote was taken on the amended amendment, but it failed to pass so will not be adopted into the bylaws. If the amendment had passed, we would have lost 6 chapters in our division.
We had two great guest speakers. Clinton Kelly from What Not to Wear was our Tuesday morning Keynote Speaker. He offered great advice on what to wear according to your body shape and of course what not to wear.
Our Tuesday Evening Keynote speaker was Sam Glenn who presented on, A Kick in the Attitude: Recharge Your Work and Life. Sam was extremely funny. Basically he told us, “lighten up.” He shared how he turned his life around by being a more positive person.
The theme for the 2011-2012 IAAP year was unveiled at EFAM by International President, Tamra Goodall, CPS/CAP – Making the Leap to Remarkable. You will see this new logo on our communications along with the traditional IAAP logo. Lastly, with the sale of our chapter pins and the ever popular Chico bags, we were able to raise $650.00 to donate to the Retirement Trust Fund. Keep a look out for more fundraising opportunities in the near future!
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If you are curious about membership in IAAP but haven't decided if IAAP is right for you, please check out our free informational webinar,...[More]
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The secret to getting important things done
Reprinted from HBR.org.
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There are some tasks at work you've done so many times you could probably do them blindfolded. Others require more time and thought. So how do you get those more difficult tasks done quickly? In its article,
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“The only way to get important things done," The Energy Project says, "The counterintuitive secret to getting things done is to make them more automatic, so they require less energy." This involves creating
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“rituals”, which will help those tasks become more automatic. Have you developed methods to make complicated tasks quicker and easier? Share them with us at: General Discussion.
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Be assertive, not aggressive
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Learning to be assertive without being aggressive is a skill that can serve you well in your job. According to Focus.com article, "Ten tips to be assertive rather than aggressive," it takes practice to make your position clear. Think about the following assertiveness tips and ask yourself how many you practice every day.
1. Tell people what you need
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and let them do the same.
2. Be specific about what you want to happen.
3. Don't get attached to only one outcome (yours).
4. Try not to crush or minimize other people's perspectives.
5. Invite people to comment on how your needs affect them.
6. Always be kind and remain calm when asking for
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what you need.
7. Allow other people the same amount of time to describe their needs.
8. Tell people what you need early in the conversation rather than after the fact.
9. Allow others to assert themselves.
10. Compromise on your needs and meet people halfway.
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Ten ways to avoid mid-career derailment
By Craig Chappelow and Jean Brittain Leslie
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If you've been at your job for a long time, it's easy to get complacent and hit a career plateau. According to Wall Street Journal article, "When a career veers off track," you can decrease your risk of career derailment by "paying attention to your value and effectiveness and by focusing on interpersonal skills,
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adaptability, team leadership and bottom-line results.” Here are 10 ways to avoid these pitfalls:
1. Ask for instant feedback
2. Increase self-awareness
3. Pay attention to organizational culture
4. Use empathy
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5. Learn to listen
6. Collaborate
7. Deal with problem employees sooner rather than later
8. Delegate authority
9. Focus on the task at hand
10. Break out of a rut
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“Keep in mind, with PowerPoint presentations, less is more.”
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How to Avoid “Death by PPT”
By Dawn Bjorke Buzbee, MCT
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You’ve probably heard the expression, “Death by PowerPoint.” People acknowledge it, laugh about it, and hate it when they are in an audience, but, yet…many continue to be guilty of doing it themselves! During PowerPoint presentation skills training, I often ask participants for the top PowerPoint sins that they hate to see. The guilty
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behaviors almost always include the usual suspects: reading bullet slides to the audience…word for word; flat narrative with no interaction; slides with text that is too small, too hard to read, or with bad contrast; and other equally awful ways that cause an audience to disengage and to spend the rest of the meeting checking e-mail on their phone.
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How can presenters avoid “Death by PowerPoint” and other presentation sins?
1). Establish the presentation goal or objective. One sure way to create a bored audience is to have them wondering “What’s the point?” or “Why do I care?” More ….
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Dawn Bjork Buzbee is The Software Pro® and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) as well as a certified Microsoft Office 2007 Specialist (MOS 2007) Master Instructor and certified Microsoft Applications Specialist (MCAS) Instructor
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Word 2010 (Save Time with Improved Search and Navigation)
By Dawn Bjork Buzbee, MCT
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The new Navigation pane in Word 2010 offers a different, and I think, better way to interact with your documents. If you used the Document Map or Thumbnails pane in earlier versions of Word, you’ll find this feature is much more powerful and flexible. It provides a thumbnail view of all the pages, sections, or search results within an entire document, which is
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especially helpful if you work with long documents. You can use the Navigation pane to search for text, pictures, and other elements, and even to rearrange sections by heading. The pane is easy to move and resize, so you might want to leave it open as you work, even if you’re not currently searching for something.
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Display the Navigation Pane
The Navigation Pane consists of three key sections: Headings, Pages, and Search.
To work with the Navigation Pane:
1. In Word 2010, select the View tab on the Ribbon and click the Navigation Pane More….
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“One of the most appealing aspects of artificial sweeteners is that they are non-nutritive — they have virtually no calories.”
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Artificial sweeteners: Understanding these and other sugar substitutes
By Mayo Clinic Staff
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If you're trying to reduce the sugar and calories in your diet, you may be turning to artificial sweeteners or other sugar substitutes. You aren't alone. The popularity of artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes is on the rise as manufacturers and consumers seek lower calorie alternatives to regular
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White sugar without sacrificing sweetness.
Today, artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes are found in a variety of food and beverages marketed as "sugar-free" or "diet," including soft drinks, chewing gum, jellies, baked goods, candy, fruit juice and ice cream. In addition, other
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sugar substitutes are being touted as healthier sweeteners than regular sugar, even if they don't have fewer calories, such as honey and agave nectar.
Just what are all these artificial sweeteners and sugar substitutes? And what's their role in your diet? More….
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Research & Educational Foundation
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The IAAP Research and Educational (R&E) Foundation was established by a Declaration of Trust in 1966 as a 501(c)(3) organization that accepts tax deductible contributions within the parameters of Section 170 of the IRS code.
The R&E Foundation was created to advance the knowledge of the administrative profession
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And provide educational services to admins. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of the IAAP President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Through the years, the Foundation has assisted the profession through the
support of constituent
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research and benchmarking studies to help insure that the Association is focused on best practices in office administration. In addition, the Foundation has played a pivotal role in advancing the profession by making sure that the Association’s certification programs keep pace with the needs of the profession and requisite skills necessary to optimize office productivity. More…
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Certification and Recertification Programs Changes
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Board of Directors:
President
- Tina Lustre
Vice President
- Vicki Day
Secretary
- Christiane De Filippis
Treasurer
- Maureen Magee,
Advisor/Bylaws/Parliamentarian
- Gail Harman
Advisor/Chair, Communications Committee
- Marlene Wilson
Co-Chairs, Certifications Committee
- Susan Bowser
- Inece Bryant
Chair, Community Services Committee
- Sharmane Overton
Chair, Membership Committee
- Susan Reed
Chair, Professional Member of the Year (PMOY) Committee
- Carolyn Halaut
Chair, Programs Committee
- Kathie Sjovall
Communications Committee
Marlene Wilson
Valerie Charter
Amy Yanagisawa-Wilkins
Frances Chandler
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This is the document outlining the changes to the Certification Program effective November 2011. Also included are the changes to the Recertification Program effective immediately.
Certification Program Changes
Time & Workload Management - Sept. 7
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Fall Conference
Sunday, October 9, 2011
November 2011 CPS/CAP exams
Friday, November 4, 2011
Administrative Professionals Week
Sunday, April 22, 2012
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How To Get Your Exec To Send You To Conferences/Training
Speaker: Meryl Runion CSP
Title/Company: www.speakstrong.com
Website: http://www.speakstrong.com
Even with budgetary cutbacks, there are things that you can do/say to get buy-in from your manager for professional development. Prove the return on Investment for your company and you are halfway there!
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https://hello.bah.com/teams/iaap_chapter/pages/default.aspx
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