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This book will help those schools who wish to generate extra money outside of statutory funding to fund innovative projects, capital build programmes, staffing costs and other initiatives.

Copywriting is easy, isn't it? Just put a few words together and stick it in the newspaper, or send out a letter and wait for the orders to flood in. Well, if you want throw money away, then that is exactly what you do. But planning and using the right techniques will make your advertisement or letter more effective and get you results. This guide looks at how to write copy for advertisements, brochures, flyers, and direct mail.

We are all in the business of selling. Selling our products and our services, selling our company, and especially selling ourselves. So whether you are selling business to business, or business to consumer, this audiobook will tell you in simple steps how to close more sales and win more business.

Forget the wannabes. Discount the twenty-something reality-TV stars. Here, for a change, is the story of someone who's actually lived a life... and it makes for one hell of a listen. Almost a Celebrity is the no-holds-barred autobiography of radio megastar James Whale, a man who, for over thirty years, has never been afraid to say the unsayable.

Clatterbox is a glowbot. A very special kind of robot. He has feelings, just like you and I have. You can tell how Clatterbox is feeling by the colour that he glows.

In this the first of Axel's adventures we join the TT's latest young gun as he arrives in Manx waters. Fulfilling a lifetime ambition, the unique challenge offered by the TT allows Axel to both test his mettle and to learn more about himself that he'd ever imagined.

Sometimes an offer is just too good to refuse but when reluctant racer Axel Warlow returns to the Isle of Man TT he unleashes a series of events that threaten to change his life forever.

Losing weight isn't rocket science: eat less and move more, and it will happen. The link between sex and slimming is also simple: a good hard rogering will burn calories. But do you know how much weight you'll burn up, which positions offer the greatest slimming opportunities, or where to find a fellow slimmer willing to work with you? Now you can find out.

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? This audiobook shows you: how to read, interpret and use body language; how to open, structure, and close conversations; how to influence people; how to get on someone's wavelength; how to recognise, understand and relate to different personalities; how men break the ice and women open conversations; what he says and what she says: the different ways men and women talk; how to deal with criticism; and how to handle difficult people and situations.

A classic collection of Christian meditations, thoughts and philosophies, translated from the original French collection.

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 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.

Editorial coverage carries at least two and a half times the weight of advertising. It is a very cost effective way of raising an organisation's profile. This audiobook looks at how to build a positive media profile for an organisation. It provides information on how the media work and how to build good media relations. It also shows how to write a news release and get it published, how to conduct a radio and TV interview, and how to handle a bad news story.

Jasmine Birtles believes that anyone can be better off, she just needs to show you how...

Packed full of practical financial advice and brilliant money-saving ideas, The Money Magpie shows you how to spend less, make more and invest what's left over, even in hard times. Based on this key idea, Jasmine tells you how to: Be the King or Queen of cash by getting the best deals on utilities, credit cards and food. Assess and manage your finances with clear, easy-to-follow techniques.

This book is for you if you are worried about: - skyrocketing fuel and heating costs - rising food bills - expensive mortgage payments - the threat of losing some or all of your income - the nightmare scenario of losing your home. If you're facing the prospect of having to work extra hours, take a second job or cut back on spending to make ends meet, then don't panic. There's no need to give up family time or to work day and night.

Bob Flint is a man with a dream. A dream of running his own bar, Bob's Bar. The only trouble is, since he married Maggie Flint he hasn't had any money, drive, or ambition.