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How to Make Sure You Meet those Deadlines!

Douglas Adams, author of the best-selling Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy once said: I love deadlines. I especially love the swooshing sound they make as they fly past. That’s a great quote if you’re a writer and you’re being humorous … Continue reading

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Writing for Your Company Magazine or Newsletter

Many large organisations will have magazines or newsletter for their employees. Some have them for their customers too. Newsletters are often short, maybe only one or two pages. Those that are for staff only will usually contain information about upcoming … Continue reading

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Writing Adverts That Really Sell

At some point in your life – whether at home or at work – you will probably need to prepare an advert. It could be to sell unwanted personal items on a website or in your local newspaper; it could … Continue reading

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You Don’t Need a Passport to Write Travel Articles

You’d think a passport would be pretty essential to writing travel articles, but you’d be wrong! In fact, you don’t have to go anywhere to write great travel articles – you can do them from the comfort of your own … Continue reading

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Get It Right Every Time

There’s nothing I dislike more than receiving letters and emails that are peppered with mistakes – spelling, punctuation and grammar. At the moment I’m recruiting  a new member for our Student Services team, so I’m looking at lots of CVs … Continue reading

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Have You Got An Induction Programme?

The word ‘induction’ sounds a little harsh and bureaucratic, but it needn’t be like that at all! The idea is to offer a friendly introduction – all the basic training and orientation necessary to make newcomers feel part of the … Continue reading

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Getting Away From The ‘Hard Sell’

What do you feel when you meet a salesperson – whether you’re looking to buy a new phone for yourself or equipment for the office or home? Are you happy to chat to them, confident that their aim is to help you? Or do you dread the encounter because you think they’ll put pressure on you to buy more than you need or persuade you to pay more than you planned? And who needs more pressure!

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Managing Your Own Business

People usually start a business full of passion, commitment and vision.  After all, when you start your business it’s because you are enthusiastic about the product or service you are providing, and feel you can make a healthy profit. During … Continue reading

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How Time Flies!

Sometimes, at the end of the day, I sit at my desk and wonder where the time has gone!  I don’t seem to have achieved half as much as I intended to when I came into the office in the … Continue reading

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Five Tips for Developing Commercial Awareness

If you want to get on in your career (and who doesn’t) you need to have what is often called ‘commercial awareness’.  But what do we mean by this? The Cambridge Business English Dictionary defines commercial awareness as:  The knowledge … Continue reading

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