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Penny Cottee Secretarial newsletter editor Merry Christmas! The team at DeskDemon Express would like to wish you all a very happy and peaceful festive season. It's a special time of year, but, of course, for PAs, it's also an extremely busy time of year, and many of you won't really get a chance to put your feet up until Christmas afternoon, snoozing gently in front of the Queen's speech! If you're a little behind with your office Christmas chores, don't despair - we're here to help. Treat this issue of DeskDemon Express as your fifth emergency service, as we've got stacks of solutions. And we've also made sure we've included plenty of fun, too, to get you in the mood! So enjoy!
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Having a lastminute.com Christmas again? Left it a bit late again this year? Not to worry. Charles James has stacks of ideas to save your bacon, from fast-delivered executive gifts to fully organised Christmas parties. Follow his tips and no-one need ever know you've only just realised what date it is!

Deck the halls with boughs of holly...! Why be the only office on the block that doesn't have some Christmas deccies up? Maureen Moody has some tinsellating ideas for bringing a sprinkling of the festive spirit to every workplace, large or small. So get busy with those baubles!

When is the best time to review your career plan? Now! Here's a scary thought - those of us in full-time employment can expect to spend around 75,000 hours at work during the course of our lifetime! All the more reason to make sure we get the most out of it, then! Whether just starting out, or thinking of a change in direction, as the curtain comes down on 2005, leading secretary and administrative recruitment consultancy, Crone Corkill, sets out a few pointers for you to address for a successful and productive 2006


All together now...! Try this out, to bring a bit of festive cheer to your office! Our creative genius Sara Goodwins has penned some jolly, new words to a favourite Christmas carol, all about a PA called Kim, and her boss called Stephen… Enjoy!

How to survive office party hell! Tracey Turner, author of "Office wit and wisdom", is not a fan of the office bash - and that's putting it mildly! She just doesn't get the concept of being on best behaviour in an environment where you're at high risk of slipping into your worst behaviour. And having your bosses there to witness it… scary stuff!


Are you covered? If your office stays open over the festive period, lots of issues need to be sorted. Which staff will cover? Where do parcels go? What if there's a fire? Which key turns off the alarm? Sara Goodwins gives us an excellent run-down of things to think about, before you finally slam that door behind you


Seasonal stats and festive facts! Do you know how many workers will be shopping online this season? Or how many canapés a large corporate catering firm had already served by the first week of December? (You'll never guess, but you'll be glad you weren't asked to make them!) We've put together a fun round-up of fascinating facts from this festive season, just to get you in the mood!

'Tis the season to be jolly… Our resident PA commentator Lee Morrissey is trying her best to be jolly, but the freezing office and dead wildlife at the new premises are proving a challenge to her festive cheer! But true to form, her boundless Christmas spirit overcomes all in the end. Find out what other end-of-year hurdles Lee has had to clear…!

WIN WIN WIN with DeskDemon Express

A quick getaway to Europe What better way to wish our hard-working readers a Happy Christmas than by giving you the chance to win one of two super prizes? First up, we have the chance to win TWO FREE FLIGHTS courtesy of VLM Airlines, to one of 10 destinations including Amsterdam, Brussels and Antwerp! Plus, FREE RETURN TRAVEL on the newly-opened Docklands Light Railway extension which whisks you to the heart of London City Airport. How cool is that?

Office Wit & Wisdom And secondly, we can offer all those whose feet are staying firmly on the ground, a terrifically funny read for the New Year. We have 10 FREE COPIES of Tracey Turner's caustically comic take on the modern workplace, "Office wit and wisdom", to give away to some lucky readers.





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