At staff appraisal time, Tim reveals he wants to go back to school to study psychology, while Dawn dreams of becoming a children’s illustrator. Meanwhile, David takes the new employees out to lunch in an attempt to win them over.
The staff celebrates Trudy’s birthday with a raucous and ribald party. Meanwhile, David escalates his war with Neil, but gets an ego boost when headhunters from a public speaking agency arrive and want to hire him.
Gareth catches Tim locking lips with Rachel and immediately grows jealous of them; David has his first public speaking engagement and manages to make a mess of the whole thing, thanks to a new earring, an undershirt and a boombox.
It’s Comic Relief Day in the office and everyone acts silly in the name of charity. Dawn sells kisses for money, which leads to a new development in her relationship with Tim. David performs the most awkward dance in television history.