The benefits of networking are many - improving the chances of keeping a job, getting a new (better) one, career progression, learning how to get along with others, and improving personal effectiveness and company performance."
Successful Networking" is designed to encourage people to "network for success" by removing the fear associated with networking. It gives advice and guidance on: finding the right networks, networking groups, networking in the virtual community, first impressions, the skill of conversation, coping with rejection, the elevator pitch, following up, sharing information and contacts, managing and growing your network.
Whatever stage you have reached in your life or career, you cannot afford not to network. This book will help you get started, virtually or physically, and convince you of the long-term benefits of relationship building. It is vital reading for anyone who wishes to stay ahead of the pack.

Whoever we are and whatever we do, we no doubt have things that we want to achieve. To do this, effective time management is essential. Put simply, those who are most organized are the people most likely to succeed. Frances Kay's brilliantly clear and straightforward guide will give you all the tools and advice you need to keep the thieves of time at bay!

This indispensable book will enhance your understanding of why time management is so important, as well as providing you with the skills to manage your time more effectively, through numerous hints, tips, exercises and action plans. It will enable you to improve your time management in the home, workplace, with other people and technology, while keeping stress to a minimum, and provides a maintenance plan to help you to keep up the good habits.

"Kickstart Your Time Management" is an absolute must-have for anyone who wants to be more productive, enhance their performance and improve their output and efficiency, and have more time to do the fun things in life!

Part of the Smart Skills Series Working with Others offers all you need to know to work successfully with colleagues and business associates, whether you are an employee, manager, freelancer or business owner. Many of the most successful business ideas and projects spring from collaboration between people, so making sure you work effectively with others can be the making or breaking of a business

Book 2 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead. Everything you need to know about presenting- a must have for any employee, manager, freelancer or business owner Despite being one of the most dreaded professional tasks, public speaking is an increasingly important skill to master: the ability to engage and connect can truly set you apart from the crowd in a competitive market. This easy-to-follow, succinct guide will provide you with effective tips and resources to help you with both the practical task of putting together a presentation and proven strategies for building up your confidence. This handy guide includes: Detailed advice on strategy, structure and format How to pinpoint and communicate your core message Expert strategies for staying calm and collected Understanding your audience's needs How to show your passion and create a rapport with your audience Best practice for using visual aids and speaker notes Kay splits up the presenting process into three key stages: before the presentation, during the event, and afterwards. This easy method makes this Smart Skills guide a useful tool for anyone who has to present to an audience, even a complete beginner. *** Contents Preface Foreword Notes from the author Introduction: The opportunities - and the difficulties - of getting to your feet BEFORE THE PRESENTATION Chapter One Focusing on the task Ideas and objectives Strategy, structure and format Chapter Two Getting organised Calming the nerves Harnessing your secret weapons Spacial awareness Chapter Three Putting your message together Speaker's notes With a little help from your friends DURING THE PRESENTATION Chapter Four Confronting the audience Gaining attention Creating rapport Chapter Five Communicating your message Gaining acceptance In conclusion Can you hear me at the back? Chapter Six Involving your listeners Use of visual aids Signs of revolt Anything and everything AFTER THE PRESENTATION Chapter Seven Question time and feedback Handling questions and objections In the chair Presentation performance checklist

Lyrical, hilarious, and heartbreaking collection exploring Asian American identity, love, community, and power. In the aftermath of a messy divorce, Frances Kai-Hwa Wang writes in the hope of beginning to build a new life with four children, bossy aunties, unreliable suitors, and an uncertain political landscape. The lyric essays in this collection deftly navigate the space between cultures and reflect on lessons learned from both Asian American elders and young multiracial children, punctuated by moments rich with cultural and linguistic nuance. In her prologue, Wang explains, "Buddhists say that suffering comes from unsatisfied desire, so for years I tried to close the door to desire. I was so successful, I not only closed the door, I locked it, barred it, nailed it shut, then stacked a bunch of furniture in front of it. And now that door is open, wide open, and all my insides are spilling out. Full of current events of the day and #HashtagsOfTheMoment, the topics in the collection are wide ranging, including cooking food to show love, surviving Chinese School, being an underpaid lecturer, defending against yellow dildos, navigating immigration issues, finding love in a time of elections, crying with children separated from their parents at the border, charting the landscape of frugal/hoarder elders during the pandemic, witnessing COVID-inspired anti-Asian American violence while reflecting on the death of Vincent Chin, teaching her sixteen-year-old son to drive after the deaths of Trayvon Martin and George Floyd, and trusting the power of writing herself into existence. Within these lyric essays, some of which are accompanied by artwork and art installations, Wang finds the courage and hope to speak out for herself and for an entire generation of Asian American women. A notable work in the landscape of Asian American literature as well as Midwest and Michigan-based literature, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids features a clear and powerful voice that brings all people together in these political and pandemic times.

Part of the Smart Skills series, Working with Others offers all you need to know to work successfully with colleagues and business associates, whether you are an employee, manager, freelancer or business owner. Many of the most successful business ideas and projects spring from collaboration between people, so making sure you work effectively with others can be the making or breaking of a business.

Part of the Smart Skills series, Presentations provides all you need to know to get the most out of presentations. The guide is a must for any employee, manager, freelancer or business owner. Good presentation skills are essential for any person to succeed in business whether to secure new clients, showcase new projects, staff motivation or for business planning. Getting them right can make or break your career and project. This easy to follow, succinct book provides all you need to know to get ahead.

People mean business and most professionals know how important it is to get on well with others. Sometimes it's difficult to find the time or opportunity to develop soft skills, particularly when there is pressure to get jobs done. For those who don't realise it, the value of networking or relationship building should not be underestimated. This is particularly so when the economic climate is harsh and work is harder to come by. Getting on, moving up - however you define success - is often made easier with a little bit of help from your friends. Whether you work in a large or small organisation, have just landed your first job or have years of experience behind you, developing strong professional relationships will help you personally to progress and your company to flourish. Everyone can acquire the skill of networking and building rapport with others but it does require practice and a degree of curiosity. This book aims to inspire experienced networkers, who have many good contacts, to try new approaches or refresh their methods. If you are newly qualified and starting out on your career it will help you make the most of the many opportunities to build good relationships as you meet people in the course of your work. What have you got to lose? Give it a try - you may enjoy the experience.

An opportunity to impress, Communication is easy isn't it? Well it may seem so, but consider honestly when was the last time you were involved in a breakdown of communications? And how long ago was one such a veritable derailment? For most people and in most organisations this happens regularly. It matters. Communication - effective communication - makes thing happen. There can be a great deal hanging on it. Whether the communication concerned is a simple email, a contribution to a meeting, a report or a presentation, it can prompt agreement or action; it can seal a good deal, drive a hard bargain and enhance your profile and boost your reputation as it does so. Or not: for instance making a poor presentation may do real damage and allow no second chances, and an ill-considered report may come back to haunt you in months to come. This book is the antidote to communications difficulty. It sets out proven, practical guidelines to ensure you can prepare (and prepare quickly) and deliver messages in a clear, succinct, precise, descriptive, informative, and impressive way - and that they are effective. That is, they achieve your purpose with others, however technical, complex or difficult the topics they may involve. Take no risks. Guarantee communications success and enhance your profile as you do so.