Kemetia Foley

Amplify Your Voice Through the Power and Potential of Storytelling

Come on a journey to learn more about the power and potential of storytelling.

• Insights to the history of storytelling
• A bit about my storytelling process
• Why storytelling, speaking to a group, telling jokes, and stories with a moral are not the same thing
• The process for getting to the story you want to tell

Social Media Fundamentals for Savvy Administrative Professionals

Build a solid foundation for utilizing social in business communications

• What are the major social media platforms being utilized by businesses
• Understanding best use for each platform
• Five ways using social media can supercharge your administrative skills

Keys to Establishing Your Credentials as a Workplace Leader

Develop the brand reputation you want in the workplace

• Understand how your workplace defines ‘Leader’
• Demonstrate and document cost-savings and contributions
• Expand and showcase your external business network

The State of the Administrative Profession and What is Next

• Comprehend the current state of the administrative career field in the U.S.

• Researching and refining job titles
• Document business relevance

7 Skills You Need to Keep Your Career Moving Forward

• How to take the pulse of your industry
• Tools to research skill demand in your region and industry
• Implement professional development priorities to address gaps

Step Out Into the Spotlight—Shine Bright in Your Annual Review

Step up and out to showcase your contributions to your company’s success

• How to capture all that you do!
• Successfully assess your company’s review culture
• Strategically address challenges and victories during your 1-on-1

First-time in the Workforce— A Guide to the Starting Off Right

• Learn five best practices for your first 30 days
• How to establish a clear communication channel
• Demonstrate professional recovery from workplace missteps

It's How You Say It! Knowing the Right Communications Tools for the Job

Be strategic in selecting your communications channels

• Recognize the role of individual perceptions
• How to take the emotion out of tough communications
• Acknowledge and implement communication preferences

Being a Better Mentor—Building Successes

Leadership with purpose

• Define what the word ‘Mentor’ means to you
• Comprehend formal vs. informal mentoring vs. coaching
• Steps to establish your mentor/mentee relationship

Free Tools to Utilize to Harness Social Media for Professional Development

• How to identify legitimate thought-leaders in social media
• Determine your platform(s) preference by knowing your purpose
• Organize and schedule cost-free learning opportunities

Best Practices for Working with Boards and Committees

The program focus is directed at Executive Assistants and Administrative Assistants that are, or want to be, in roles that involve providing administrative support to organizations with a Board of Directors and/or committees.

Providing administrative support for Board of Director meetings and/or committee meetings can be a complex project that includes meetings set up, travel arrangements, clear and frequent communications with all involved parties, minute-taking and action item follow-up. This one-hour session will review the best practices that help these meetings run smoothly.

Learner Outcomes: 

• – Establish communications that detail event responsibilities
• – Design and implement a routine communications schedule for attendees utilizing email, outlook and any other meetings software that provide this tool.
• – Create a template that can be adopted by any staff needing to cover this event
• – Understand various electronic options for providing documents for these meetings such as Diligent, Adobe, SharePoint.
• – Create meeting minutes and action follow-up documents