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	Dianne Walker BellaOnline's Career Training Editor

5 Tips to Preparing Your Presentation
You've finally finished your big project, but when it comes time to prepare the presentation, where do you start? Here are 5 tips on how to prepare.

5 Tips to Taming Workplace Stress
Stress is real. The meeting you are not prepared for, the co-worker that will not stop talking, changing deadlines all lead to stress. Elevated stress can manifest itself in a variety of problems. Read on for tips on how to tame stress in the workplace.

5 Ways to Win Management Support
Have you ever had a proposal for a company improvement? You know it’s a great proposal. The only barrier is that you will need to get buy-in from management. Getting management buy-in is not impossible. Here are 5 ways to get the support you need.

8 Timely Tips For Time Management
Trouble fitting 20 hours of work into an 8 hour day? Check out these timely tips for time management.

8 Tips to Using an Organizer Effectively
If you still use a hard copy (paper) organizer, you are not alone. Despite what some may tell you, it's still an effective way of organizing your personal and professional life. Here are 8 tips on how to use your organizer effectively.

Avoid the Conversation on Personal Hygiene
Ask any manager what employer to employee conversation they hate the most. For many, offensive personal hygiene conversations top the list. It's important that you self monitor in order to not be on the receiving end of a tough conversation.

Being Friendly in the Workplace
Why is being friendly in the workplace so important? Besides fostering teamwork and improving company morale, it can also increase your opportunities for success.

First Impressions
First impressions can make or break your career. Find out just how important they are.

How to Ask for a Raise
Tough economic times or not, being paid what you’re worth is at the top of any wish list. Asking for a raise, can be an uneasy experience even if we don’t believe we are earning what we are worth. Here are simple steps to ask for the raise you deserve.

How to be productive at work during the holiday
Most of the staff on vacation? Think you can’t be productive during the last two weeks of the year due to vacations and the holidays? Think again. Here are five tips on how to be productive by getting yourself ready for the upcoming year.

How to Build Your Career Book Library
Reading at least 30 minutes per day will not only increase your knowledge, but also increase your chances toward promotion. Building your career book library is a smart tactic toward helping you reach that goal.

How to Deliver Bad News
Think back to the last time you had to deliver bad news. Did you experience nightmares and cold chills? It's no surprise. Bad news can have a huge impact on morale, work relationships and productivity. While it may never get easier, here are some simple ways to deliver bad news.

How to Have an Office Party on a Budget
The holiday season is supposed to be a time for fun and rejoicing. What happens when budget cuts, cut into holiday cheer? Get creative and have that party on a budget! Here's how...

How to Influence Effectively
The ability to use effective influencing in the workplace is a core skill that will help you to succeed in your career.

How to Navigate Office Politics
Do you feel office politics are getting in the way of your promotion? Read on about how to successfully navigate office politics to get the promotion you want.

How to Set Career Goals
Setting goals is an important step in ensuring career success. Not sure how to set your goals? Here is how.

How to Star in a Supportive Role
Administrative assistants are not the only jobs involving supportive roles. It’s easy to think of a support person as the low man on the totem pole, in most cases that is not true. Even managers provide support. Do you support someone higher up? Here is how to star in the supportive role.

How to Tame the Meeting Beast
How many meetings do you attend in the average month, week or day? Have you ever asked yourself why you can’t ever get any work done? Here are some timely tips on taming the meeting beast.

How to Use Twitter to Help Your Career
How many times have you thought, “Twitter is a waste of time?” Before you disregard the thought of using Twitter, consider how Twitter might just help your career.

How to Work for Multiple Managers
Work is challenging enough when you only have one manager in the office. What happens when you have two? Chaos! Don’t give up! Before you throw in the towel, here are 3 tips on how to work for multiple managers.

How to Write a Business Letter
In most companies, written communication is just as important as verbal communication. In this age of Twitter and Facebook, the ability to attract the readers attention and get your point across in a clear, concise manner is imperative.

My Life is in Turmoil - How to Deal at Work
Good days, bad days -everybody has them. What happens when your life suddenly gets into a turmoil? No one has an on/off emotion switch which will stop problems upon arrival to work. You need to take a proactive approach before you put your job in jeopardy.

Procrastination and the Big Project
Do you have a big project? Fear of failure, not knowing where or when to start often leads to procrastination. Here is what you can do to get over procrastinating on the big project.