KAREN PORTER

Provider of administrative assistant training and executive assistant training and self-study professional development and educational resources for administrative professionals. I help administrative assistants and executive assistants to be the best at what they do in their jobs and careers while getting the satisfaction and benefits they want and deserve.

Karen PorterI am Karen Porter, The Administrative Professional Job Performance and Career Success Coach™ and founder and president of The Effective Admin™ and the Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals -- provider of professional development and training for executive assistants, administrative assistants, secretaries, and administrative professionals of all job titles and levels. I've been doing this since 2004 specifically for administrative assistants and executive assistants. And I've been involved in the workplace in some form for almost 24 years. You can read more about me, The Effective Admin, and the Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals, plus learn about my educational resources for administrative assistants and executive assistants and how I assist administrative professionals at these Websites:

The Effective Admin Website

Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals Website

Through The Effective Admin and VAAP's professional development and training resources and tools, I'm here to show you how to be the best administrative professional you can be while getting the benefits and satisfaction you deserve as an administrative career professional.

I am the creator of multiple professional development and training products specifically for administrative professionals. Topics covered by The Effective Admin include:

  • meeting and event coordination
  • goal setting for administrative assistants and executive assistants
  • prioritizing the workload
  • domestic and international travel coordination
  • developing administrative professional - manager/executive business relationships
  • e-mail management and netiquette
  • time management for administrative professionals
  • office organization for admins
  • career management
  • working more effectively with your administrative professional
  • minute taking
  • telephone skills for administrative assistants and executive assistants
  • and more.

If you're seeking administrative assistant training or executive assistant training and professional development information and resources, stop by The Effective Admin Website and contact me.

If you're seeking continuous learning and to be affiliated with a professional association in your administrative professional field, stop by the VAAP Website too.

Both of my operations (The Effective Admin and Virtual Association for Administrative Professionals) contain top-notch educational resources, advice, and tips for administrative assistants and executive assistants.