Download or read book ENGLISH FOR SECRETARY AND OFFICE STAFF A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PROFESSIONALS written by Dr. Sayit Abdul Karim, S.Pd., M.Pd. and published by Cipta Media Nusantara. This book was released on with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Wiktionary, the word ‘secretary’ comes from Latin word ‘secretarius’ which means a confidential clerk or secretary. A secretary is a person who maintains a company’s secret documents or files. There are several titles that can be used to refer to a company secretary, including a department secretary, an administrative assistant, a personal secretary, a secretary to the management, a senior secretary or an executive secretary. Secretary is considered to be one of the most significant roles in any company. It seems that a busy employer hires a secretary to help with overload work. Her role is to facilitate the management’s ability to perform the truly critical tasks. As a result, a good secretary needs to be adaptable, skilled, precise, efficient, and always eager to learn new things.