Too many managers dont have what it takes to carry a good presentation. And they know it. Equally they know that to acquire the skill is to join an admired few, upwardly mobile managers. So motivation to learn is strong and rewarding. On browsing the book, readers will see the checklist approach and the carefully crafted structure that immediately conveys these skills. They will understand that this is a book of unique accessibility. Here they will learn techniques and methods of planning res...

How to Manage Your Time Effectively is packed with proven tips, tools and techniques to help you review and assess your time management and adopt new work practices to improve it.This book includes great time-saving ideas, practical solutions and checklists, plus advice on: controlling paperwork, organizing your emails, delegating and working with others, prioritizing to focus on key issues, getting and staying organized. This fully updated 7th edition fea...

Getting a message across on paper and presenting a proposal in a clear and persuasive form are vital skills for anyone in business. This book provides practical advice on how to impress, convince and persuade.This fully updated 7th edition now features even more practical exercises, useful templates and top tips that will help you to write succinctly and with impact across different media. ***How to Write Reports and Proposals***will give you the tools to put over ...

If you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset.From confidence and assertiveness to managing stress and mindfulness, THE ULTIMATE SELF CARE BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success.Discover the main themes and key ideas, and bring it all together with practical exercises.This is your complete course in wellbeing at work.ABOUT THE SERIESULTIMATE books are for manage...

Direct marketing just got easierPicking the right promotional mix is not easy. Whatever is done it must be effective, and also cost-effective, and both budgets and time are no doubt limited. Business does not arrive unbidden (or very little of it does), nor does it magically arrive just by crossing your fingers and shouting 'Promotion!'; so something must be done and time and effort must be expended to make sure it works.Even in this electronic age, direct m...

Fed up with the strenuous process of travel: the slow queues, the delays, the crowds and the extreme discomfort of the average economy airline seat?The author in this case, decided it was time to do something about this. He arranged a trip designed to be the antidote to the routine travel misery - and booked a trip travelling only first class. The first challenge was to decide where to go. He decided to fly to Bangkok, stay in the world renowned Oriental Hotel, continue onto Singap...

The book focuses on the special nature of winning significant business in competitivemarkets in pitches involving several formal stages. It will:Review the essential processes of making complex sales and the role of coretechniques of persuasionShow how to handle initial contacts and meetings and obtain a clear brief regardingcustomer/client needsDemonstrate the process of analysing client needs and putting clear and persuasiveproposal docum...

Communication is one of the most basic functions in any organization. It transmits ideas, thoughts, information, opinions, and plans between various parts of an organization as well as to external customers or businesses – Its vital importance can never be over emphasized.Yet it can be difficult and communication breakdown is not uncommon. There are several essential elements to making business communications work; these include structure, clarity, consistency, medium, and relevanc...

Part of the Smart Skills SeriesMeetings offers all you need to know to get the most out of meetings - from setting meetings up, leading them, to how to make the most out of them once the meeting is over. A must for any employee, manager, freelancer of business owner. The book offers proven, practical advice on: setting objectives and creating practical agendas; deciding who should attend and when and where; effective chairing and effective participation - the commu...

Negotiation is not an argument.It might seem like a daunting word, but to negotiate is simply to interact and engage with the world around you. Whether it’s for sales, personal reasons (negotiating a pay rise) or in political and corporate environments, in this book Patrick Forsyth has condensed his many years of experience to outline the fundamental principles of getting what you want.

Illustrates how managers can inspire individuals or teams to develop. Sets out guidelines on how to reduce negativity, boost positive feelings and foster enthusiasm and involvement.

From master storyteller Frederick Forsyth—best-selling author of The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File--comes this collection of five suspenseful gems.Justice does not always come easily, and it comes in many guises. On the seedier side of London, a shopkeeper witnesses a brutal beating in "The Veteran" (read by Patrick Macnee). In a better neighborhood, a famous London auction house is scammed in "The Art of the Matter" (also read by Macnee). The additional s...