Assistant Key Skills
Practically Perfect PA Virtual Summit

Leveraging advances in technology to increase your productivity

In this session, Nick will help you leverage technological advances to achieve greater productivity so you can focus on the things you love. Nick will cover the following:

Increase your productivity by using the right tools and technology to spend time on the tasks that matter.
Getting the most out of the technology that you use
Keeping up to date with the latest tech, software and apps and their applications in your role

After this session, you will have all the tools to start getting more time back in your day.

Nick Ginsburg, EA and the Founder of the Admin Collective

Managing momentum and moving tasks forward

Some days it can feel like you are flying through your to-do list and everything is moving in the right direction. On other days it can be hard to know where to start, and it feels like everything needs to be done. A key aspect of productivity is managing momentum and moving tasks forward. In this session, Nicky will share her strategy for: 

Managing momentum even when you don’t feel like it
How to get started with tasks and maintain progress
Driving action and getting stuff done. 

After the session, you will have a plan in place to manage your to-do list so that you are always seeing results.

Nicky Christmas, Founder of Practically Perfect PA and The EA Campus

Q&A with April Stallworth, award-winning Executive Assistant and LinkedIn Learning Instructor

In this Q&A, Nicky sits with award-winning Executive Assistant and LinkedIn Learning Instructor April Stallworth to discuss her career journey.

April Stallworth, Speaker | Trainer | LinkedIn Learning Instructor

Creating a Career Audit

Angela will show you how to transition into the next chapter in your career.

Get clear about the next steps in your career journey
Explore how to future-proof your career
Discover what is holding you back from an inspiring career

After this session, you will gain clarity and develop a plan and confidence to transform your career.

Angela Wilson, Career Transition Coach | Author | Speaker

What are Executives looking for in their Assistants in 2023?

In this panel session, we sit down with three recruitment specialists in the Assistant market who will share their thoughts on what Executives and organisations are looking for in their new Assistant hires.

We discuss the skills in demand and how Assistants can prepare themselves for the following year.

Hilani Ellis, Founder Exceptional Admins

Candice Burningham, Founder of Admin Avenues

Lily Shippen, Owner & Managing Director at Lily Shippen

Communication Trends for Assistants in 2023

In this session, Debra will help you quickly understand the latest exciting trends in office communication. Debra will concentrate on the following:

The importance of nurturing hybrid-friendly communication techniques ensures our teams feel empowered and supported
How the use of innovative tech tools can add value to our communication toolkit
Creative ways to involve our executive team in staff communication

After this session, you can apply innovative techniques to help build a healthier communication flow for your executive and team.

Debra Coleman
EA | Podcast Host, Have A Seat Conversations With Women in the Workplace

The Future of Work & How You Win

The world of work has changed many times over the last few years, and every time it shifts, it does so faster. So where is the future of work going now? And what do those changes mean for assistants who want to create a strong partnership with their leader and continue to grow their careers? 

In this session, Hallie will focus on the following: 

The four skills you need to win at work
Cultivating confidence and developing your executive presence
How to communicate your role to internal and external stakeholders 

After this session, you will be empowered to navigate changes in your career, forge your path, and win at work and in life. 

Hallie Warner
Chief of Staff | Co-Author of The Founder & The Force Multiplier

Say What?! How to Communicate Anything to Anyone

Communication is key. But what happens when the people communicating are speaking different languages? Learn what type of communicator you are and how to reach across that divide to influence others who communicate differently. 

Combining communication skills, NLP, and psychology will imbue the audience with new skills and understanding to ensure their message is heard, effective and productive. Whether between coworkers, team members, bosses or in front of an audience, this workshop will help you up your game and allow you to accomplish more with less misunderstanding and confusion.

This program is for anyone that wants to learn more about communication style, conscious communication, thinking on their feet, direct and inferred communication and how to get what you want with different personality types.

Kathy Gruver, Stress, Mindset and Communication Expert

Setting Boundaries

Setting Boundaries is incredibly important for all EAs, PAs and VAs, but identifying and implementing them can be a hugely daunting task – so much so that most of us don’t do it!

In this session, Ali will share the following:

Areas to focus on when you’re thinking about your professional boundaries
Ideas on how to set and implement those new boundaries
Tips for protecting your boundaries from people who might want to ignore them

After joining this session, you’ll feel more confident that you can (and will!) set some professional boundaries for yourself.

Ali Green, Founder of Elevatium Training