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Presenting effectively Have you ever delivered a presentation and thought, “My audience isn’t engaged. They’re not responding. I’ve lost them.” Never pleasant. And, when you’ve 32 slides still to go, it’s even worse. Research shows most audiences are similar in what they like/don’t when receiving communications. Most like interactivity, stories, clarity, quizzes, humour, brevity. Most dislike irrelevance,... Posted: 9 February 2015 at 9:27 am by Laura Morris

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Why Your Business Needs Business Email Admit it. You’ve seen it before. A van or car with a business advert on the side, and under the big letters proudly displaying the company name, the free email address you can send messages to. While free email has been a blessing to millions of people who need to connect with each other, using... Posted: 3 February 2015 at 9:04 am by Laura Morris

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Make a PACT Leadership is doing things with people, not to them. One way to achieve this is by making a PACT with them, where you focus on: People Attention Context Timing In more detail… People Treat your people as people, not things. Ask their opinions. Publicly recognise them when they do well. Make sure you align their personal objectives... Posted: 27 January 2015 at 9:45 am by Laura Morris

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Conformity in the workplace: Friend or Foe? Conformity is the tendency to align your attitudes, beliefs and behaviours with those around you1. Is this natural impulse something to be welcomed in the workplace, or can it have potentially negative effects? Conformity has been traditionally seen as an innate need in order to ensure that you fitted in with your clan or tribe... Posted: 23 January 2015 at 11:28 am by Laura Morris

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City & Guilds Diplomas in Business Administration – Get Qualified, Get Ahead! Do you work in administration? Perhaps you have just taken up a new role, or maybe you have been working in this area for some time; whatever your situation, undertaking a qualification in business administration can increase your skills and confidence, provide you with greater job stability and boost your career prospects. CAW Business School,... Posted: 20 January 2015 at 9:11 am by Laura Morris

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How to Work Smarter – Not Harder Ever had that feeling where there just isn’t enough time in the day? You think you have been extremely busy but just haven’t achieved anything – the chances are you’re right, at the very least you probably haven’t achieved as much as you could have! Being busy doesn’t necessarily mean you are being productive. By... Posted: 15 January 2015 at 10:27 am by Laura Morris

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Three Top Tips for Getting Ahead in 2015 It’s that time of year again, you’re feeling fat after having too many mince pies and the excitement of Christmas has gone for another year. At this point many people turn their attention to the year ahead. What to do differently? What goals are you setting yourself? Amongst some of the common resolutions such as... Posted: 8 January 2015 at 1:22 pm by Laura Morris

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How to Welcome your New Year’s New Staff Well, that was quite the New Year’s Bash you had at your workplace! Still, the work-week has reared its ugly head. You’ve managed to shake off the headache, taken down the bunting, and you’ve successfully removed the HR bloke from where the accountants gaffer taped him to the side of the stationery cupboard. It’s lucky... Posted: 5 January 2015 at 11:34 am by Laura Morris

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How Much Does Stress Cost You? Ask anybody about stress in their job and you’ll get responses ranging from eye-rolls to the classic dry humor that Britain is famous for. Long hours, high stress situations (emergencies or unplanned extra work!!) and poor pay (the UK National Minimum Wage is less than £12,000/pa after tax1) combine to make working in today’s economy... Posted: 17 December 2014 at 11:21 am by Laura Morris

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Three simple tips to get the most from your team in 2015 The key word in the title of this article is ‘team’. Not colleagues, co-workers or employees but team. Afterall, as we’ve all heard: “Teamwork makes the dream work!” – John C. Maxwell Everyone in your company has a unique role to play, without each individual there is a gap in the process. Therefore the first... Posted: 12 December 2014 at 3:29 pm by Laura Morris

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