Merriam-Webster's Secretarial Handbook


Book Description

An authoritative reference source for today's office professional. Covers all aspects of office management. Includes an introduction to computers and a guide to business English. Provides abundant practical examples.




The Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook


Book Description

This new edition of The Definitive Personal Assistant and Secretarial Handbook is the ultimate guide for all management assistants, PAs, secretaries and executive assistants. Placing special emphasis on career development, it provides help and advice on the skills necessary to progress in your career. Along with a chapter to share with your boss for a more fruitful working relationship, it includes help with time management, networking, relationship management, communication and confidence. Now with a new chapter which provides important advice on social networking as an alternative communication tool, it also contains even more practical help with minute taking. With free downloadable online resources to aid the day-to-day running of your office, this comprehensive and accessible guide will help you keep your finger on the pulse and maintain your professional image.




Webster's Secretarial Handbook


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A comprehensive guide to all aspects of the duties of a secretary.




Administrative Assistant's and Secretary's Handbook


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This handbook for administrative assistants and secretaries covers such topics as telephone usage, keeping accurate records, making travel arrangements, e-mail, using the Internet, business documents, and language usage.




Merriam-Webster's Legal Secretaries Handbook


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Fast, reliable answers for law offices. Covers legal documents & correspondence. Treats all aspects of office management. Abundant practical examples.




Corporate Secretary's Answer Book


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The Corporate Secretary's Answer Book is the only comprehensive, single-volume reference to address the specific tasks corporate secretaries face on a daily basis in a Q&A format. Every topic is conveniently listed for easy reference with an index organized by commonly used terms. With all of this valuable "know-how" located within one volume, corporate secretaries will be able to find the best way to proceed with any particular matter, quickly and confidently. The Corporate Secretary's Answer Book also includes sample forms and checklists that offer step-by-step guidance to completing each phase of the corporate secretary's duties throughout the year, especially under Sarbanes-Oxley, including: Conduct of Shareholder Meeting Guidelines - Annual Meeting Script - Minutes of Incentive Committee Meeting - Establishing a Special Litigation Committee of the Board - Audit Committee Charter - Corporate Governance Listing Standards - Corporate Governance Guidelines - Corporate Disclosure - and much more!







Standard Handbook for Secretaries


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Standard Handbook for Secretaries BY LOIS IRENE HUTCHINSON. FIFTH EDITION WHITTLESEY HOUSE MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC. New York London 1947 AUTHORITIES CONSULTED Dictionaries Funk Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language, Funk Wag nails Company, New York. Excerpt from Funk Wagnalls Practical Standard Dictionary reprinted by permission from the Editor and the Publishers. The Oxford English Dictionary, The Clarendon Press, Oxford. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, The Clarendon Press, Oxford. Websters New International Dictionary, G. C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Massachusetts. Excerpts from Websters Collegiate Dictionary reprinted by permission from the Publishers. English Handbooks Fowler A Dictionary of Modern Knglish Usage, The Clarendon Press, Oxford. Excerpts reprinted by permission from the Publishers. Fowler The Kings Knglish, The Clarendon Press, Oxford. Excerpts repiinted by permission from the Publishers. Hall English Usage, Scott, Foresman arid Company, Chicago. Hill Beginnings of Rhetoric and Composition, American Book Company, New York. Hill The Principles of Rhetoric, Harper Brothers, New York. House and Harman Handbook of Correct English, Longmans, Green and Co., New York. Excerpt reprinted by permission from the Publishers. Jespersen Essentials of English Grammar, Henry Holt and Company, New York. Kittredge and Arnold The Mother Tongue, Jinn arid Company, Boston. Leonard Current English Usage, prepared for The National Council of Teachers of English, Chicago. Excerpt reprinted by permission from tho Publishers. OLondon, John Is It Good English, G. P. Putnams Sons, New York. Kxcerpt reprinted by permission from the Author and the Publishers. Sonnenschein A New Knglish Grammar, The Clarendon Press, Oxford. Vizetelly How to Use English, Funk Wagniills Company, New York. Excerpts reprinted by permission from the Author and the Publishers. Wendell, Barrett English Composition, Charles Scribners Sons, New York. Excerpt reprinted by permission from the Publishers. Woolley and Scott College Handbook of Composition, D. C. Heath and Company, Boston. Stylebooks Ives Text, Type, and Style A Compendium of Atlantic Usage, Little, Brown Company, Boston. Excerpts reprinted by permission from the Publishers. AUTHORITIES CONSULTED Summey Modern Punctuation, Oxford University Press, New York. The New York Times Style Book, New York. The University of Chicago Press A Manual of Style, Chicago. United States Government Printing Office Style Manual, Washington, D. C. Excerpts reprinted by permission from the Public Printer. Banking and Finance American Institute of Banking Banking Fundamentals, New York. Crowells Dictionary of Business and Finance, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. Harr and Harris Banking Theory and Practice, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York. Munn Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, The Bankers Publishing Company, New York. Tates Modern Cambist, Spalding Editor, The Bankers Publishing Company, New York. Law Ballentine Law Dictionary, The Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company, Rochester, New York. Bouviers Law Dictionary, Baldwins Century Edition, Banks-Baldwin Law Pub lishing Company, Cleveland. ExcerptH reprinted by permission from the Publishers. Corpus Juris The Whole Body of the Law, The American Law Book Co., New York. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Martindale-IIubbell, Inc., New York. Accounting Daniels Corporation Financial Statements, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Finney Principles of Accounting, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York. Accountants Handbook, Paton Editor, The Ronald Press Company, New York Prickett and Mikesell Introduction to Accounting, The Macmillan Company, New York. Printing Freshwater and Bastien Pitmans Dictionaiy of Advertising and Printing, Sir Isaac Pitman Sons, Ltd., London. Insurance Crobaugh Handbook of Insurance, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York. Government Publications Congressional Directory, Government Printing Office, Washington, D...







The Definitive Executive Assistant and Managerial Handbook


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From best-selling author and expert Sue France, The Definitive Executive Assistant & Managerial Handbook is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to take their career development to the next level. Placing special emphasis on personal leadership development as well as practical skills, you will learn how to manage a small team, climb the career ladder to gain more responsibility, negotiate effectively and confidently manage a project. It will teach you how to recruit and induct staff, make decisions fairly and consistently, build a productive team and environment and get noticed at work. For ambitious Assistants who want to continually improve their skills, The Definitive Executive & Managerial Handbook is an indispensable guide, helping you to maintain your professional image and achieve resounding success.