Calling all male office professionals and their colleagues
Esther Josias
Are you a male office professional or do you know one? Then you will know that working in what is traditionally considered a female profession can be daunting.
Send this to all the male office professionals that you know.
This year, Mr Corrie Fourie, PA of the Year 2008 Finalist, will discuss how he has learnt to “win in a woman’s world”. Mr Fourie will deliver two papers at the Second Annual Coastal Secretaries Conference (CSC 2010), viz.:
Winning in a woman’s world: experiences of a male office professional
Taking a stand and being noticed in the workplace
Winning in a woman’s world: Experiences of a male Office Professional
§ Working as a male Executive PA often raises eyebrows in the “testosterone driven” world of the corporate industry.
§ As a male PA you also have to be comfortable, dealing with female matters and issues.
§ I often find prejudice still exist towards me amongst Female counterparts.
§ Working as a Male PA you somehow create historic moments being appointed with companies to whom the Male PA is still a new phenomenon.
§ The existence of Male PAs, although not a new addition to the global work force, has lately achieved a heightened level of attention
Taking a stand and being noticed in the workplace
§ We often have to look around us to find the smaller things in life as this is where we can be noticed.
§ To succeed in life you have to live for the now, and invest in tomorrow
§ Within each one of us at this very moment is the power to do things that we never dreamed possible.
§ Take your stand!! Begin now to embrace your uniqueness and your individuality.
§ It sometimes hurt so much, but you have to take your stand!
Second Annual
COASTAL SECRETARIES CONFERENCE (CSC 2010)
Protea Hotel Marine, Port Elizabeth
14-15 April 2010
Theme: The 21st Century South African Office Professional: A Decade On
For more conference information scroll down or visit: http://www.pdesa.co.za/pde-events.htm
REGISTRATION FEES (Conference registration does not include accommodation)
Normal until 12 March 2010: R4 975 per person
Late until 31 March 2010: R5 975 per person
Emergency from 1 April 2010 if space is available.
REGISTER FOUR OR MORE DELEGATES AND GET A 10% DISCOUNT.
To download the registration form, visit: http://www.pdesa.co.za/downloads/registration-CSC-2010.doc.doc
PAPERS AND SPEAKERS
Keynote address: Journey to success – lessons learnt – Ms Ansunette Swanepoel, PA of the Year 2008
The modern role of today’s executive assistant – Ms Ansunette Swanepoel, PA of the Year 2008
Business etiquette for the office professional – ‘Seminar’ within conference - Staff Training South Africa
- Etiquette in the office
- Grooming, attire and presentation
- Cross-cultural and cross-gender communication
Winning in a woman’s world: experiences of a male office professional - Mr Corrie Fourie, PA of the Year 2008 Finalist
Taking a stand and being noticed in the workplace - Mr Corrie Fourie, PA of the Year 2008 Finalist
Fishing in the workplace - Ms Dorelle Sapere, Mandela Bay Development Agency
For more information on speakers and for paper abstracts, visit:
http://www.pdesa.co.za/downloads/programme-CSC-2010.pdf
TRAINING WORKSHOPS (Delegates must choose ONE workshop) – All workshops require minimum 10 and maximum 15 participants
1. Personal Assistant Workshop (To assist all personal assistants with the finer points of this position, concentrating on authority levels, time management, protocol and effectiveness.) - Aligned with SAQA US ID 8015 – Presented by Staff Training SA, ETQA F041
2. Minute Taking Workshop (To equip learners to take effective minutes, speedily, how to focus on objections, decisions made and a course of action to be taken.) – Presented by Vetta Communication, Services Seta Recorded Status REC271
3. Developing your Management Potential Workshop (To equip learners to set goals and standards, empower other staff, grow in their own positions and recognise the value of a team.) - Aligned with SAQA US ID 15231 & 114884 – Presented by Staff Training SA, ETQA F041
4. Emotional Quotient for Growth Workshop (To equip learners to give and receive feedback in an emotionally intelligent manner and know how to improve emotional intelligence.) - Aligned with SAQA US ID 252031 - Presented by Staff Training SA, ETQA F041
5. Assertiveness Training Workshop (To assist office professionals to develop their assertiveness, enabling them to get results quicker and more effectively.) - Aligned with SAQA US ID 8015 – Presented by Staff Training SA, ETQA F041
For more information on workshops and trainers, visit:
http://www.pdesa.co.za/downloads/training-w-shops-CSC-2010.pdf
SOCIAL EVENT
Port Elizabeth City and Township Tour with Traditional African Dinner
For more tour information, visit:
http://www.pdesa.co.za/downloads/social-accommodation-CSC-2010.pdf
FULL DETAILS
Full Conference details, including the programme and registration form, can be downloaded from: www.pdesa.co.za
Should you have any queries or require us to email or fax you the conference information sheets, please contact:
Orion: E-mail: or...@pdesa.co.za Tel: 021 906 6041 Fax: 086 617 7832
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Don’t miss our 2010 conferences:
Fourth Annual
KNOWLEDGE, ARCHIVES & RECORDS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (KARM 2010)
Protea Hotel Marine, Port Elizabeth
19-20 May 2010
Theme: A Decade of 21st Century Knowledge, Archives and Records Management
Second Annual
Management Empowerment & Excellence Conference (mEE 2010)
Cape Town
October 2010
Theme: The Intelligent Manager: 2010 and beyond
For more conference information visit: http://www.pdesa.co.za/pde-events.htm
Should you have any queries or require us to email or fax you the conference information sheets, please contact:
Orion: E-mail: or...@pdesa.co.za Tel: 021 906 6041 Fax: 086 617 7832