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Teach Yourself Decluttering

by Bernice Walmsley

Published 30 December 2005
Do you feel like you are drowning in a sea of junk? Do you spend a huge amount of time moving toys, books, shoes and sports kit from one space to the next? Have you run out of storage space for essential items? If the answer to any of these questions is yes then you definitely need to declutter your life! "Teach Yourself Decluttering" is a practical, no-nonsense guide to decluttering your home and your life. It begins by asking what exactly clutter is and why we have it and forces the reader to consider the physical and emotional effects of clutter. It then encourages the reader to set a realistic action plan that will ensure that all aspects of his/her life can be decluttered in a stress-free and energising way. The author then guides the reader step-by-step around each room in the home, giving inspirational storage advice and forcing the reader to address every corner of his/her living space! Throughout the book the author will also consider particular situations that demand decluttering, these include bereavement, retirement, moving house and marriage.

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"Teach Yourself The British Citizenship Test" is the only resource you need to pass the test that will enable you to apply for indefinite leave to remain or naturalization as a British citizen. This book includes the most up-to-date official Home Office material that you need to learn for the test and makes this material as user-friendly as possible by highlighting the key points to remember and explaining the more difficult sections with charts and diagrams. It also includes over 300 practice questions (set out in test format) so that you can make sure you are ready to take the test. Importantly, this book is also packed full of practical advice, from how to apply for British citizenship (the requirements, application forms and interviews) and where to find your nearest test centre to what to expect from the citizenship ceremony. If you are taking the British Citizenship Test from April 2007 onwards - this is the must-have guide.

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Training

by Bernice Walmsley

Published 28 January 2005
Teach Yourself Training is for managers who have been given responsibility for training and who need an overview of the whole subject so that they can assess the training needs within their organisation and then choose the appropriate solution.

In this book you will:

Get an overview of training and find out how you can decide what training will help your organisation

Find out whether your ideal training solution can be provided in-house or whether you should source it externally

Learn how to design and deliver a training event

Discover how to evaluate training

Teach Yourself Training looks at what benefits you should expect from your training, the different types of training that are available (both from external providers and in-house provision) and how to design and deliver an internal course including the use of visual aids to enhance presentation. You will also see how to evaluate the results of the training both during a training event and after so that you will be able to assess its effectiveness. Along the way, you will look at the presentation skills that you need to be able to deliver a course or seminar and also meet some of the learning types that you may come across on your journey towards becoming a trainer. There are lots of tips on topics such as presentation and creating visual aids plus sample forms for course assessment, revision tests and self-assessment.

The very first chapter will introduce you to the important topic of analysing the training needs of your organisation and will help you to make the decisions necessary to use training to move the business forward. Later in the book you will look at the choices available to you regarding your training solutions including coaching, mentoring, on-the-job instruction and induction training. After a look at running an in-house training event, you will discover the methods by which you can evaluate the success of any training given.

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Teach Yourself - the world's leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, tips, energising self-tests and summaries throughout the book. Go online at www.teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry - every book gives you 1, 5 and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started.


This book helps you spot the all-important signs that will show your child is ready

Gives you everything you need to prepare you and your child - preparation and confidence is the key to success!

* Will help not only you but your child feel fully in control of the situation

* Walks you and your child step-by-step through the process with practical solutions and stories from people who've been there

* Plenty of coverage of special needs and reassuring advice for relapses or common problem

* written by a Health Visitor and midwife with over 20 years' experience of advising parents and their children


""Stress-free Potty Training"" is a child-focused and supportive guide that will help you to potty train your child in a way that works for you both. Giving both reassuring advice and practical solutions, it opens with a unique questionnaire that will help you to tell whether or not your child is ready for toilet training, and will then help both you and your child to prepare for the days ahead, through talking, playing and reading books. Once you are both fully prepared, the book will guide you step-by-step through the process, from the earliest days to going out and night-time dryness. It will give you advice on how to cope if you are working or child is in daycare, will address special needs and relapses, and give plenty of reassurance and practical tips for dealing with common problems. With case studies, further resources and expert insight, this is a comprehensive guide that will help your child achieve this major step with minimal stress or worry.

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If you are embarking on a new study course, undertaking professional or vocational training, or simply want to past your driving test, you will find this comprehensive and practical guide extremely useful. Targeted at learners from 18 upwards, whether university students or business professionals, it is full of information on how to make the most of your time, with guides to everything from how to read effectively, to how to use technology to help you learn. It will teach you how to think in a critical manner, how to write strong essays, reports and presentations, and how to manage your time with other commitments such as work or family life. It will give plenty of hints on good revision and exam techniques, and features such interactive resources as quick revision tests, on-page quizzes and checklists, with helpful bullet points, top tips and chapter summaries, and lots of examples. Affordable, authoritative, and readable, it will prove indispensable to mature learners whatever their course, training programme, or chosen field of study.