Administrative Assistant's Update - sample

August 2017

Focuses on the training and development needs of admin professionals and features topics such as hard skills (software competencies, writing, communication, filing) and soft skills (teamwork, time management, leadership).

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8 UPDATE Administrative Assistant's UPDATE Beware the comma splice, especially with however By George Pearson AAU Editor A frequent comma-use error is to splice two independent clauses together without the use of a coor- dinating conjunction (and/but/or/ nor/yet). (Quick grammar lesson: An independent clause has a subject and verb and can stand on its own. Examples: The signs should have made clear that visiting hours were restricted. Visitors seemed to come at all hours. These are both independent clauses�) The error: The signs should have made clear that visiting hours were restricted, however, visitors seemed to come at all hours. This kind of awkward splice often occurs with the use of however. Is it connected to the first clause or the second? The comma before how- ever causes the reader to stumble. Fix it with a semicolon or a pe- riod: The signs should have made clear that visiting hours were re- stricted; however, visitors seemed to come at all hours. OR The signs should have made clear that visiting hours were re- stricted. However, visitors seemed to come at all hours. Fix it also by joining the clauses with a coordinating conjunction: The signs should have made clear that visiting hours were restricted, yet (or but) visitors seemed to come at all hours. Seminars and webinars AUGUST 2017 Canadian Management Centre | www�cmcoutperform�com | (877) 262-2519 • Communicating Up, Down and Across the Organization ($1,995) – Toronto, Aug. 24-25 • Assertiveness Skills for Women in Business ($2,295) – Toronto, Aug. 28-30 • Getting Results Without Authority ($2,395) – Vancouver, Sep. 6-8, Mississauga, Sep. 18-20 • Managing Stress and Emotions in the Workplace ($1,995) – Toronto, Sep. 11-12 • Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers ($2,395) – Calgary, Sep. 13-15 Job Design Concepts Inc� | www�jobdesignconcepts�com | (416) 447-8832 • Project Management ($399) – Toronto, Aug. 10 • Dealing with Difficult People ($399) – Toronto, Aug. 17 • Behavioural Interviewing ($399) – Toronto, Aug. 31 • Business Writing ($399) – Toronto, Sep. 77 • Speed Reading ($399) – Toronto, Sep. 12 • Change Happens ($399) – Toronto, Sep. 18 On-The-Right-Track Training and Consulting | www�on-the-right-track�com | (877) 213-8608 • Business Writing Update – Welcome to 2017 ($139) – Aug. 3 (webinar) • Effective Team Meetings ($139) – Aug. 10 (webinar) • Make The Leap to Remarkable ($139) – Aug. 17 (webinar) • Invisible Influence ($139) – Aug. 24 (webinar) • Customer Service ($139) – Aug. 31 (webinar) Writing Tips

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