# My first POA **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginner's Questions\ **Created:** [December 19, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852 "2025-12-19T13:17:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ray3300](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/ray3300/32/37649_2.png) [@ray3300](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/ray3300)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/1 "2025-12-19T13:17:40Z")
Hi. I’m new to the field. I have my first signing and it’s for a durable POA in Ohio. The customer said I don’t need to bring or take any documents. Any tips? ---
**Author:** ![yolicue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/yolicue/32/33913_2.png) [@yolicue](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/yolicue)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/2 "2025-12-19T13:21:15Z")
Congrats on your first signing! If Ohio has required verbiage for their notarial certs, I would suggest you carry extra Ohio-compliant notary certs … just in case what the document contains is not compliant. Good luck! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Notary\_veg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/notary_veg/32/37201_2.png) [@Notary\_veg](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Notary_veg)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/3 "2025-12-20T00:58:09Z")
First signing? Yes, make sure you’re screening the signer for alertness and competence. Be prepared with your questions. ---
**Author:** ![ray3300](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/ray3300/32/37649_2.png) [@ray3300](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/ray3300)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/4 "2025-12-22T16:39:30Z")
Thank you for the advice. I made sure to buy a pack of 100. I definitely will not be caught slipping. Especially since I have a great notary community to mentor me. Thank you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ray3300](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/ray3300/32/37649_2.png) [@ray3300](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/ray3300)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/5 "2025-12-22T16:40:31Z")
Thank you. I was watching some videos on what to ask at and before the signing. Thanks for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Notary\_veg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/notary_veg/32/37201_2.png) [@Notary\_veg](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Notary_veg)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/6 "2025-12-22T16:49:46Z")
A pack of what, notarial certificates? As an NNA member you can download and print for free. You can also create your own following the requirements of your state. No need to buy them. ---
**Author:** ![Notary\_veg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/notary_veg/32/37201_2.png) [@Notary\_veg](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/Notary_veg)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/7 "2025-12-22T16:51:42Z")
I find that estate planning documents usually require that I have a clipboard as i frequently have to sit at their bedside. ---
**Author:** ![ewing\_joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.notarycafe.com/ewing_joe/32/33581_2.png) [@ewing\_joe](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/ewing_joe)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/8 "2025-12-22T20:17:25Z")
Your first assignment is referred to as General Notary work or GNW. Kind of the “meat and potatoes” assignment a notary might encounter had their not been a Gold Rush of sorts for Loan signing agents who are also notaries. Ask lots of questions about the signers health and negotiate how your fee will be paid before you agree to meet the signer. Bring a pen, a clipboard, and your notary stamp. Don’t over think it, sounds like the client need only your signature and your stamp. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/notarycafe/original/2X/5/536ced5cfa77a57223f140e81670eb5e2685a07d.jpeg) [@system](https://forum.notarycafe.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.notarycafe.com/t/my-first-poa/54852/9 "2026-03-22T20:18:08Z")
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