Wednesday and Thursday 20-21 October at the Hotel Holiday
Inn, City Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand. 

The Southern Secretarial Summit has fast gained reputation and credibility as the administrative professional conference not to be missed. The Southern Secretarial Summit will inform, educate and inspire Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants, Secretaries and other administrative professionals in intermediate to senior positions.
Learn from professionals who understand your issues. Connect with others who share your challenges. Ensure you have the skills to keep pace with your rapidly changing workplace.

This year we have a great line-up of speakers and workshops, which provide something for everyone. Below is a taste of some of the topics that this year’s sessions and workshops will include:

Professional and personal development

• Business writing – professional communication that hits the spot.
• Identifying and overcoming barriers to career development.
• Facing change – the art of managing change.
• Managing your manager (Panel Discussion).
• Polish up on looking professional, naturally.

Technology

• Getting into the nitty-gritty of Web 2.0 Tools to free up your time with automated processes and instantaneous reporting.
• Eliminate those niggles and peeves when working with Microsoft Office Products with quick and easy tips and have those puzzling questions answered.

Office matters

• Daily work stress – understand the source and how to curb it.
• Team building – building teams that really do work together.

Save now by booking early and taking advantage of our Early Bird registration. The Early Bird registion offer expires on 6 September 2010. Group discounts are also available. Download brochure for full details (800kb PDF).

For more information contact the Team Link Training Ltd team on (03) 382 0912 or (03) 579 4482,
fax (03) 579 4483 or email teamlinkinfo@xtra.co.nz.

Participants from the Summit have said:

“The diversity, but relevance of the presentations on offer at the Summit and the formula which provides excellent participation for all attendees. A wonderful event where professional staff can meet, network and learn in a very positive environment.”

Kaye Hodge, Auckland University

“The topics were relevant and the speakers related their information well."

Leanne Hooper, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

“Meeting like minded people. The conference has a strong ‘feel good factor'."

Rochelle Griffin, ING Insurance Services (NZ) Ltd.

“Informality, feeling of being able to mix with each other, feeling it was very well organised. Diversity of topics.“

Colleen McKenzie, Waikato DHB

“The whole conference was amazing and very inspiring.”

Vanessa Whaanga, University of Otago College of Education

“The friendly participants and a very well organised and structured conference. I got a lot out of it and am motivated to return to work to try out a few new ideas.”

Gillian Clinton, University of Canterbury

“Very enjoyable – will come to another.”

Julie Bradley, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic

"Extremely worthwhile and valuable conference. I learned heaps of new ideas and strategies to take back to my workplace.”

Lesley-Ann Hobern, Waikato District Health Board