An office manager is responsible for the general administrative tasks of an office, including managing projects, supervising people, keeping financial records, and composing letters. Their skills include operating word processing equipment, making travel arrangements, arranging meetings, typing, and answering phones. For large companies, there is typically an office manager for each geographical area. The duties of an office professional require skills like typing, computer use, customer service, and mathematics, as well as maintaining a positive attitude and communicating effectively.
2. What does an Office Manager do?
?An office manager is an employee
charged with the general administrative
responsibilities of any given office of a
corporation.
?In small and medium sized companies the
task is often given to the corporation's
bookkeeper.
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3. What does an Office Manager do?
?In large companies there will often be
several offices in several geographical
areas, and each one will have an office
manager.
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4. The Office Professional¡¯s Skills
1- Managing projects
2- Operating word processing equipment
3- Supervising people
4- Keeping financial records
5- Composing letters for executives
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5. The Office Professional¡¯s Skills
6- Making travel arrangements
7- Arranging and scheduling appointments
and meetings
8- Typing
9- Taking shorthand/dictation
10- Answering and routing calls
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6. The Office Professional¡¯s Skills
11-Opening and sorting mail
12-Ordering equipment and supplies
13-Photocopying/duplicating
14-Filing
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7. The Office Professional Knowledge
1. Typing/keyboarding
2. English language usage/spelling
3. Computer operation
4. Cooperation with co-workers
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8. The Office Professional Knowledge
4. Office machines (copiers, fax, answering)
5. Customer/client service
6. Mathematics/some accounting
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9. Tips for providing good service to clients
? Get to know who your customers are and
what they need
? Make it easy for customers to come to
you with their problems and concerns
? Make your customer concerns your
concerns (even if the details don¡¯t come
under your job description).
? Make customer satisfactions one of your
top goals
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10. Communication skills
?Think before speaking. Not only to organize
what you say but to select the right words.
?Use proper grammar. If you¡¯re not sure,
consult a dictionary or well-informed co-
worker
?Avoid profanity ¨C it is offensive to many
people (even if they don¡¯t tell you)
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11. Communication skills
?Use humor when it can relieve tension or
improve morale, but keep it appropriate.
Never use humor to hurt another person
?Remember that keeping silent is better
than saying something inappropriate or in
poor taste
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12. The Seven Cs of Communication
? Completeness
? Conciseness
? Consideration
? Concreteness
? Clarity
? Courtesy
? Correctness
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14. Elements of a positive attitude
?An Upbeat Manner
?Consistency
?Empathy
?Self-Confidence
?Goal Setting
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15. How to become a professional
? Study people with established records for
excellence.
? Become a positive self-analyst.
? Accept suggestions for improvement.
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16. How to become a professional
?Identify how formal education can
contribute to your growth.
?Recognize that setbacks will occur, but
balance them against your achievements
to maintain a positive attitude.
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17. What can you do to help your
organization?
?Reuse paper. Save scrap paper.
Suggestions for use: Staple it together, and
use the other side for informal notes and
memos.
?Ensure you have set up the photocopier to
copy correctly. Use both sides of the sheet
of paper
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18. What can you do to help your
organization?
?whenever you can. Learn how to do
double sided photocopies and teach
others. Put a notice near the photocopier
to remind everyone.
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19. What can you do to help your
organization?
?Re-use office products such as folders,
envelopes, boxes, etc.
?Spelling check and proofread on screen for
errors instead of printing numerous copies.
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