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The EA Campus Connect 54: New AI Tools | Process Mapping | Executive Briefings
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March 20th | Issue 54
Latest Articles
Ten AI Tools EAs May Not Know About Yet
In this guide, we will explore practical tools that help us get through a busy week. There are ten AI tools EAs may not know about yet that are worth exploring if you enjoy experimenting with new tech in your role.
In this guide, we will explore how process mapping works in practice for EAs. We will look at how to map processes you already manage every day, from meeting preparation to project coordination, and how these maps can help you and your Executive run work more clearly across the team and between yourselves.
In this article, we will explore what makes an effective Executive brief in practical terms, grounded in how our days actually run. We will look at a structure you can rely on, how to apply it across daily updates, weekly rhythms, and quarterly planning.
Ep95: Building a Career as an EA. Culture, Confidence, and Creating Opportunities
In Ep95 of The EA Campus Podcast, Nicky Christmas sits down with experienced Executive Assistant Ronié Williams to talk about what it really looks like to build a long-term career in the EA role.
Ep94: Working with Executives Who Think Faster Than They Communicate
In Ep94 of The EA Campus Podcast, Nicky explores what it is like to support leaders who think faster than they communicate, and how EAs can turn those fragmented conversations into clear, practical action.
Ep93: Supporting Global Executives as a Career EA with Scot Wisniewski
In Ep93 of The EA Campus Podcast, Nicky Christmas is joined by Scot Wizniewski, Executive Assistant at Spotify. Scot has spent more than 25 years working as a career EA, supporting senior leaders across multiple industries, including publishing, beauty, and now technology.
5 steps to balancing well-being and high performance in the EA role
The EA role is demanding. The pace is fast, priorities change constantly, and there is often pressure to stay available, responsive, and across everything happening around your Executive. In this session, Rachael Bonetti, former EA, wellbeing practitioner, and founder of the Elite EA Academy, shares practical strategies to help Assistants protect their well-being while continuing to perform at a high level in their careers.
Latest Events
Gemini for EAs Masterclass
March 30th, 11am ET | 4pm GMT
This exclusive Google Gemini for EAs Masterclass gives you the clarity, confidence, and practical skills to integrate Gemini into the work you already do, immediately and effectively. This is a focused Masterclass for busy Assistants who want to confidently use Gemini in their everyday tasks.
This live Masterclass, led by automation expert Kelly Goss, offers a unique opportunity to enhance your professional capabilities and become a tech-savvy, future-ready EAs. Through hands-on demonstrations, expert insights, and interactive discussions, you’ll walk away with actionable skills that will revolutionize the way you work.
Google Gemini is rapidly becoming embedded across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet, but most Assistants are only scratching the surface. This exclusive Google Gemini for Executive Assistants Masterclass gives you the clarity, confidence, and practical skills to integrate Gemini into the work you already do, immediately and effectively. Book now>>>
31st March, 2026 @ Live Over 24hrs
Virtual Summit March 2026
Join us for a focused half-day summit that brings together some of the most respected voices in the Assistant profession. You’ll learn what the future of the role really looks like, and the practical skills that will carry you through it. Book now>>>
14th April, 2026 @ 11am EST | 4pm GMT | 5pm CEST
Mastering Automation Masterclass
This live Masterclass, led by automation expert Kelly Goss, offers a unique opportunity to enhance your professional capabilities and become a tech-savvy, future-ready EAs. Through hands-on demonstrations, expert insights, and interactive discussions, you’ll walk away with actionable skills that will revolutionize the way you work. Book now>>>
April 22nd-24th, 2026 @ London, UK
The EA Campus Conference
Over three unmissable days, you’ll dive into game-changing sessions on the future of the Assistant role, take part in hands-on workshops that deliver practical, real-world results, and explore the latest in AI tools, tech demos, and tactical support you can use immediately. Best of all, you’ll do it all surrounded by a room full of people who get what it means to do your job, and love it just as much as you do. Book now>>>
Wednesday 1st April No: 61 Your Exec has left the building. Now what? If your Exec leaves… here’s what actually matters If you’ve ever had that moment where your Executive tells you they’re leaving, or you hear it through the grapevine before anything is official, you’ll know how quickly everything starts to shift. One minute, you’re running a normal week. The next, you’re in the middle of leadership changes, unclear decisions, and a lot of people asking you questions you don’t have answers...
Wednesday 25th March No: 60 You know that email you have to read three times AI workslop is becoming your problem If you’ve recently opened one of your Exec's emails, read it twice, and still thought, “What are they actually asking here?”, this one is for you. Because I’ve had a few of those this week. You know the ones. Looks very polished, lots of paragraphs, quite confident in tone, absolutely no clear answer anywhere in sight. And after the third read, you realise… I now have to fix this....
Wednesday 18th March No: 59 Everyone is talking about Claude right now And is it worth the switch from ChatGPT? Over the past few weeks, a lot of people have been talking about the latest updates from Anthropic’s Claude, especially a feature called Claude Co-Work. A few writers have even said they stopped opening ChatGPT after switching to it, mainly because it handles longer instructions and extended working sessions much better. As EAs, that immediately piqued our curiosity. A lot of our...
