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    World Environment Day June 5th 2017 is the United Nations’ annual celebration to raise global awareness of the environment and the need to take positive action to protect it. It is now celebrated in over 100 countries, with many people actively participating in local, national and global activities. The theme for 2017 is ‘connecting people with nature’, a day to reconnect with the places you love. We’ve come up with a few ideas as to how you can take responsibility and become an agent of change in ensuring a more environmentally sustainable planet! #WorldEnvironmentDay – This year’s goal is...

Pre-presentation jitters? Don’t worry, AusPen has you covered with our 6 top ideas to help you calm your nerves, and ace your presentation without a hiccup!   So you’ve probably been told your entire life that ‘practice makes perfect’, right? That may be true, but an over rehearsed speech can seem robotic and disingenuous- and can take away from the natural appeal of a less rigid presentation. Our advice is to practice a few times in front of family or friends to reduce the nerves, whilst making sure that your speech will sound honest and capture your audience!   Studies...

  If you’re like us, at the end of every year you find yourself packing half-filled exercise books into the back of the cupboard. This year, instead of buying more paper that could be wasted, why not reuse and recycle the paper you already have? Binding your own books can save the time you would spend trawling through the stationary aisle as well as the money you would spend (Ok, that’s probably only around $2 max, but why not save anyway?). Simply removing the blank pages from old exercise books and stapling them together before binding the edge with masking...