Your annual performance review isn’t just a meeting—it’s your chance to take control of your career. Preparation (or lack thereof) can make or break your performance review conversation. When you show up prepared, you’re not just going through the motions—you’re shaping your future.
Every Executive Assistant and Administrative Professional should master the art of managing annual performance review meetings, self-promotion of achievements, and negotiating – to finally get recognition and a chance of career advancement!
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12 PM ~ 2 PM EST (New York, Toronto)
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– Recordings
– Training Materials
– Slides’ deck
– Certificate issued by SmartEvents International
– Recordings
– Training Materials
– Slides’ deck
– Certificate issued by SmartEvents International
Limited Number of Participants
Premium Experience
Individual Support after training
World Class Admin Coach
Life-Long Professional Benefits
Highlight Your Achievements – Don’t let your hard work go unnoticed. Show management exactly what you’ve accomplished and how you’ve made an impact!
Drive Your Growth – This is your moment to steer your career in the direction you want. Well-prepared employees walk away with a clear path for growth and development.
Maximize Your Chances for a Raise – Want that raise or promotion? It starts with preparation. Make a compelling case for why you deserve more by backing up your achievements with real results.
Turn Feedback Into Opportunity – Expect feedback? Be ready to turn it into an actionable plan for improvement. Preparation gives you the confidence to handle any conversation like a pro.
Show Your Professionalism – When you come to your review prepared, you’re demonstrating that you’re serious about your role, your team, and your future. Proactive employees get noticed—and rewarded.
Take charge of your career – Start preparing for your annual review today and watch how it transforms your trajectory. Success doesn’t just happen—it’s planned.
Completing the Certified Project Management Masterclass 2024 has been both a privilege and a significant achievement and I’m excited to apply my newfound knowledge to drive success in future projects.
It is so AWESOME to have such an international and widespread participants. Really supports that we have such a diverse knowledge base and team to share our “challenges” and abilities to be “problem solvers” with excellence!! I truly enjoyed this training! I’m so taken back on the value of the information received!! Thank you!
Special thanks to Laura Belgrado for leading an inspiring course. Laura is great at making the content relatable, easy and approachable for everyone to understand the purpose and reason at hand. Thanks to Smart Events International for this initiative!
Thank you so much Laura. I’ve taken a lot of courses and done a lot of trainings, and this is probably the one that I’ve gained so much from. I’m going to use a lot of what you gave, your stuff is so useful, and I can’t wait to share it with our people in our district. Thank you for a wonderful day…can’t wait to attend a future event.
This is the fifth time that I attended sessions with you. It’s always a pleasure. I’ve learned a lot from you today that I’ll be happy to apply. I’ll also have the courage to go up ahead and try more projects.
Today, I had the privilege of joining a global network of administrative professionals at the Smart Events International Project Management Masterclass 2024. The experience was truly transformative, expanding my knowledge set and solidifying my role as a strategic business partner and thought leader. I am grateful for this opportunity and thrilled to have successfully completed the Certified Project Management Masterclass 2024.
Laura, this is the third time I’ve been with you. Your presentations are so great, and I was really excited about this one. Thank you!”
Thank you so much Laura, this was an exceptional course! I learned a lot and would love to take you up on your tips for the resume information!
Thank you so much for this seminar. Looking forward to joining another again soon. Great group of admins, too!
Truly enjoyed your awesome session today and looking forward to connecting soon.
Thank you, a lot, for this great training and advices!
Thank you so much Laura! You are an absolute GEM!
Thanks a lot Laura for this interesting masterclass. 🙂
Thank you so much – this was amazing!!!
Thank you. I’ve really enjoyed today!
Taking this training, I feel like I already am a project manager. So, I want to say, big thank you.
Laura Belgrado holds a bachelor degree in ‘Office and Business administration’ and has over 30 years of experience working in an international corporate environment; 10 years as EA to the Global MD Strategic Accounts @ Microsoft, 3 years working as an independent consultant and joined Mars Belgium as an Associate in 2014. Laura had the opportunity to follow her Executive 2,5 years ago already his new Global role as President KIND International for MARS INC. as the Project Coordinator and EA. She has travelled around the globe coaching & training Assistants of all levels. She is a licensed Executive Coach (AoEC and ICF Certified) and is one of Europe’s most sought-after speaker at Global Conferences in various prominent EA associations in the UK, UAE, Europe, USA & Canada. She has a broad/extensive experience working with top global C-level Executives as their trusted EA. In the past 14 years, Laura has been designing & delivering trainings & coaching programs for Assistants, using her own experience but implementing each time new ideas & ways of working. Her workshops have been designed with flexible modules on different topics and Laura’s strength is to create each time tailor-made trainings depending on the need of the audience. Her passion for the Profession of the Assistant together with her determination to create awareness, motivate & inspire is what has touched so many. Laura is a true linguist, fluent with excellent writing & communication skills in 5 languages (Dutch, French, English, German & Spanish). Laura’s innovative ways of working & thinking out of the box will make your Assistants not only grow within their role & find their personal strengths & bring back their awareness of the importance of their role as EA/PA & lead by example. A well trained & motivated assistants will bring a high ROI to any company. It is key for any Assistant to gain new ideas to rethink their WOW (ways of working) to continue to support & assist the great ‘Leaders and Managers’ of today.
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Smart Events International is a leading corporate education provider, organizing specialized workshops and in-house trainings in Europe, USA & Canada with world top trainers and mentors.
Our core mission is to help our trainees have a better life by helping them learn smart techniques to advance in their careers.
Our past events’ participants include assistants and managers from Google, CERN, World Health Organisation, World Trade Organisation, PWC, Ernst & Young, Royal Bank of Canada, Barclays Bank, McGill University, Shoppers Drugmart, Roche, Novartis, Nestle, Swarovski, IBM, Amazon, UBS, P&G, Unilever, Kelloggs, United Nations, Wrigley, McKinsey, Children’s Hospital of Chicago, The American Marketing Association, Uber.
In these challenging times we feel like it is our responsibility now, more than ever to help you work smarter, stay focused, motivated and gain the essential skills and knowledge to thrive in the new, partly virtual workplace.
Therefore, we are packing and putting all of our expertise and knowledge in these webinars to help you thrive and shine in these tough times!
