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Inspires #PAs to excel. BakerWrite #speedwriting. Speaker. Winner @NBWAwardsUK @TheoPaphitis #sbs .@ The King's Trust mentor. #TAP.cert.

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... to all our friends from #India wherever you may be

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... to all our friends and family in #Australia

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@CathStaincliffe I've read most of your books and love them (I'm from Cheadle then Stockport; college and worked in Manchester). Just finished Girls of St Ann's 😭🙏

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#FoxOfTheDay

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Congratulations to the whole team on a brilliant special episode #coronationstreet

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Delighted to see my article Tips for #Assistants for Managing #Stress in the December 2025 Administrative Professional Today newsletter: https://t.co/GUlYgbQq15

#EA #PA

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#NeverStopLearning
... or give someone the gift of knowledge...
#Online #ondemand #training for #Assistants and others. Start immediately, work at your pace and when it suits you:
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#MinuteTaking #Speedwriting #Travel #Communications #ChairMeetings
#PA #EA

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Happy weekend everyone!

#Assistant #PA #EA #MyCareerOfChoice #ReinforcePositivePerceptions #EmotionallyIntelligentLeader #TheCareerBehindTheJob #KnowYourManagersObjectives #GlobalSkillsMatrix

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Replace
"I'm just an assistant at Acme"
with, for example,
"I work with the finance director of Acme to ensure the company's success".

#Assistant #PA #EA #ReinforcePositivePerceptions #EmotionallyIntelligentLeader #KnowYourManagersObjectives #GlobalSkillsMatrix

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"So, what is it you do, Heather?"

#Assistant #PA #EA #ReinforcePositivePerceptions #EmotionallyIntelligentLeader #KnowYourManagersObjectives #facetofacetraining #onlinetraining #books

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@JasonManford Hear hear!

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Today I offer a reminder of the word ‘forswunk’ (13th century): exhausted from too much work. To be ‘foreswunk’ (my own version) is to be exhausted before you even begin.

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#Assistants are NOT:
- girls
- dragons
- unambitious
- "just a ..."
- overheads

Assistants ARE:
- #emotionallyintelligentleaders
- strategic business partners
- men and women
- professionals
- organisers
- communicators
- versatile and flexible
- decision makers
- fee earners

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Back with a regular client in #London today for their Exceptional #Assistant #training.

This is one of the topics we will cover...

#AI #BeAwareBeWary #emotionallyintelligentleader #reinforcepositiveperceptions #KnowYourManagersObjectives #EA #PA

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Happy to be back in the office today. September is packed with sessions. Sign up here https://t.co/YDJqb3hEyX if you've not already. You can also get #ondemandtraining and start immediately at https://t.co/onTbQDOnvl.

Have a great week!