Your exclusive monthly e-zine
October 2004 - Managing your worklife  
DeskDemon Express
e-zine IndexEditor's LetterIn The NewsContact UsDeskDemon HomeSend to FriendPrint this Page
Features
Blazing a new trail Who is managing who? Helping others to help themselves Become a Time Lord (or Lady!) What does your desk say about you? Making your work wardrobe work Need a little extra help?
In the News
Congratulations to you! That is so irritating! Prizes galore! Do your meetings have Zing or Zzzzz? more stories...
Event Calendar
Diary Dates Times Crème
Fun Quiz
Take charge of your career! Stuck in a rut? Or flying high? Try Roisin Woolnough's fun quiz to help you see whether you're on course for professional plaudits or career catastrophe...
Click for more...
The Archives!
Missed something? Take a look at our Archives
Essential Contacts
Use our Essential Contacts page to get in touch with any product and service providers in this issue.
Click here...
SEND TO FRIEND
Friend's Email:

Your Name:

Your Email:

Message:





Get your back issues here!
Missed an edition of the newsletter? Don't despair! Check out our content archive to see what we've featured in previous editions of DeskDemon Express. Registered subscribers will find a whole archive of newsletters just a mouse click away, absolutely free.
November 2003 Issue topic: Christmas planning

Features included:
  • Christmas parties. Project management skills explained using the Christmas party as a model. By Elizabeth Baker


  • Christmas chores checklist. Count-down to Christmas outlining the tasks that need to be done before the festive season. By Suzanne Brown


  • Creativity. Techniques to help you free your creativity. By Ann Light


  • Alcohol limits. Up to the minute guidance on legal alcohol limits and information on the effects of drink on your system. By Suzanne Brown


  • Office security. Tips on what to check before you lock up for Christmas. Information provided by Hawksmere
To access the November 2003 issue click here

December 2003 Issue topic: Work life balance

Features included:
  • Taking time to reflect. Five steps from Life Coach Dr Andree Bates to help you assess where you are now, before planning where you want to go


  • Volunteering while working. It's possible to give time to others without giving up the day job. And the benefits are surprising.


  • Assertiveness skills. If you want to make changes to your life and career, you need to know how to ask for them in a way that guarantees you'll get them.


  • Work life balance. Elizabeth Baker looks at the options open to the secretarial and PA profession.


  • What are flexible options really like? Claire Portman talks to a group of PAs who have chosen flexible alternatives to the 9-5
To access the December 2003 issue click here

February 2004 Issue topic: Meetings and conferences

Features included:
  • Training plans. Helen Vandevelde explains how to use your training plan to boost your career.


  • Training available for PAs. Roisin Woolnough investigates the training courses on offer for secretaries and PAs.


  • Alternative ways to source skills. Ian Boughton advises looking at alternative ways of getting training, rather than simply waiting for the next training course to come along.


  • Persuading the boss. PA Ann Nuckley gives advice on how to sell your manager the idea of training.


  • Maximising your training. Tips to get the most out of your training time.


  • Freeing your learning mind. Learning strategist Bill Lucas explains how to remove barriers to learning, to help you access more from your training time.


  • Learning techniques. Sara Goodwins talks to five office professionals who have chosen different ways to learn, including on-the-job NVQ, online learning, and studying while working.
To access the February 2004 issue click here

April 2004 Issue topic: Business finance

Features included:
  • Understanding business. Sally Longson explains why it's vital to have a grip on the business environment you work in.


  • Budgets. John Hancock takes a look at how to run a budget skilfully.


  • Purchasing skills. Ways to make sure you buy only what you want, at the right price, by Sara Goodwins.


  • Using Microsoft Excel to help you budget. Tips from Microsoft about online assistance available. This example focuses on using 'What if?' scenarios to see what would happen to your budget if you changed the variables.


  • PA's perspective on skilful budgeting skills. Lee Morrissey takes a look at how to save money when organising a conference.


  • Negotiating tips. Editor Penny Cottee gives some tips on getting the best deal.


  • Guidelines for buyers. The Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply outlines some key rules for buyers
To access the April 2004 issue click here

May 2004 Issue topic: Business travel

Features included:
  • PA's role. Graeme Payne looks at the PA's role in travel booking, and the importance of travel policies


  • Hotels vs apartments. Sara Goodwins compares the two options, and advises on when each is better utilised


  • Jet lag. Roger Collis gives guidance on avoiding jet lag while on business travel


  • Health advice. Michelle Collis from MASTA outlines a good PA's preparation prior to an executive's trip


  • Carry on luggage. John Hancock unravels the mystery of cabin luggage - dimensions, regulations, and more.


  • Internet resources. PA Julie Lever gives a comprehensive round-up of useful travel-related websites


  • DeskDemon's travel resources. Travel editor Bev Wright explains what DeskDemon has to offer travel bookers


  • Videoconferencing options. Sara Goodwins looks at the choices for those who can't, or won't, travel


  • Women's travel tips. Staying safe when travelling on business alone
To access the May 2004 issue click here

June 2004 Issue topic: Business networking

Features included:
  • How to network. Sara Goodwins reveals her tips on working a room successfully


  • Networks to join. Fred Redwood offers some new networking options


  • Virtual networking. Andrea McKinney explains how to network online successfully and safely


  • A PA's view. Top PA Lee Morrissey has a wry look at the gender differences between males (who network seriously) and women ( who chat frivolously)


  • Boost your confidence. To be able to enter a room and network successfully, you need to look and feel confident. Sue Firth tells you how


  • Setting up a network. PA Bernice Pennycuick explains how she created MKPANet for secretaries in Milton Keynes


  • Why network? What's the point? Glenda Stone, CEO of Aurora, gives you ten reasons


  • Secretarial associations. If you're not networking, these nine support and professional development organisations for PAs, secretaries and administrators can get you started
To access the June 2004 issue click here

July/August 2004 Issue topic: Venues

Features included:
  • The conference sector. Tony Rogers looks at the how the sector has matured in the last 30 years.


  • Unusual venues. John Hancock provides a round-up of some of the most unusual places to hold an event in the UK


  • Finding venues. Norman Flack gives some advice on venue sourcing


  • Private hotels. Our Q&A session put the owner of private hotel 22 Jermyn Street, Henry Togna, in the hot seat


  • Large capacity venues. We round up the UK's largest venues for those large events


  • Online booking. Sara Goodwins looks at the pros and cons


  • A PA's perspective. Theresa Mabbutt gives some tips on running successful events


  • Training courses. If you want to improve your event management skills, try these courses


  • Hotel inspection. We interviewed an under-cover hotel inspector to see what the job is like
To access the July 2004 issue click here

September 2004 Issue topic: Christmas planning

Features included:
  • Inclusive or exclusive? We gather views on how other cultures and faiths feel about the standard UK corporate Christmas festivities


  • Top party tips for a tip top party: Christmas party advice


  • Using party management firms: We look at how event management firms can help


  • Book your holiday. How to make sure you get first dabs on the holidays you want to take off


  • Private dining. What do you need to know about private dining for your Christmas party?


  • A party planner reveals all. We talk to a party organiser about the job, and get some hot tips


  • Diaries. Things to consider before ordering this year's company diaries


  • Christmas cards. What does your choice say about your firm?


  • Tasty options. We look at the best in edible and drinkable Christmas gifts for clients


  • Getting home safely. Advice to help you make sensible choices about getting home
To access the September 2004 issue click here

Back to Newsletter Index


DD News
News @ DeskDemon
Click here for your Free Tickets to Times Creme
Interflora - Say it with flowers
Imperial College London
CCA Group Ltd
CityCall
Dolphin Square Hotel
Chelsea Village
OAG
Disclaimer:
You've received this email because you subscribed to DeskDemon's ON! E-zine for Office Professionals. To Unsubscribe click here. You will then be sent an email to the address provided by you. Please open this email and confirm removal by clicking the link in the Email. Your Email will then be immediately unsubscribed from our Email list, and we apologize for any inconvenience. For other enquires about the DeskDemon newsletter, email us at newsletter@deskdemon.com.