If you’re as well organised as the guy in the Sliderobes TV advert, then you’ll already have rows of pristine shirts hanging in your fitted wardrobes.

For us mere mortals, often it’s a case of giving a shirt a quick iron before running out of the door to wherever we’re supposed to be. But just because it’s a quick iron, doesn’t mean you can’t do a great job.

Here’s how to get a beautifully ironed shirt in just three minutes.

1.       Buy a really big ironing board

We haven’t started the clock yet, but this an important piece of preparation. The wider your ironing board, the larger the surface area you have to work with and the less fiddling around you have to do. That means less time spent rotating your shirt and more efficient ironing.

 2.       Spray your shirt with water

Before you get started, dampen the shirt with water.

 3.       Start with the sleeves

Now, you’re ready to start ironing. Open the cuff and press the inside of it. Then line up the seams of the sleeve and iron, always using the heel of the iron rather than the point. If you’ve lined the sleeves up well then you’ll only have to iron one side – a vital timesaver.

 4.       Move on to the yoke

The next step is the yoke. Place the yoke over the edge of the ironing board and pull on the sleeves to stretch out the seams before ironing.

 5.       The collar

Start by steaming the collar to soften up the fibres of your shirt. Stretch the material slightly, then iron across the collar from side to side, again using the heel of the iron to avoid creases. Next, fold the collar as if you were wearing the shirt and press the very centre of the collar lightly. This will ensure a nice roll to your collar.

 6.       Fasten the top button

Now you’re motoring. You’ve done all the awkward bits and buttoning your collar helps you to rest the shirt on the edge of the ironing board as you glide through the rest of the work.

 7.       Iron the placket

Pull the seams tight at the collar and iron the placket of your shirt. Pay close attention to getting the seams nice and straight.

 8.       Work your way round the shirt

You can now iron the front of the shirt alongside the placket, then the back of the shirt in two halves and finally the front of the shirt with the buttons, always pulling the shirt gently to stretch the fibres.

 9.       Go in between the buttons

The final stage is to steam in between the buttons using point of the iron.

10.    Let the shirt hang

While you go for your shower, leave the shirt on a hanger for 10 minutes. This will give it chance to cool and dry before you put it on to wear.