Free training course worth £895!

One lucky reader is soon going to be getting the benefit of extra skills and training, courtesy of IIR Management Courses, who have kindly donated to DeskDemon Express a FREE place on their "Project management for PAs and Executive Assistants" course.

This highly practical course has been specially formulated for Personal and Executive Assistants, and will offer skills and techniques which you can apply immediately to projects of all shapes and sizes. This intensive two-day course explores how to implement projects while juggling an existing workload, how to determine clear objectives, negotiating and influencing skills, and much more. It's everything you need to understand, plan and run any project successfully. Courses are held in London, and the next dates will be 19-20 January 2005, and 8-9 June 2005.

IIR Management is part of IIR Group, the world's largest international information company, with offices and events in more than 35 countries. The firm delivers the latest business information to clients world-wide via courses, seminars, conferences, exhibitions and publications.

And if you're not lucky this time, but would like to register for an IIR Management course, you can get a 10% discount by quoting the reference "DD1" and clicking on iirmanagementcourses.com or by calling 020 7915 5380. Check out for yourself the excellent courses for senior secretaries.

For your chance to win in our top give-away, simply complete the form below.

De-clutter your desk!

Imagine how one of these super desk sets would not only brighten up your workspace, but bring some order to the chaos, too! Especially as research recently conducted by Esselte found that 52% of bosses take the state of an employee's desk into consideration as an indicator of wider organisational skills during appraisals. So don't let your 'creative mess' hold you back!

The all new "Lagoon" range of premium quality, co-ordinated desktop accessories from Leitz, brings a clear, refreshing addition to any well organised desktop. This unique range includes letter trays, magazine files and pencil pots, and also comes with matching stapler and perforator, all in delightful Atlantic Blue. The letter tray, magazine file and pencil pot are made of clear heavy polystyrene to withstand constant use. All the products have rubber feet to protect the desktop.

To find out more about the wide range of Esselte product ranges designed to keep your workspace ship-shape, visit esselte.com or call 0870 909 0609.

We have five boxed "Lagoon" sets to give away to readers. For your chance to win, fill in the form below.