Having a lastminute.com Christmas again?
Deck the halls with boughs of holly…!
All together now…!
When is the best time to review your career plan? Now!
How to survive office party hell!
Are you covered?
Seasonal stats and festive facts!
'Tis the season to be jolly…
Presents Galore
Fantastic Christmas Offers
Get trained up!
Do you do Net Conferencing?
Thinking ahead
Merry Christmas! The team at DeskDemon Express would like to wish you all a very happy and peaceful festive season. It's a special time of year, but, of course, for PAs, it's also an extremely busy time of year, and many of you won't really get a chance to put your feet up until Christmas afternoon, snoozing gently in front of the Queen's speech! If you're a little behind with your office Christmas chores, don't despair - we're here to help. Treat this issue of DeskDemon Express as your fifth emergency service, as we've got stacks of solutions. And we've also made sure we've included plenty of fun, too, to get you in the mood! So enjoy!
To kick off, we have lots of help if you're having a last-minute panic. Charles James has plenty of ideas for last-minute parties, gifts and other Christmas do-arounds, while Maureen Moody can sort you out a festive office in minutes, with her decoration guide.
And if you're keen to ponder your career and where to take it next year, take a look at our top tips from recruiters Crone Corkill - they'll give you something to think about during your holidays, so you come back brimming with ideas on how to make the most of your worklife.
And then the fun begins… Following Sara Goodwins' super Christmas carol for PAs last year, she's written us another one! Don't miss her new take on Good King Wenceslas! And to keep you smiling, our resident humorist, Lee Morrissey, gives us her PA's viewpoint on the Yuletide season. And if you want to read a wickedly funny take on office parties, make sure you have a look at Tracey Turner's article. Tracey has written the caustic comic book "Office wit and wisdom" and we have 10 to give away to lucky readers, free, in this issue!
We also have a tremendous prize, of two free flights from London City Airport to a European destination, plus free return travel on the new Docklands Light Railway extension, just opened! This has to be one of our top prizes EVER in DeskDemon Express, and we're very grateful to VLM for putting them up for grabs. Although the prize is to fly from LCA, the give-away is open to any readers, across the country, so get those entries in!
So, we come to the end of another year of hard work, and hopefully plenty of fun too. It just remains for me to wish you again, a peaceful festive season and a prosperous New Year. DeskDemon Express will be back in March 2006, with a totally new look, and some exciting surprises in store.
See you then!
Best wishes
