Reference no: EM133022085

1.Your manager is in an important telephone conference with your overseas office. Four senior executives are in the boardroom with him, participating in the call. Your manager has indicated they are not to be disturbed. Your manager's sister calls and asks to speak with him; she says it's an emergency. What would be your optimum course of action?

2.Describe two things an administrative assistant can do to minimize interruptions?

3. A sales representative drops by your office and wishes to see your manager; the sales representative does not have an appointment, and the products she represents are not any that your manager is seeking or is likely to seek in the future. What should you do?

4.It is important for an administrative assistant to try to save money for his/her company wherever possible. For the two pieces of office equipment that follow, state one way each that an administrative assistant could reduce expenses:
a) Photocopier

b) Fax machine

5. Briefly explain what you would do:

a) If you were speaking with a caller on one telephone line and the second line rang.

b) What would you do if the second caller was calling long distance?