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1 March 2020

Delighted to announce that my latest book, "The Exceptional PA : move from good to great", is now available on Amazon

Newsletters: Heather's newsletters; Click here for more

20th Anniversary: It’s hard to believe we are approaching the 20th anniversary of Baker Thompson Associates. I feel totally blessed by the wonderful time I am having.; Click here for more

2017 started very well: What has been happening?; Click here for more

Autumn 2016: Training sessions in Edinburgh, Australia, Dubai, Guernsey and Canterbury and presenting at the PA Life Training Day in London; Click here for more

#adminchat for Executive Secretary Magazine 9 June 2016: These FREE training sessions are held every Thursday at 6pm UK time and on this occasion, Heather covered how to benefit from change in your organisation.; Click here for more

March to May 2016 news: Click here for more

Johannesburg February 2016: Heather was delighted to be invited back to speak at Executive Secretary LIVE ... this time in Johannesburg, South Africa.; Click here for more

January 2016: Lots of training sessions and presentations.; Click here for more

#adminchat for Executive Secretary Magazine: Heather presented a training session : "Reinforce Positive Perceptions"; Click here for more

EuMA North West meeting: Heather was delighted to yet again present to the EuMA North West group at Rise in Manchester.; Click here for more

Executive Secretary LIVE Dubai: Heather was delighted and honoured to have been invited to present at this event.; Click here for more

Autumn 2015: Heather is having a very hectic autumn; Click here for more

Office* Show: In advance of this event, Office* issued a "meet the speaker" item; Click here for more

#adminchat September 2015: Heather was delighted to present another #adminchat for Executive Secretary Magazine. You can read the transcript here. These free training sessions are every Thursday at 6pm UK time.; Click here for more

All Things Admin becomes BakerWrite licensed trainer for N America: BakerWrite Partners with All Things Admin to Offer Speedwriting Training in North America; Click here for more

Newcastle PA Network: Heather was invited to present at their Network event at the Copthorne Hotel, Quayside in Newcastle; Click here for more

Australia May 2015: She went to Sydney and Melbourne to present two-day EA Masterclasses; Click here for more

7th in-house group for Abu Dhabi organisation: In March and April, Heather returned to facilitate a four day PA Masterclass for the 7th group of an Abu Dhabi organisation; Click here for more

Merry minute takers in Manchester: This was a great group of minute takers in Manchester; Click here for more

PA Masterclass in Bootle, UK: Heather facilitated the one day version of the Exceptional PA Masterclass with a returning client in Bootle, UK.; Click here for more

UK Education and Training Conference In Manila: Click here for more

#adminchat January 2015: Heather presented a #adminchat for Executive Secretary Magazine on 29 January. These FREE one hour Twitter training sessions are every Thursday at 6pm UK time. Here's how it went :; Click here for more

Celebrations!: Heather established Baker Thompson Associates in January 2000.; Click here for more

Abu Dhabi and London: Heather had a great time in Abu Dhabi and London this week; Click here for more

21st Century EA Masterclass: What a very international group of people they were!; Click here for more

London sessions: Communication skills for PAs and the role of Office Managers; Click here for more

office* 2014: Heather presented at office* 2014; Click here for more

Heather's SE Asia and Australia tour: Heather is leaving on 19 September to travel to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Sydney and Melbourne to present a 21st Century Executive Assistant 2 day masterclass in each city.; Click here for more

LATEST DUBAI SESSIONS: Heather was delighted to facilitate 3 courses recently in Dubai.; Click here for more

Heather and Mr Baker Thompson celebrate 35 years of marriage: They had met when Heather worked as a barmaid in Ian's local pub whilst she was at secretarial college.; Click here for more

Exceptional PAs in Guernsey: What a delight to spend time with this amazing group of fun and motivated PAs from various organisations in the Channel Islands.; Click here for more

Heather becomes a Prince's Trust Business Mentor: She will be mentoring a young person who is being supported by the Prince's Trust to establish their own business.; Click here for more

The Exceptional PA in London: Heather was delighted to spend a day in London with PAs from around the UK.; Click here for more

Heads' PAs' conference 2014: Heather was honoured to be invited to speak at this conference.; Click here for more

Presentations in Manchester: Heather recently gave two presentations to PA groups in Manchester.; Click here for more

Lunch and Learn in Liverpool: Session 1 of 4 in-house lunchtime workshops; Click here for more

Business Writers in Dubai: What a great and lively group of business writers; Click here for more

Business Management Daily webinar: Heather was delighted to present a webinar for Business Management Daily on Tuesday 15 April.; Click here for more

PA Excellence in Kuala Lumpur: These Excellent PAs came from Malaysia, China and India.; Click here for more

Dubai March 2014: Such a great week in Dubai presenting a PA Masterclass and a Business Writing Workshop; Click here for more

The Exceptional PA in Shanghai: What a delight to spend time with delegates from Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Japan and Indonesia.; Click here for more

Dubai PA Forum: Over 30 top level PAs attended this Forum at Le Meridien Hotel in Dubai.; Click here for more

What a delightful group to spend time with: Heather facilitated a PA workshop for a company in Dubai. The course was arranged for the PAs to the Board and senior managers. Delegates were from many countries as well as the UAE.; Click here for more

Office* Show 2013: Heather was delighted to be invited back to speak at the Office* Show 2013.; Click here for more

Amazon reviews: We wanted to share with you some of the terrific comments people have put on Amazon about Heather's books.; Click here for more

CIPD Centenary lunch: Heather was delighted to meet up with old friends and meet new ones at this terrific event; Click here for more

Whalley Range High School event: were delighted to spend time with the business women of the future at Whalley Range High School; Click here for more

Visiting former colleagues: During a recent holiday in France, Heather revisited Cognac Hine where she was PA to the Commercial Director, Jacques Hine.; Click here for more

Heather presented to EuMA London and South East: Heather presented to EuMA London and South East; Click here for more

Kindle: We're delighted to announce that all Heather's books are now available to buy for your Kindle; Click here for more

#adminchat for Executive Secretary Magazine: Heather presented a #adminchat for Executive Secretary Magazine on 17 August 2017; Click here for more

Executive Secretary Advent draw: Complete the form to enter the prize draw to win at least 2 months' access to the BakerWrite online speedwriting training. One winner will be picked at random. All names will be added to the quarterly newsletter subscription.; Click here for more