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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FEBRUARY 2019 6 Listen to your Office documents By Arnold Villeneuve Since Office 2013 and Office 365 you can have Outlook and Word read your email messages and documents to you! Speak and Read Aloud is a built-in feature of Word, Out- look, PowerPoint and OneNote. You can use Speak to have text read aloud in the language of your version of Office. Text-to-speech (TTS) plays back written text as spoken words. Depending upon your configuration and installed TTS engines, you can hear most text that appears on your screen in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote. For example, if you're using the English version of Office, the English TTS engine is automatically installed. To use text- to-speech in different languages, see Using the Speak feature with Multilingual TTS. You can add the Speak command to your Quick Access Toolbar by doing the following in Word, Outlook, Power- Point and OneNote: 1. Next to the Quick Access Toolbar, click Customize Quick Access Toolbar. 2. Click More Commands. 3. In the Choose commands from list, select All Com- mands. 4. Scroll down to the Speak command, select it, and then click Add. 5. Click OK. Note: In Office 2007, the Speak command is only avail- able in Excel 2007. After you have added the Speak command to your Quick Access Toolbar, you can hear single words or blocks of text read aloud by selecting the text you want to hear and then clicking the Speak icon on the Quick Access Toolbar. In Office 2016 you need to enable Read Aloud in the following way: Turn read aloud on or off in Outlook 1. Select File > Options > Ease of Access. 2. Under Application display options, select or clear the Show Read Aloud checkbox. Add Speak to the Quick Access Toolbar Use Speak to read text aloud Turn interview obstacles into opportunities Trying to paper over gaps, backwards moves or other awkward employment situations on your resume will ultimately work against you, whereas forthrightness will at least reveal the person you really are. Gary Burnison, CEO at global consulting firm Korn Ferry, suggests the "ACT" approach: "Be authentic, make a connection, and give others a taste of who you really are." In a recent LinkedIn post, Burnison suggested four ways to turn interview obstacles into opportunities: Know your red flags. "Don't eliminate … profes - sional missteps from your resume or avoid them in an interview," Burnison advices. Instead, prepare for ques- tions about them, demonstrate what you have learned and how you've developed resilience. Little white lies. "Don't give in to the temptation to lie, exaggerate or stretch the truth … [then] everything on your resume becomes suspect." Overcoming "Job Hopperitis." Explain your job moves truthfully and demonstrate what you have learned that will make you a valuable employee. "One of these things is not like the others … ." Make sure your resume matches the work record you've posted on LinkedIn or elsewhere. "You will be exposed, says Burnison, "either through due diligence, background checks or references. Continued on page 7