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How To Handle Your Nerves Before A Presentation

Public speaking is number one on many people’s list of fears. Here are some tips on dealing with your nerves before giving that important presentation. Reframe Your Nerves If…

Famous Villains And Their Infamous Desks

Essentials / Facilities / History / Office Furniture / Office Life / Office Product Expert 22 Jun 2016 Alina Fisher

Have you ever wondered what the stories were behind famous office furniture in films and TV? Let’s have a look at some venomous desks for evil villains. Don Corleone …

Making your Office Dog-Friendly

Office Life 16 Jun 2016 Alina Fisher

We know every dog lover has thought about, or wishes they could, bring their dog into the office. So we’ve decided to put this piece together to let everyone can…

Summer Wear For The Office

Office Life 15 Jun 2016 Alina Fisher

With sunnier days ahead you probably think it's time to dress more informally for work. How casual can you be about clothes for the office? Of course you'd like to…

England Vs Wales Bingo

Office Life 8 Jun 2016 Alina Fisher

The social committee here at Euroffice felt that the England Vs Wales games should be fun for all the office, not just those who love football. So they’ve decided to…

10 Management Tips From David Brent

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 8 Jun 2016 Alina Fisher

David Brent from paper company Wernham Hogg has found a new incarnation. He's a singer in A Life On The Road, a forthcoming mockumentary about his musical career. We thought…

Green Office Buildings

Green 1 Jun 2016 Alina Fisher

To celebrate World Environment Day on June 5th we decided to put together this infographic to celebrate some of the most environmentally friendly office buildings in use today. These buildings…

An Introvert’s Guide To Thriving In The Workplace

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 1 Jun 2016 Alina Fisher

Life as an introvert can be tough. We live in a world where being bright and buzzy and social is seen as admirable. From chat shows to social media, sharing…

10 Essential Skills for Working in an Office

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 24 May 2016 Alina Fisher

You spend a large part of your waking life at work. Instead of thinking of it simply as the daily grind, make the most of your day in the office.…

The Benefits of Flexible Working At The Office

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 20 May 2016 Alina Fisher

Changing working patterns to suit employees can make work more engaging for employees, and cost less than paying above and beyond to get them to stay in their jobs. I…

Ready to Write For Fountain Pen Friday?

Office Art / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Pens / Work Life Balance 4 May 2016 Alina Fisher

It's Fountain Pen Friday, which got me thinking about what life would be like in a world without the handwritten word. We've got used to digital communications, but imagine if…

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Stationery

Future of Office / History / Office Art / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 3 May 2016 Alina Fisher

It's World Stationery Day today, so we've found some intriguing facts about pens, paper, pencils and the written word 1. Why are so many pencils yellow? Because in 1847 a high-grade…

Top 10 Stationery Items To Get Organised

Future of Office / Ink & Toners / National Stationery Week / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Pens / Sale / Stationery / Tips/Tricks 27 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

Spring is in the air, so take a fresh look at your office. Do you need some stationery kit to sort out your working day? As it's National Stationery Week and…

Now and Zen – Calligraphy in 2016

National Stationery Week / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Stationery 26 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

Put down that tablet and pick up that pen – calligraphy is making a comeback. In our hurly burly, stressed-out world, people are looking to disconnect from the digital and…

How To Get Into Writing As A Career

National Stationery Week / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Pens / SME / Social Media Tips / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 15 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

Aspiring writers face a Catch 22. You need the experience to get a job, but you need a job to get the experience. Where do you start? There's so much…

How To Write A Poem

Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Stationery / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Treat Yo Self / Work Life Balance 7 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

I’ve always fancied writing poetry, but seem to get lost in a muddle of stanzas, couplets, pentameters and anapests. All of which got in the way of putting pencil to…

National Stationery Week with Euroffice

Competition / National Stationery Week / Office Life / Stationery 6 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

National Stationery Week (NatStat Week) was so much fun last year, we couldn't not have some fun with it this year. We have incorporated this years theme of #writingmatters in our…

A History of the Pencil for National Pencil Day

Essentials / Facilities / Future of Office / Human Resources / Office Life / Pens / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 31 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

Should the National Pencil Day celebration be hip-hip hooray or sharp-sharp hooray? In the run up to National Stationery week (25 April – 1 May), we thought we’d take a…

Batman v Superman: Super Facts and Trivia

Office Life 23 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

With Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice about to hit cinemas in the UK, we thought we’d take a look at some trivia tidbits about the two characters (and…

How To Ask For A Pay Rise

History / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 21 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

It's never easy to demand a pay rise, but there are ways of persuading your boss to give you the salary you want. Check out these clever tips to get…

Office Island: Survive with these Office Supplies

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Ink & Toners / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / Stationery / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 15 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

There’s a lot of surviving going on these days - you can't escape it on TV. Whether it's Help I’m A Jungle, Get These Celebrities Out Of Me or Bear Grylls…

Problem Solving In The Office: Should We Think Inside The Box?

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Life / Office Supplies / SME / Tips/Tricks 11 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

We’ve written about innovation and efficiency a lot on the blog, always hoping that we can bring useful information to SMEs to help them work smarter and bring in more…

Write On: International Women’s Day

History / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Reviews / Working Parents 8 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

It's International Women's Day, a time to remind ourselves of the achievements of women down the ages - their determination, inventiveness and creative talent. So we've decided to pay homage…

Office Superheroes and Supervillains. Which Are You?

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 17 Feb 2016 Alina Fisher

Deadpool. Batman. Superman. Captain America. Iron Bloke. Yes, we’ve all heard of these superhero heavyweights, but how do they relate to our real lives? As comic-book movies are reaching the cinema…

Top 5 Romantic – and Moneywise – Valentine’s Day Dates

Office Art / Office Life / Office Politics / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 9 Feb 2016 Alina Fisher

Valentine's Day is all about making your loved one feel special. You could say money's no object, but it's also possible to have a romantic day without splashing the cash. …

Happy Birthday, Oxford English Dictionary

Business News / History / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Paper Products / SME / Stationery 1 Feb 2016 Alina Fisher

You're 132 years old today, and still in tune with the changing English language. You chose 'emoji' as the 2015 word of the year out of all the new words…

How To Stay Diet-Strong On Weekends

Keeping Fit / Office Life / Office Sporting Madness / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 22 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

Hands up if you’ve already had a wobble with your New Year’s diet resolution? (If you can’t tell, I’ve got my own hand raised right now.) Being on holiday…

Throwback To 90s Toys

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Life / Office Supplies / Stationery 19 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

We've stepped into a retro-toy time machine - travelling back to the 1990s and kids' most-wanted toys. We're taking a light-hearted trip down the toyshops of memory lane. Did you have…

Healthy Recipes From Around The World

Don't Be Stationary / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Treat Yo Self / Work Life Balance 12 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

Make 2016 the year you treat your taste buds and diet to a round-the-world trip, thanks to these healthy recipe ideas. I have a bit of a tradition each Christmas,…

How To Succeed with your New Year’s Resolutions

Don't Be Stationary / Don't Be Stationery / Future of Office / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Office Politics / Office Sporting Madness / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 6 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

Oh, January. A month of promises to oneself and to others that you’ll be better, do better and fulfill your potential as a human bean. But what’s the secret…