Many of our members share their preferred Apps and devices that help deliver their role effectively. The IEAA has researched various recommended Apps and devices over the past months. The first device that has been recommended repeatedly by members is remarkable. Our team has studied our members’ recommendations and researched them so that they can share their opinions with our members.
Useful Devices for Executive Assistants
ReMarkable is a Tablet that provides users with a digitalised paper notepad. One of the most popular uses for an Executive Assistant of reMarkable is that it can be used to take meeting notes. Many of us may have grown up loving the feeling of being able to write notes on paper notepads. Many of you may wonder why a digitalised notepad is better.
Digital Notepad for Meetings
ReMarkable can automatically turn your meeting notes into a printable document that can be saved in your files. You can connect to your online filing system, such as SharePoint or many alternatives. This digital notepad can also help you edit PDF documents or other presentation documents. You can quickly annotate and add details before saving the file to your central filing system.
Additionally, you can use reMarkable to take notes in your update meetings with your manager. The notes are automatically recorded centrally and can be easily added to your work planning systems. It takes away the time that you may need in the past to transfer these notes to your work planning system. However, it also prevents you from losing important discussions in a paper notepad because you never transfer the information due to being very busy.
Modern and Effective Executive Assistants
Remarkable is small and easy to carry around, making it very discrete in the office. The notepad allows you to draw or annotate processes, timelines, or concepts to create helpful visual diagrams. Creating visual software like Canva or Visio could take time and skill.
It is worth considering that reMarkable could be a useful addition to your devices and apps that will help you become an effective executive assistant. We will look at many other tools to update your skills and increase effectiveness. This notepad and speedwriting techniques can assist EAs in their Minute Taking processes.