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Changing work patterns, pressures of this fast-paced life, family problems, life cycle changes, and poor health can leave even the most positive of us feeling negative. So how do we cope when this happen? How do we resist the pressure to be all things to all men? How do we handle the guilt when we feel we are failing and inadequate? How can we learn to be more focused? This practical, easy, step-by-step guide shows you how to find contentment with yourself.

Communicating effectively should be the simplest thing in the world, we talk and listen...or do we? And is that all there is to it?

What makes a successful newsletter? How do you structure an article that people want to read? How do you secure a commission from a magazine? Suitable listening for anyone wishing to enter the freelance writing field as well as those working within organisations who need to produce newsletters and articles.

An unusual treatise on sex education, dating back to 1922 in America. There is a strong bias towards abstinence and indeed there are threats of hellfire and brimstone as a result of, shall we say, 'interference'? With its hectoring tone and finger wagging stance, it is alarming to think that this book was treated as a serious authority on the subject of sex and even more alarming that, even today, some of the points it makes are taken seriously in certain parts of the world.

This easy step by step guide will show you: how to make meetings more effective; how to get meetings off to the right start; how to get difficult messages across; how to encourage participation; how to manage conflict in meetings; how to set agendas and keep the meeting focused; whether or not to call a meeting; and the alternatives to meetings.

Making a presentation strikes fear into many hearts. It ranks alongside going to the dentist or being put into a cage with a hungry lion or two! Wherever it sits along the fear scale for you, this guide is designed to get through it if not actually reaching the point of enjoying giving a presentation. This guide includes: how to research and prepare a presentation; how to structure a presentation; how to manage information overload; how to use scripts, prompts, visual aids, and handouts; and more.

This guide is primarily concerned with the safety of the person and the minimising of the potential of physical conflict and personal injury.

This guide looks at awareness of potential behaviour patterns that may lead to aggressiveness; avoidance of situations where the potential for aggressive behaviour exists; interpretation of non-verbal communications signals; control and de-escalation techniques; an outline of techniques for your personal safety.